The new Panamera - Mark Motors of Ottawa
The new Panamera - Mark Motors of Ottawa
The new Panamera - Mark Motors of Ottawa
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Concept<br />
When you need a solution, it’s always best to start by looking within.<br />
<strong>The</strong> brief did not specify a saloon. Nor did it specify a four-seater,<br />
or even all-wheel drive. It specified a Porsche. Sportscar technology<br />
for four. <strong>The</strong> <strong>new</strong> <strong>Panamera</strong>.<br />
We have absolutely no experience when it comes to building large, heavy saloons.<br />
How fortunate.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Panamera</strong> model range.<br />
What can a car manufacturer<br />
with such a small market share<br />
worldwide have to say about<br />
luxury saloons? Good question.<br />
It’s true that life sometimes has<br />
to be taken very seriously, but<br />
not necessarily everywhere<br />
and all <strong>of</strong> the time. It’s good to<br />
lighten up and relax a little.<br />
Look at things in an original<br />
way. Think differently.<br />
Not everyone who achieves<br />
success should feel bound by<br />
convention. A few reject the<br />
norms and constraints <strong>of</strong><br />
society and view things from<br />
a <strong>new</strong> perspective: open,<br />
surprising, agile and inquisitive.<br />
Consequently, a refreshing<br />
change is happening within the<br />
automotive luxury and premium<br />
classes. Suddenly, luxury is<br />
losing its association with the<br />
mundane and the premium<br />
class is no longer home to<br />
narrow thinking.<br />
Luxury needn’t mean cumber-<br />
some – it can mean dynamic<br />
instead. This is our definition<br />
<strong>of</strong> luxury. Let’s call it ‘dynamic<br />
luxury’ – because sportiness<br />
is more important to us than<br />
anything else. It’s about a car<br />
that you would want to drive,<br />
as well as be driven in. That’s<br />
why we’ve developed the <strong>new</strong><br />
<strong>Panamera</strong>. It’s that simple.<br />
And that’s actually nothing <strong>new</strong><br />
for Porsche.<br />
It’s not about coupés, nor is it<br />
even about saloons. After all,<br />
in the sporty luxury saloon<br />
and coupé segments, driving,<br />
as we understand it, now<br />
seems to mean something else.<br />
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Perhaps it’s a slight exaggera-<br />
tion, but let’s simply call it<br />
functional mobility. Getting<br />
from A to B, where A and B<br />
seem to be more important<br />
than the road in between.<br />
Some believe that the sound<br />
<strong>of</strong> the road is nothing to savour<br />
and that s<strong>of</strong>t seats are as<br />
essential as ride comfort.