1 of 9A low view of the 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid. - AutoWeek
2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I've got to hand it to Porsche : The Panamera doesn't do a lot for me on the outside, but the inside is one of my favorite places to spend driving time. Thanks to the individual bucket rear seats, the belt buckles were very easy to reach with child booster seats in place. I said months ago how much I liked Porsche's hybrid system in the Cayenne , and it's even better bolted to the Panamera S. Yes, the brake regen is aggressive, but once you grow accustomed to the bite, everything else about the system simply works... what struck me is how often one coasts while driving in normal conditions, evidenced by seeing the tach needle periodically drop to zero while cruising along at 75 mph. During a tangential discussion, Davey G. Johnson and I were chatting about the high-end car depreciation curve, and the potential for picking up a Panamera for half-price in, say, five years. And what are the futures of extraordinarily complex machines like this absent the cult following of the 911. Will the Panamera become the next 928, a decade hence rousing the interest of entry-level exotic car fans with low purchase prices only to... But for now, if your subdivision, station in life or parking space at work dictates you drive something with a hybrid badge, I'm happy to report it doesn't have to cost you true driving fun—but it will cost you $110K. EXECUTIVE. Source: autoweek.com
