This is the third-generation porsche Panamera, and for the first time, I genuinely believe the base Panamera 4 E-Hybrid is a proper Porsche sports saloon — not a tax exercise, not an early-adopter compromise, and not a badge pretending to be something it isn’t. Underneath the modest badging sits one of the most advanced plug-in hybrid drivetrains on sale today, combined with technology that Porsche has never put into a road car before. And when you spec it like this — with Active Ride Suspension — it becomes something genuinely special.
In this video, I’ve lived with the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid to see whether Porsche has finally cracked the hybrid formula. The result is a car that feels lighter, more agile, and more convincing than any Panamera plug-in before it — and in many ways, more complete than both ICE and EV rivals.
This new generation has taken a huge leap forward. A vastly larger battery with real-world electric range, a much more powerful electric motor integrated into the PDK gearbox, and a revised 2.9-litre V6 that now supports a lightweight sports exhaust. Add Porsche’s revolutionary Active Ride Suspension — a £7,000 option that delivers motorsport-level body control — and you end up with a hybrid that doesn’t feel like a compromise at all.
