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Test Driving the Porsche Panamera GTS (971 Model): My Impressions

971 Panamera GTS The other day, I had the opportunity to test drive the Panamera GTS (971). Personally, I’ve always loved the 970 Panamera GTS I occasionally see around my neighborhood—the engine sound is fantastic, and I’ve always thought the raised rear spoiler looks really cool. So, how does the 971 Panamera GTS feel? Actually, last fall I participated in Porsche’s driving school (Porsche Track Experience) and got to test drive a Panamera GTS for...

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Porsche Panamera

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What You Notice When Driving a Panamera After a Porsche Boxster

Panamera and Boxster Come to think of it, I haven’t written much about the Panamera on the blog lately. Since our home parking space only fits two cars, we rent several other parking spots elsewhere. And because the Panamera has been parked for a while at a spot a bit farther from home, it hasn’t seen much use recently. However, to avoid the battery dying, the other day we decided, “Maybe we should swap the...

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Drove the Porsche 911 GT3 and Panamera on Mountain Roads!

Heading to Royu with the GT3 and Panamera One early Sunday morning, our family of four headed out to the Royu Driveway for the first time in a while. My husband took the freshly broken-in GT3 Touring, and I drove the Panamera Turbo with our two daughters in tow. Since I’d been driving my beloved BMW 320i lately, it had actually been about two weeks since I last got behind the wheel of the Panamera....

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Porsche Panamera, Porsche News

Porsche Panamera 10th Anniversary – A Look Back at the Development History of the Panamera

Panamera 10th Anniversary Yesterday, an article was published on the “Porsche newsroom” titled “10 years of the Porsche Panamera: sports car, luxury saloon, hybrid pioneer.” Wow… the Panamera was first launched in April 2009, so this year marks its 10th anniversary. With that in mind, I’d like to share some of the highlights from that article. As the title suggests, the Panamera truly deserves to be called a “sports car, luxury saloon, and hybrid pioneer.”...

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Which Do You Prefer? How the AMG S63 4MATIC Coupe (C217) and Panamera Turbo (971) Differ

S63 vs Panamera In a recent article, I shared my thoughts on owning the AMG S63 Coupe, but this time I want to write about comparing the Panamera Turbo and AMG S63 Coupe. メルセデス・ベンツAMG S63 4MATIC クーペ （C217）を所有してみた感想 However, regarding this comparison, my husband said, Since we have the experience of owning both the Panamera Turbo and AMG S63 Coupe, I wanted to share my impressions comparing the two… but honestly, these two cars have...

Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera, Mercedes-Benz
Reviews & Test Drives

Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera

A Personal Addendum to Roperaio’s Porsche Panamera Turbo Test Drive Review

Roperaio’s Review of the Panamera Turbo The other day, my husband said, “There’s a Panamera Turbo review on Roperaio’s YouTube channel!” and immediately started watching the nearly 40-minute video. As soon as he finished, he said this: “Hmm… I get what he’s saying, but it’s not quite right. It feels like there wasn’t enough prep beforehand, and the power and handling of the Panamera Turbo weren’t really evaluated enough, so the true greatness didn’t come...

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Porsche Panamera, Our Car Life

A New Year’s Drive to Shirahama and Kumano in Wakayama with the Porsche Panamera

To Kumano Nachi Taisha in Wakayama Prefecture Our family doesn’t really have the tradition of “always going for Hatsumode (New Year shrine visit) on New Year’s Day or during the first three days.” Shrines are crowded during those days, and until around the Taisho era, the New Year was celebrated according to the lunar calendar (this year’s lunar New Year is apparently February 5th), so we thought, “Why not take our time and go for...

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