The newest Porsche Panamera lapped the Nurburgring Nordschleife in 7.24:17 seconds, which is 5.6 seconds faster than the old one. The brand-unknown car will be the top of the Panamera Turbo line, and it will have a hybrid V-8 engine. The most expensive Panamera came with the new Active Ride suspension system, Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, and an available carbon-fiber aero kit. When it comes to how fast a high-end car can go around the famous Nurburgring Nordschleife, the Porsche Panamera has changed everything. The company said today that the best Panamera model, which has yet to be named, finished a full lap of the 12.94-mile course in 7.24:17 minutes. Also, the company said it is almost six seconds faster than the Turbo S E-Hybrid, which is most likely its predecessor. There is a new Panamera at the Ring Lars Kern drove a Panamera to the fastest lap time. Porsche says this is their next top-of-the-line car, but they have yet to say what it’s called. Still, it will be the newest version of the Turbo S E-Hybrid, which wasn’t shown off when the new Panamera was unveiled last fall. Porsche only said that the car had a hybrid V-8 engine and didn’t say how much horsepower it had. The Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid has a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 engine and a hybrid motor that together produces 670 horsepower. But the version that went around the ‘Ring is much more powerful, maybe with 729 horsepower, like the Porsche Cayenne Coupe Turbo E-Hybrid. There is one thing we do know about the Panamera that set the 7.24:17 lap time: it had the new Active Ride suspension. We don’t know what it’s called or how fast it is. The second one is made up of cylinders that are connected mechanically and single-chamber air springs. The sedan came with 275/35ZR-21 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires up front and 325/30ZR-21 tires in the back. A carbon-fiber aerodynamic kit was also available as an extra.
