2010 Porsche Panamera Goes for a Ride in the Arctic Circle

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As it edges closer to production next year, the 2010 Porsche Panamera is starting to stray farther from home. This time our spy photographers caught up with the Panamera while it was undergoing cold-weather testing in the Arctic Circle.

Like most of the prototypes we've seen before, this Panamera had camouflage over the front and rear ends to conceal the final design details. In this case, however, the huge ducktail spoiler was absent, a change that gives a much better look at the unique rear window.

It appears as though the Panamera sedan will actually look something like a four-door hatchback. Cut lines clearly show a rear window that starts at the top of the C-pillar and extends all the way down to just above the license plate. It's an odd design cue to say the least, but it should keep the Panamera from getting lumped in with the rest of Germany's luxury sedans.

Other notable design elements include a side window that extends rearward all the way to the middle of the rear wheel and taillights that wrap around to the side of the rear quarter panel. Up front, it appears as though there might be a set of quarter-panel vents just after the front wheels along with the usual air intakes in the airdam to feed the V8 engine under the hood.

We still expect the Panamera will use the 4.8-liter V8 variants found in the current Cayenne SUV. With roughly 400 horsepower for the base model and 500 hp for the Turbo, the Panamera should have little trouble keeping up with its German competition. And like BMW and Mercedes-Benz, Porsche has also announced its intention to add a hybrid sedan to its lineup. The Porsche Panamera Hybrid will use the same system slated for the Cayenne Hybrid and is expected to arrive in late 2010.

Production of the standard Panamera is slated to begin next year, so expect to see the official introduction either late this year or in early 2009.

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[viclam]

what a joke.... Lambo will probably make a mini van soon

[JamesGT5Nuts]

Who the hell would buy a porsche as a hybrid ?!?!?!

WTF !

[bompidom]

Panamera is ugly as shit... And what's the point?

[Armixs]

@Nocivo1986 sorry but hummers are shit, unless it's a h1

[Nocivo1986]

buy an hummer for that shit wtf

[boostGTRdu67]

now there is the Lamborghini Estoque !!

[clarifaco]

Porsches are starting to get vulgar!!!

Horrible design this Panashit...

Looks like the Notre D'ame hunchback

[DobeDobyDo]

@viclam Say what you want, but the Panamera is the best selling Porsche. By-the-way, Lambo had been making an SUV for decades. SUV or minivan... they both suck

[ShereeHolen]

this is ok movie..watched the full movie in webmovietube for free

[ThOrNAuReLia]

beautiful car...