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PORSCHE WEST PALM BEACH ACCELERATES INTO THE FUTURE
Check Out The 2019 GT3RS, All-New Third-Generation Cayenne, a Brace of New Panameras... And Reserve Your 2020 Mission E, the First Electric Porsche
By Peter Frey -The Test Drive Guy
Porsche West Palm Beach is accelerating into the future with an unprecedented deluge of hot new models, some already in the showroom and some still roaring down the pipeline.
First up is Porsche’s game-changing, third-generation Cayenne SUV, a world- class sports car with room for ve (and their bags) that’s equally at home on a
winding road, city boulevard or o -road trek. All-new, lighter and restyled, the Cayenne is based heavily on the 911 sports car, and starts out with a turbo- charged 340 horsepower V-6. Order
Shifting focus to the Panamera lineup there are 13 di erent models, but dev- otees of 4-door rocket ships will want
to pay particular attention to the new Panamera E-Hybrid and the Sport Turis- mo, Porsche’s rst-ever station wagon. Both feature active all-wheel drive and 8-speed PDK automatic transmission and futuristic interiors, with the Sport Turismo o ering additional cargo space and a ‘4+1’ interior con guration that allows 3-across seating in the back. And the Turbo model is a full-on luxury rocket ship with 680 horsepower, 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds and
a top speed of 192 mph. Both o er the sporty handling you expect of a Porsche, as well as the smooth ride demanded of any world-class grand touring car.
For the Porsche purists in the audience, the new 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS will be the irresistible attraction in the Porsche West Palm Beach showroom. With design features borrowed from Porsche's latest 911 GT3 Cup race car, carbon- ber and magnesium body panels, large rear wing and under-body di user, it looks like a race car with license plates. And with
a 520 horsepower, 4.0-liter, 6-cylinder engine under the hood, and performance of 0 to 60 in three seconds, it behaves like one, too.
If Porsche’s rst-ever electric-powered car, the Mission E concept that’s been making the auto show rounds, tugged irresistibly at your futurist heartstrings, you’ll be delighted to hear that Porsche West Palm Beach is now taking reservations for the production version to be delivered in 2019. With four doors, four seats and four electric motors delivering more than 600 horsepower to all four wheels, the Mission E’s performance credentials include 0 to 60 in 3.5 seconds and a range of about 300 miles on a 20-minute charge.
Porsche West Palm Beach has the widest range of current Porsche vehicles, and always gets the new models rst, so keep an eye on www.BramanPorsche.com
for the latest news. Better still, talk to a Porsche Certi ed Global Brand Ambas- sador at (561) 316-0438 and they’ll be happy to arrange the most thrilling test drive you’re likely to experience. Porsche West Palm Beach’s brand new dealership – designated a Porsche Manufaktur facility – is located at 2801 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach.
the Cayenne S and the 440 horsepower, bi-turbo V-6 under the hood gets you from 0 to 60 mph in ve seconds, with
a top speed of 164 miles per hour. For fans of the ‘no such thing as too much horsepower’ philosophy, the twin-turbo- charged, 4.0-liter V-8 under the hood of the Cayenne Turbo rockets it from 0 to 60 in 3.5 seconds, with a top speed of 177 mph.