2024 Panamera interior revealed

[andb]

What you guys think of the new 2024 Panamera interior?
I love it!

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2023/products/porsche-driver-experience-in-new-panamera-34273.html

 

[BigBob]

Too red.

 

[WuffvonTrips]

Pros v Taycan: a few physical buttons, a bit of contrast stitching and hopefully a centre armrest storage lid that's usable one-handed.
Cons v Taycan: main instrument binnacle less interesting shape, lower B-pillars look even more plasticky.
Not sure: other than the points above, I've not noticed it looking obviously more upmarket than the Taycan, maybe the materials feel more expensive to the touch?
Presumably roomier overall than the Taycan, but I've no interest in swapping.

 

[007]

The instrument cluster (or whatever it’s now called) looks weird, small. The rest I like, especially no track pad (which I never use) but overall not dramatically better than the Taycan in my view.

 

[andb]

Pros v Taycan: a few physical buttons, a bit of contrast stitching and hopefully a centre armrest storage lid that's usable one-handed.
Cons v Taycan: main instrument binnacle less interesting shape, lower B-pillars look even more plasticky.
Not sure: other than the points above, I've not noticed it looking obviously more upmarket than the Taycan, maybe the materials feel more expensive to the touch?
Presumably roomier overall than the Taycan, but I've no interest in swapping.

Agree with your points, however it looks more luxurious and in the rear there'e leather everywhere you look, like a 150k car should be. Lower B-pillar is made off a better plastic in the current Panamera, in my Taycan it is very thin and moves when pressing on it. I don't understand why is not wrapped in both cars.
But the most disappointing part of Taycan interior is the lower C-pillar, a large part of hard black plastic straight from a VW.

The instrument cluster (or whatever it’s now called) looks weird, small. The rest I like, especially no track pad (which I never use) but overall not dramatically better than the Taycan in my view.

The driver display is poorly integrated like in the Cayenne, Porsche designers were very lazy here.
Dramatically better no but the details are nicer and if the price will be similar I find the future Panamera EV much better value.

 

[RingoDingo]

Agree with your points, however it looks more luxurious and in the rear there'e leather everywhere you look, like a 150k car should be. Lower B-pillar is made off a better plastic in the current Panamera, in my Taycan it is very thin and moves when pressing on it. I don't understand why is not wrapped in both cars.
But the most disappointing part of Taycan interior is the lower C-pillar, a large part of hard black plastic straight from a VW.

The driver display is poorly integrated like in the Cayenne, Porsche designers were very lazy here.
Dramatically better no but the details are nicer and if the price will be similar I find the future Panamera EV much better value.

Depends entirely on the looks for me. The great Achilles heel of the Panamera (for me) is the long, raised front end to accommodate the engine bay, which will obviously not be an issue for the EV unless they offer both ICE and EV versions and keep the looks the same. Taste is obviously subjective, but while I love the Taycan's exterior, I would never buy a Panamera because I so disfavor the exterior styling.

 

[tigerbalm]

Pretty much as expected when you look at the MY24 Cayenne. When I moved from the Panamera to the Taycan – I felt the all digital drivers instrument cluster suited the car.

But I feel the I would miss the physical tachometer with proper moving rev needle in a car with an ICE engine. I understand why Porsche has done this – but I wish they didn't. Will they take it out of the next 911 too ?

The physical climate control switches look good – and are basically the same as they are the outgoing Panamera. I'm expecting them on the next Taycan refresh too.

Porsche could optimise the Taycan's climate control screen at this stage: remove the touchpad/fingerprint area and add in media controls there (especially skip track forward/back buttons). The advantage of an all screen control panel is that you can improve it with time.

So improve it Porsche. It's only software.

 

[Jhenson29]

Will they take it out of the next 911 too ?

992.2, expected next year as a 2025, is expected to have a digital tach.

 

[FlyingPoint]

Here is my take as a long time Porsche enthusiast:

1) I have absolutely disliked the styling of the Panamera of the last 10 years
2) I never understood the reason for the car
3) Now, that I am older I have become more interested
4) Porsche understands its market - much like "cradle to grave" marketing strategy

When I was younger, the 911 was all that I considered (owned a bunch). The EV world popped and the Taycan now rules the EV spectrum on almost every checklist of an enthusiast. The only issue is that the ingress and egress is difficult for "long of tooth" folks. I get it, not too many folks in the 60's, 70's and 80's can successfully navigate ingress and egress (My GT3 with Recaro race seats is easier to egress and ingress). The solution was the anticipated Macan EV, Panamera EV and the Cayenne EV. Now, if they could only get the software arm Cariad to step up. Porsche may successfully accomplish the "cradle to grave" strategy.

 

[jld1]

I like it a lot, perhaps more than ours. Porsche does need to increase their screen size though, would be nice to have more real estate for CarPlay/AA.

 

[RAHRCR]

I miss the premium interior of my Panamera (buttons included). If they put Taycan gen EV tech in it, I will pass on it but if it is a next generation product, this may be enough for me to make the switch. Only wild card is price as Porsche products have become insanely expensive. An EV Panamera for $200K+ may be a non-starter for me even if I can afford it.

 

[andb]

I like it a lot, perhaps more than ours. Porsche does need to increase their screen size though, would be nice to have more real estate for CarPlay/AA.

Indeed a slightly larger screen height would be better so we can see more things without scrolling.

I miss the premium interior of my Panamera (buttons included). If they put Taycan gen EV tech in it, I will pass on it but if it is a next generation product, this may be enough for me to make the switch. Only wild card is price as Porsche products have become insanely expensive. An EV Panamera for $200K+ may be a non-starter for me even if I can afford it.

At this point the Panamera EV shouldn't be more expensive than ICE equivalent. Turbo S yes its gonna cost $200k but who needs 1000hp, a 4S with 0-60 in 3.5 sec is more than enough.

The physical climate control switches look good – and are basically the same as they are the outgoing Panamera. I'm expecting them on the next Taycan refresh too.

Porsche could optimise the Taycan's climate control screen at this stage: remove the touchpad/fingerprint area and add in media controls there (especially skip track forward/back buttons). The advantage of an all screen control panel is that you can improve it with time.

A non configurable large climate screen is pretty much useless at the moment. I'd like it to do more stuff like in the Lucid Air.

 

[kempez]

It looks pretty similar to the Taycan interior and I love the interior of mine. I have always found the Panamera cabin a bit overwrought when I've seen it in real life though. I am not a fan of this trend to have silly light bars all over the car, BMW's one is well OTT and just looks bling for the sake of it and I much prefer the more subtle ambient lighting in the Taycan (and my 2019 C63 had the same).

I agree on the lower b-pillar - by the looks of it for both cars it's not amazing, but then it picks up a lot of knocks and at least it is therefore cheap to replace I guess.

Never have been a fan of the exterior look of the Panamera, so this won't tempt me away from the Taycan

 

[Caraholic]

Looks nice to me and assuming the .2 Taycan will be very similar

 

[BigBob]

I agree on the lower b-pillar - by the looks of it for both cars it's not amazing, but then it picks up a lot of knocks and at least it is therefore cheap to replace I guess.

Yeh, I bet they'll switch them out for a fiver!!