Car India – May 2019

HANDLING

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HE HANDLING COURSE WAS ESSENTIALLY

the same track layout but with the big ones: the Cayenne

E-Hybrid, Macan S, and Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo.

The Cayenne E-Hybrid starts off silently and is incredibly

refined. Yet, when unleashed on the track, all those 462 hybrid

ponies come alive and destroy distances in the blink of an eye.

The bulk of the Cayenne is irrelevant on the straights but

evident in the sharper bends.

Switching to the new Macan S, yet to arrive in India, meant it

would be an all-new experience. The new 354-PS biturbo V6

petrol engine is more than enough for the sportier Macan to

make short work of both straights and corners. After the

Cayenne, the Macan felt more agile and much nimbler and was

appreciably quicker while also changing direction with aplomb,

and some tyre squeal.

Finally, after having enjoyed the Panamera Turbo back home,

I got my hands on the Sport Turismo — yes, it’s a Porsche

estate, butit’s

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a lot of factual

Price:Rs1.58crore(ex-showroom)

Engine: FF 9 WZLQWXUER

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MaxPower: 36 # USP

MaxTorque: 1P # USP

Transmission:(LJKWVSHHGDXWR DOOZKHHOGULYH

BatteryPack:N:KOLWKLXPLRQ

E-motor: N:

MaxOutput: 136 PS, 400 Nm

CombinedPeakOutput: 462 PS, 700 Nm

Suspension:0XOWLOLQNIURQWDQGUHDU

Weight:NJ

CAYENNE E-HYBRID

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Engine: FF 9 WZLQWXUERGLUHFW

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MaxPower: 36 # USP

MaxTorque: 1P # USP

Transmission:6HYHQVSHHGGXDOFOXWFK

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Suspension:'RXEOHZLVKERQHIURQW

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Weight:NJ

MACAN S

blindinglyquickandunbelievablyagile

There’s noevidenceofitbeingovertwotonnesand

evidence to prove that it is undoubtedly Porsche.

Price:Rs2.14crore(ex-showroom)

Engine:FF9WZLQWXUERGLUHFW

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MaxPower: 36 # USP

MaxTorque: 1P # USP

Transmission:(LJKWVSHHG GXDOFOXWFK

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Suspension:'RXEOHZLVKERQHIURQW

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Weight:NJ

PANAMERA TURBO SPORTTURISMO

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