The Panamera isn\u2019t exactly a fuel-sipper\u2014and that\u2019s understandable when it has nearly two tons to move. Maybe I\u2019m just not the best at driving efficiently, but lots of city driving, red lights, and traffic only make fuel economy worse. I can\u2019t speak for the latest Panamera, but in my 2016 Panamera Edition, I usually see around 7\u20138 km\/L.<\/p>\n
Every now and then, it drops to 5-point-something km\/L. (The lowest figure I\u2019ve seen so far is 5.0 km\/L.)<\/span><\/p>\n At 5 km\/L, it feels like I\u2019m practically pouring gasoline straight onto the road!<\/p>\n Sometimes I set myself a goal: \u201cToday, I want to finish the drive averaging at least 8 km\/L.\u201d<\/strong> I try to drive smoothly, avoiding hard acceleration and braking\u2014but as soon as I hit the hill in front of my house, that goal is usually out the window.<\/p>\n Our house sits at the top of a fairly steep hill, and climbing it means pressing firmly on the accelerator. The Panamera\u2019s fuel-economy reading might start in the 8 km\/L range, but it soon ticks down: \u201c8.3, 8.2, 8.1, 8.0\u2026 Come on, hang in there a little longer\u2026 7.9\u2026 Ah, not today.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n On the other hand, the Panamera can deliver some surprisingly good numbers. On an open highway with no traffic, cruising comfortably at 100\u20131-something km\/h, then continuing onto uncongested roads with few traffic lights, I can often get more than 10 km\/L.<\/p>\n The best fuel economy I\u2019ve seen in my Panamera so far is 12.0 km\/L.<\/p>\n I haven\u2019t managed to beat that yet. Perhaps fuel economy will improve further as the break-in period ends and the engine settles in. Still, 12.0 km\/L seems pretty impressive for a car this size.<\/p>\n I wonder what kind of fuel economy other Panamera owners typically get. Does the latest-generation Panamera do better? And can the hybrid consistently manage more than 20 km\/L?<\/p>\n That said, worrying too much about fuel economy could lead to an accident, so these days I\u2019m reminding myself to focus on driving safely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Best and Worst Real-World Fuel Economy in a Porsche Panamera The Panamera isn\u2019t exactly a fuel-sipper\u2014and that\u2019s understandable when it has nearly two tons to move. Maybe I\u2019m just not the best at driving efficiently, but lots of city driving, red lights, and traffic only make fuel economy worse. I can\u2019t speak for the latest Panamera, but in my 2016 Panamera Edition, I usually see around 7\u20138 km\/L. Every now and then, it drops...","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/?p=133","footnotes":""},"categories":[72,31],"tags":[228],"class_list":["post-36321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-testdrive","category-aboutpanamera","tag-cost","en-US"],"yoast_head":"What About Cruising on the Highway?<\/h3>\n