Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo 4S

Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo 4S – One of the greatest cars ever…

The Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo 4S is one of the greatest cars you can buy. It’s a Porsche… wagon, and it’s damn near perfect. Yes, it’s expensive ($128k as-tested) but you don’t need to own another car. It has room for your stuff. You can raise it to an off-road mode if you need to get down a dirt road. It drives like a sports car, and it has enough interior space for your whole family.

But maybe 440 horsepower isn’t enough for you. Porsche has a 550 hp version. Do you still need more power? There’s one with 680 hp too! Maybe all of this horsepower talk is too much. There’s a 330-horsepower version that serves as the starting point of the Sport Turismo lineup.

At Hooniverse, we love the wagon. This is one of the greatest wagons you can buy. Seriously, we fell in love with this thing.

[Disclaimer: Porsche tossed us the keys to its lovely longroof and included a tank of fuel.]

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5 responses to “Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo 4S – One of the greatest cars ever…”

  1. Widirstky Matt Avatar
    Widirstky Matt

    Sorry, it can’t be an auto. If you want me to care. It needs a clutch pedal. So the CTS-V Wagon is the one for me.

    1. Zentropy Avatar
      Zentropy

      In almost all other cases, I would agree. I’m typically “that guy” who is lamenting the absence of a manual transmission, but I’m not sure this car needs it. Perhaps I’m biased because I wouldn’t really want to own a Panamera (nor can I afford it regardless), but IMO a manual doesn’t really fit the character of this vehicle or its mission.

  2. Zentropy Avatar
    Zentropy

    The fact that Jeff had to change his shorts several times during this review suggests that it is an excellent car, and I’m usually swayed by wagons, but the Panamera has never really hit the mark for me. It’s ugly from all angles and doesn’t embody what I like about the marque. A friend of mine regrets the purchase of his Panamera sedan because in hindsight he thinks it looks too pretentious. He hates when he’s recognized driving it, and has started calling it the “douchemobile”. The E Class wagon, at least, doesn’t give that impression, at least where I live.

    I think before considering a “does everything well” Panamera, I’d rather buy a 718 Cayman, a Honda Odyssey, and a used Jeep Wrangler, and pocket the change for beer money.

  3. salguod Avatar

    I’m sure it’s fantastic (clearly Jeff thinks so), but I can’t get my head around $128K for a single car, no matter how good or versatile. If I buy an Odyssey Elite and a Miata Club I’d have enough money left over (about $48K) to rebuy all 6 vehicles that I currently own. I could have so much more fun with $128K than one Porsche wagon.

    1. salguod Avatar

      In fact, it occurs to me that it’s probably enough left over to buy an air cooled 911.