Autoblog has just gotten news that Porsche is currently working on a convertible version of their Panamera model. As you can see above, this is essentially the same car expect for the fact that it has a drop top roof. Then again, it does have just 2 doors instead of 4, which was one of the Panamera’s selling points.

Unfortunately that is about the extent of news we have regarding this convertible Porsche Panamera but as soon as more information is made known we will certainly get back to you.

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When Porsche’s Panamera was first launched it turned heads because no one had ever seen a Porsche sedan before. Well, it finally entered into production and has been generally well received, so well in fact that Porsche has decided to cook up a few new models.

New models include a V6 touting Panamera along with a diesel model. But the real model all of us care about is the new sport-oriented model that will pump out more power than the Panamera Turbo.

There’s no telling when we’ll be seeing these new Panameras but considering the Turbo has a turbocharged V8, anything higher is good with me.

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Porsche said China may pass Germany as its second-biggest market within the next three years based on rising demand for new Panamera sports sedan. Porsche revealed the car at the Shanghai auto show in April. “All premier manufacturers are showing good results” in China, Helmut Broeker, Porsche’s China head, said in a recent interview in Shanghai. The country was Porsche’s third-biggest market last year, up from 15th in 2006.

Porsche is planning to add more dealers in China and transfer its local office to Shanghai, the country’s financial capital, to help promote sales. Porsche anticipates about a third of its predicted 20,000 Panamera sales a year to come from China and the remainder of Asia. The Panamera is expected to start at more than $270,000 in China when it goes on sale in late 2009.

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Celebrated German audio company Burmester has teamed up with Porsche to produce a unique high-end sound system for the new 2010 Panamera. Each speaker in the custom system has its own separate amplifier, which can range from just 25 watts for the tweeter to a 300 watt subwoofer located in the trunk.

There is also an air-motion tweeter in the dashboard, and each amplifier is analog rather than digital for supreme sound quality. The outcome of all this technology is a sound experience second to none. For all that audio knowledge however, customers will definitely be paying for it since Burmester is asking close to €5,000 ($7,000) for the basic system.

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No, you can’t physically build your own Panamera, but Porsche has recently launched an online configurator for the luxury sedan.

Currently featured in the configurator are 3 Panamera models, the S, 4S, and Turbo. The S being the cheapest starting at $89,800 with 400 HP and the Turbo being the most expensive at $132,600 with 600 HP.

My personal favorite has to be the Turbo, the car’s sleek design added to the 500 HP and 188mph top speed make it a true road warrior.

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China may be the only country right now that is showing positive sign of life as far as the car industry is concerned. Hence, with that in mind, the Shanghai Motor Show officially opened in China to which carmakers are expected to unveil 13 new models.

China has just overtaken the US as the world’s largest car market, with buyers spurred on by government incentives. US and European car sales are sharply down in the global recession.

Porsche kicked off the show on Sunday night by unveiling the Panamera, the German luxury carmaker’s first foray into the sedan segment. In another world premiere on Sunday, German automaker Daimler AG unveiled the remodelled Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG sedan. AMG sales nearly tripled in China last year.

The company says it expects government incentives to give sales of luxury cars a major boost this year. Beijing has introduced tax cuts on fuel-efficient cars and incentives for people in rural areas to buy newer models.

Organizers say the Auto Shanghai 2009 will feature 13 launches, mostly from local brands, but up from five at the show two years ago.

Most Chinese carmakers have so far focused on competing mainly on price with basic and often rudimentary vehicles, leaving foreign-branded cars to sweep up the mid- to high-end segments.

The show opens to the public for a week starting on 22 April.

(Source) BBC

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