At the Los Angeles Auto Show this week, Porsche will unveil the 911 RSR racing car that is designed to compete internationally during 2017, and four so-called Panamera Executive models with their world premieres: the Panamera Turbo Executive (404 kW/550 horsepower), Panamera 4S Executive (324 kW/440 horsepower), Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Executive (340 kW/462 horsepower) and Panamera 4 Executive (243 kW/330 horsepower). One change is the basic engine of the four-door models.
A redesigned 3-liter V6 turbocharged engine is the new entry-level model for the Gran Turismo trim, and is used in the Panamera 4 Executive, the Panamera with rear-wheel drive and the Panamera 4 with all-wheel drive.
The U.S. remains one of Porsche’s main sales markets. Through October 2016, the auto maker delivered 178,314 vehicles around the world, representing a three-percent increase over the same period in 2015.
Porsche claims that this success can be attributed to the excellent reputation the company enjoys among its customers: In 2016, Porsche once again led in the overall classification of the J.D. Power APEAL study conducted by the U.S. market research institute. In addition, the Porsche 911, Boxster and Macan achieved first place in their respective categories.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
