Yahoo Autos 2024 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid and 4S E-Hybrid update the electrified V6
We expect around ten base variants of the 2024 Porsche Panamera. Three of them debuted at the launch of the third-generation sports sedan, the V6-powered Panamera and Panamera 4, and the V8-powered Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid. Two more hybrid trims are ready for public consumption now, also with V6s, the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid and Panamera 4S E-Hybrid. They start with the same twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter six-cylinder in the standard, non-hybrid Panamera, and add electric oomph. The 4 E-Hybrid gets 300 horsepower out of its V6, 48 ponies down on the internal combustion output of the non-hybrid car. Yet, with the all-new electric motor packaged inside the PDK transmission's bell housing, total output comes to 463 hp and 479 pound-feet of torque. That's 115 hp and 111 lb-ft more than found in the non-hybrid Panamera 4 trims, and eight horses more than found in the previous 4 E-Hybrid, but 37 lb-ft less. Despite the torque deficit, gunning to 60 miles per hour takes 3.9 seconds, 0.3 second quicker than before.
The 4S E-Hybrid frees all 348 horses from the V6 pen and a few more from the motor, combined output reaching 536 hp and 553 lb-ft. This is 16 hp less than in the second-gen Panamera 4S E-Hybrid, with the same torque, and it all adds up to the same 0-60 clip of just 3.5 seconds. Top speed comes down to 180 mph, though, from 185 mph previously.
The new larger battery with a 25.9-kWh gross capacity/21.8-kWh net refills through a faster 11-kW onboard charger, up from 7 kW. Refilling "in ideal conditions" takes 2.5 hours.
