Porsche Panamera Interior Spied From Passenger Seat

Porsche Panamera interior spy photo / Teamspeed.com

Spy photos of upcoming Porsche Panamera's interior, taken from the passenger seat

By Christopher Jackson
October 30, 2008 6:43 PM
Filed Under: German, Porsche

We've got some excellent spy photos of the Porsche Panamera's interior, courtesy of Teamspeed.com. The pictures appear to have been shot from the passenger seat, and show that the four-door Porsche's got a very familiar-looking five-pod instrument panel. It also appears to have a 911-style left-hand ignition key. The center console is festooned with buttons, hinting at the high equipment levels that will no doubt be available when the Panamera enters the market against some very worthy competitors from Aston Martin, Mercedes and Maserati. During 2009, expect most Panameras to be high-content, high-profile V8 models, with the less expensive V6 coming along once Porsche's luxury-sport sedan has established itself as a worthy competitor to the Mercedes CLS and Maserati Quattroporte.

More photos can be found at the Teamspeed website.

Source: Teamspeed.com

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Comments

Motor_Yakuza

October 30, 2008 6:47 PM

Nice interior, the first one I like from Porsche, let's see the car.

Dragos_DreS

October 30, 2008 6:56 PM

I dont think it has enough buttons...

lucifa

October 31, 2008 10:58 AM

if ever you needed an argument for idrive, this is it...

Tuner_Mad

October 30, 2008 7:14 PM

That interior is huge! Now I need the 'Super-duper turbo' button, and the 'blow up the engine' button too.

Motor_Yakuza

October 30, 2008 7:35 PM

LOL

Dorkington

October 30, 2008 7:20 PM

The button-factory called, and they want all their buttons back! Ridiculous ergonomics..

I don't really get Porsche:

1. When updating the 911 or the Boxster/Cayman, there is seriously almost no visible change! (yeah, yeah the customers are all lining up as usual and they are all conservative to the max, but come on, live a little!)

2. Cayenne and Panamera are both (so far) fugly as hell, and utterly last decade in terms of energy usage, thus not "trendy" or "hip".

3. Now they are taking over VW and all included brands. Why not let Audi, VW, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Seat and Skoda (+Scania) make everything but the 911 and the Boxster/Cayman?

Stop messing around!

vadizzel

October 30, 2008 7:23 PM

Looks very bad kinda like an american car. I expected more for the price tag

dolcegabbana

October 30, 2008 7:29 PM

Looks so sporty , and unique i love it Vadizzel you have no clue what you're talking about

alejandromad

October 30, 2008 9:22 PM

Looks like the interior of a Minivan...and there are too many buttons!

loose_moose

October 30, 2008 9:25 PM

Oh my word :O I don't think I have ever seen so many buttons on a center console before! I don't think the Americans would like that, it leaves no space for cup holders!

mmr66

October 30, 2008 9:29 PM

looks good but not as good as the masarati.

alexyn

October 30, 2008 9:31 PM

Is it a starship or a plane interior?

wjaprep

October 30, 2008 10:14 PM

Wow... more buttons than a Merc. I like it, it makes it look like it can do alot, like its worth the insane price it will cost...

Motor_Yakuza

October 30, 2008 10:20 PM

It can't do coffee :p

GeePee

October 30, 2008 10:45 PM

Nice

brocky

October 30, 2008 11:06 PM

The ergonomics are very simple. You see the button you want and you push on it. Porsche makes everything straight to the point. You won't ever see sharp edges on a Porsche and although they offer luxury options, their primary focus is to sell what their brand represents: a sports car company. This is not to say that I love the interior. When I see the interior it just makes sense with what Porsche is about. They won't go about messing around with the iDrive system or anything technical like that. I do see the Audi inspired air conditioning vents.

Laterzzz

October 30, 2008 11:14 PM

How absolutely ridiculous! hunting for a button with your eyes off the road, asking for an accident! BMW got slated for inventing the idrive but all sensible auto makers use a similar version and this is exactly what it prevents! and the comment about representing a sports car company, err why make a 4x4 and a 4 door vehicle then?

radmeister

October 30, 2008 11:55 PM

The problem with iDrive is it takes much longer to get what you want done because you have to navigate through the menu. Also you can't do 2 things at once. I don't know maybe some people love the iDrive sys and other systems like it, but i prefer the oldschool buttons, i want to turn up the temp i push the little red arrow and hold it till the dial shows the temp i want, i want to lower the suspension i push a button not navigate through 50 windows, and buttons are much easier to familiarize urself with than navigating iDrive after one month you wont have to look down at the buttons anymore where with the iDrive there is no way you can memorize all the menus to do it without looking at the screen.

