The new Panamera - Mark Motors of Ottawa

‘Made in Germany’ is a sign of quality.
But, not just when it comes to sportscars.
The Burmester ® High-End Surround Sound System.
The sound developed by our
research centre in Weissach is
amplified by a sound from Berlin.
We’re talking about Burmester ® ,
a bespoke manufacturer based
in Berlin and one of the most
respected premium audio
manufacturers worldwide. The
Burmester ® High-End Surround
Sound System is available as an
option for all Panamera models
with CDR-31 and PCM.
The technologies behind the
system are from the finest of
Burmester’s ® premium home
audio systems. State-of-the-art
and featured like this in a Porsche
for the first time. The extravagance
is uncompromising, the
crafts manship excellent, the
sound phenomenal. The system
owes its eminence to countless
details, and one goal: perfection
in sound.
As early as the Panamera concept
phase, Porsche and Burmester
had already embarked on a close
collaboration in order to determine
the optimum installation locations
for the special loudspeakers.
Never before has such a large and
acoustically powerful total diaphragm
surface area been used
in a production vehicle and
integrated to such perfection.
The system has 16 amplifier
channels with a total output
of more than 1,000 watts,
16 loudspeakers including an
active subwoofer with 300-watt
class D amplifier, a total
diaphragm surface area of more
than 2,400 cm², and a frequency
response of 30 Hz to 20 kHz.
Conceptually, we have broken
entirely new ground. Typically
Porsche. Crossover technology
has been carried over more or
less unmodified from the home
audio sector. Analogue and digital
filters have been optimally defined
for their new installation location
and finely tuned after extensive
in-car audio testing.
The tweeters are ribbon-based air
motion transformers (AMT) that
have been designed specifically
for the Panamera. For unmistakably
fine, clear and undistorted
high-frequency sound reproduction
with excellent level stability.
All loudspeaker housings are
perfectly matched and deliver
superior bass foundation, definition
and impulse accuracy. As
yet unequalled, the result is a
natural and richly textured spatial
sound. All of which is achieved,
despite the system’s remarkably
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low overall weight, thanks to
intelligent Burmester ® lightweight
technology.
Personality | Comfort
Furthermore, the elegantly pure
design with galvanised surrounds
and Burmester ® logos on selected
loudspeakers make it clear that
the appeal of the Burmester ®
High-End Surround Sound System
is as much about the visual as it
is the audio.