Porsche Panamera, the new four-door Gran Turismo, makes its debut at Auto Shanghai in April.

Combines features that are seemingly contradictory at first sight, Panamera is billed as a sportscar for the family. Despite its low sleek coupe silhouette the car offers space for four passengers and "a substantial amount" of luggage, while the engines combine performance with fuel efficiency.

All power units featured in the Panamera are modern V-engines with either six or eight cylinders covering a power range from 220kW to 367kW and featuring Direct Fuel Injection.

The Panamera is making its debut with a V8 normal-aspiration power unit and a V8 featuring bi-turbocharger technology. Depending on the model, power is transmitted by a six-speed manual gearbox or Porsche's new seven-speed "Doppelkupplungsgetriebe" (PDK) (Double-Clutch Gearbox). This gives the Panamera both a sporting and comfortable character on the road.

As an option the Panamera Gran Turismo will be available with Porsche's Sports Chrono Package giving the car more sporting and dynamic engine and gearshift characteristics and enhancing the overall dynamic performance of the Panamera.

The V6 and V8 normal-aspiration versions of the Panamera come as standard with rear-wheel drive. The top model in the range with its turbocharged power unit, in turn, features PTM ("Porsche Traction Management") with extra-light, active all-wheel drive.

In addition to the regular steel suspension featuring variable dampers to enhance the sporting but comfortable driving experience, the Panamera is also available as an option with brand-new, adaptive air suspension offering additional air volume for a wide range of suspension characteristics.

In the Sport Plus Mode the air suspension lowers the car, giving it a higher standard of aerodynamic efficiency and improving its centre of gravity, enhancing driving safety and reducing fuel consumption. As an option the Panamera is available with PDCC "Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control" actively compensating body roll in bends and at the same time improving the car's response and smoothness on bumpy roads when driving in a straight line.

Intelligent lightweight technology making appropriate use of high-strength steel, light alloys such as aluminium and magnesium, as well as high-tech plastic materials serves to reduce the weight of the car to benefit fuel economy and driving dynamics.