brocky

October 31, 2008 6:04 AM

4x4 car that drives like a sports car. A 4 door sedan for the rich executives who desire something more than a sofa like feeling. I don't know?! My point is that there are a lot of reasons and your complaints do no justice to how great this car can be. And the dood above said it right. The iDrive system is an aberration. You think it's more simple but it makes you look at the screen longer than if you were to just push a button. Trust me, I had an iDrive on my previous 530i.

lucifa

October 31, 2008 10:41 AM

well, i dunno how technologically illiterate the rest of you are, but i had a 530d with idrive as a hire car - took me all of 24 hours of regular highway driving to make it instinctive. it takes less than 2 seconds to change a radio station without taking your eyes off the road once you get used to it. and that's ignoring the fact that you can get... i think every single bmw model with main controls on the steering wheel. i dunno, i think people just didn't like bangle's styling and so immediately find things not to like about modern bmws...

911fnatic

October 30, 2008 11:41 PM

You can see this is designed for the American market, big, chunky design, lots of buttons. Market-driven design, bleh :/

benz_man

October 31, 2008 12:09 AM

Gee, that is an awful lot of buttons. The climate control placement seems interesting. The verdict is still out on this one. I'll have to see and feel it for myself before I judge it.

Andres2007

October 31, 2008 12:34 AM

Aesthetically speaking it's not bad. It's very unique and techy. In fact I like it. Ergonomically speaking... hmmm... it may be a little uncomfortable. Gosh, so much stuff!

Andres2007

October 31, 2008 12:36 AM

I forgot to say how surprised I was with this interior because, with the exception of the Cayenne's, Porsche's interiors are the least creative and most boring that you get for over $40,000

Get_real

October 31, 2008 12:55 AM

I like it a lot. It's really original. Yeah, it seems to have a lot of buttons but at least they are nicely presented. Cool.

machida

October 31, 2008 12:59 AM

I kinda like the buttonapalooza. Reminds me of the original E-type Jaguar with its row of identical, poorly labeled toggle (and later rocker) switches. Too bad the chrome-ringed vents are so heavy-handed and that they went to the German Ministry of Ugly Steering Wheels for design help.

archytype

October 31, 2008 1:03 AM

Porche once again confirm's it doesn't have to design a nice interior b/c it's so gorgeous outside.

October 31, 2008 1:11 AM

the console is huge like those hi-end luxuries, but overall looks beautiful with the dashboard.

ericthedog

October 31, 2008 1:41 AM

that is a total button wankfest

Kepe

October 31, 2008 2:31 AM

I actually counted the buttons that are visible. There's over 43 buttons in the center console!

peterjames7

October 31, 2008 3:01 AM

well at least porsche are consistant, the interior is equally as hideous as the exterior.

what do u need all the buttons for......

afterace2

October 31, 2008 12:34 PM

Sorry but this looks like a total mess. If there is a touch screen then 80% of all those buttons could have been presented on a single screen. It would be as simple to use but would not make a total mess of the dashboard.

machida

October 31, 2008 3:38 PM

I imagine the touch screen has nothing to do with the climate control, seats and suspension setup, which it you lok closely are what all the buttons visible in this shot do. But in case all those buttons aren't enough, there are extra steering column stalks, and even those have buttons. (But look, nothing but shift buttons on the wheel itself.)

I think the starter has to be on the left, but this time it's not from tradition but because there's no room on the right. ;)

BabyMilo

October 31, 2008 12:47 PM

just abit cluttered there, im suprised at how clutered and big it all is, porsche old half blind people dont drive porsches so we dont need all the supersized buttons

play3rr

October 31, 2008 4:39 PM

The steereng wheel is huge. And the interior... Can be something more ugly than that?

foose1397

October 31, 2008 5:15 PM

Wow..ok we get that it has a lot of buttons. But the fact is half of the people here didn't even read what the buttons are. Looks like climate control on the sides with passanger/driver specific functions. The only ones i don't agree with are the buttons in front of the gear knob.

To me, even from the photo. I can tell that there are great quality materials within this car so that is a thumbs up for me....but the outside is still a thumbs down probably two

The_woo_factor

November 1, 2008 12:00 PM

They need a keyboard in the car.....keyboard has less buttons.

Penner

November 1, 2008 1:34 PM

In this car, the buttons control the driver.

RGL

November 2, 2008 12:08 AM

GOOD GOD THERE ARE MORE BUTTONS ON ONE PANEL THAT A O.A.P NURSING HOME...

THERENAISSANCEMAN

November 2, 2008 11:07 PM

my...look at that steering wheel size , was that inspired by a ten-wheeler cargo truck ? but yessss , the driver has to mightily maneuver the car's mega-ugly butt during hard cornering . :} :} :}

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