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when did you drive one, and 'nice' depends on what you want.
the panamera is a sporty luxury sedan. the non-amg s-classes are not.
the most capable panamera setups are astonishingly good with wide ranging abilities, but likely still not near as cushy on bad roads as an s-class.
My response was to a statement that I should consider a Panamera over an S Class, and they are very different cars aimed at a different buyer. I drove it briefly and immediately it wasn’t for me. In addition to being much firmer they are actually surprisingly loud. Original LS500 was obviously aimed at the Panamera.
I drove one a few months ago before I got my S580. When did you drive one? My guess is never lol
I’ve never driven any other Porsche other than a 2024 Cayenne S and the way that thing rides/handles for a small SUV is amazing. I don’t doubt the Panamera drives amazing.
SW - when you say the Panamera you drove was loud do you know whether it had the thermal/sound insulated glass? I heard that makes a big difference. It was an option for about $1200 that I didn’t get because I like hearing the V8 engine. Regardless, I can’t imagine it would be close to the soft ride and tomb quietness of an S class because it’s not trying to be an S class.
Porsches are nice. Maybe one day I can get one for myself. I saw this one the other day. It has bars inside too. How much is this thing? I later saw the owner and wow how can he fit in there and feel comfortable? The seat must be very low.
I was just reminded that around the same time the LS500 was launched, BMW also released their own Panamera competitor in the form of the 8 Gran Coupe. And despite being smaller than the LS, it manages to have a larger interior while also being able to fit a TTV8.
It also flopped like the LS500. Not even a TTV8 could save it.
My response was to a statement that I should consider a Panamera over an S Class, and they are very different cars aimed at a different buyer. I drove it briefly and immediately it wasn’t for me. In addition to being much firmer they are actually surprisingly loud. Original LS500 was obviously aimed at the Panamera.
I drove one a few months ago before I got my S580. When did you drive one? My guess is never lol
EPA does consider the Panamera as a large car. Just like your S580
EPA classifies vehicles based on interior volume including passenger and storage space, not exterior dimensions. The Panamera has a large hatch which gives it a large storage number but the passenger volume (98 cubic feet) is on par with every other midsize sedan.
The LS is classified as a midsize sedan by the EPA because of how tight the cabin is.
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