Thanks to a facelift that would make a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon proud, the ugliest Porsche has become one of the prettiest. And best of all, its beauty is more than just skin deep. Porsche have completely redeveloped the Panamera giving it a new chassis, improved suspension, and significantly more powerful powertrains. At the reveal […]The post Porsche Unveils Updated Panamera In Berlin appeared first on Pursuitist.

Thanks to a facelift that would make a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon proud, the ugliest Porsche has become one of the prettiest. And best of all, its beauty is more than just skin deep. Porsche have completely redeveloped the Panamera giving it a new chassis, improved suspension, and significantly more powerful powertrains.At the reveal yesterday in Berlin, Porsche officials told the crowd of over 300 assembled journalists that the Panamera Turbo equipped with a 550 horsepower twin-turbocharged V8, lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7:38. For a little context, that just as fast as a Porsche 997 GT3 RS.What separates this new Panamera from the previous version is a front end that more closely resembles the iconic 911, a roofline that’s more coupe-like and a rear end that feels more integrated and composed. According to Michael Mauer, Head of Style Porsche AG, the design, “includes a new side window look that emphasizes the coupe-like side view even more.? In language that’s typical of most new car reveals he went on to say of the ...