LONDON: A New lighter and more dynamic Porsche Panamera will be unveiled at Paris Motor Show, according to company sources. The new model will rely in a more efficient platform developed by VW and called MSB. The same platform will also support models from Bentley and Lamborghini.
The new Panamera will go on sale in Europe shortly after its public debut in Paris on Sept. 29. China and the US, the brand's two biggest single markets respectively, will follow in 2017.
The Panamera was the poorest-selling of Porsche's five model lines last year, but it has proved popular in particular in China where customers prize the four-door sedan's roominess not offered in the 911 sports car.
Global sales of the Panamera declined 31 percent to 17,207 last year, making it the worst performing model if the 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman are counted together. The Panamera's best sales year was 2012 when 29,030 were sold.
Porsche develops new lighter Panamera
