Porsche boosts battery capacity by 27 percent for 2021 Panamera hybrid
More lithium-ion is the highlight of this plug-in sedan’s midlife refresh. …
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Porschephiles will see the subtly different bumper on this Panamera sedan and identify it as a 2021 model, fresh from a midlife facelift.Jonathan Gitlin
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The refresh fixed one of my chief complaints about the Panamera by replacing the old multifunction steering wheel with this new one.
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The midlife refresh also applies to the Panamera Sport Turismo and the long-wheelbase Panamera Executive, but we only got a chance to drive the regular sedan, in the new 4S E-Hybrid flavor.
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With 552hp, the 4S E-Hybrid replaces the old (not-hybrid) Turbo, sort of.
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You can always tell a Porsche hybrid by the volt-colored accents.
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Sadly, there’s nothing to see under the hood other than plastic covers.
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The other main visible change for MY2021 are new LED taillights.
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The haptic controls of the center console work well, but the fingerprints will annoy fussier drivers.
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You can’t see it, but underneath the seats is now 17.9kWh of lithium-ion battery storage, up from 14.1kWh.
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USB-A ports have been replaced with USB-C ports.
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I’ve been calling this a sedan, but even the
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