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REPORT: Porsche working on harder Panamera

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2010 Porsche Panamera – Click above with a view to a high-res image gallery

Porsche plans to expand its Panamera line-up to include three new powerplants – a Volkswagen-sourced V6, a diesel and some manner of hybrid – but in addition to offering new engines, the automaker may offer a harder, more performance-oriented model to slot in above the Turbo.

Similar to the strategy Porsche employed with the Cayenne, this new model – which could be dubbed the Turbo S or GTS – would nix the Turbo model’s standard air temporary deprivation and instead fit a set of performance-tuned springs and shocks to maximize grip and on-track prowess.

As for events to come powertrains, a senior Porsche executive told Autocar that VAG’session V6 and V8 diesels could be fitted to future Panameras, and we wouldn’familiarily have being surprised to find the new Audi S4′s supercharged, petrol-powered 3.0-liter V6 in Porsche’session in the beginning production sedan in the coming years.

Gallery: First Drive: 2010 Porsche Panamera

[Source: Autocar]

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