While some new models are making almost simultaneous appearances at LA and Tokyo motor shows, Japan won the exclusive introduction of Porsche’s Panamera Turbo S with long wheelbase option.
The automaker sees the stretched version – 150mm longer – as vital in China and other far east markets where a high percentage of customers prefer to be driven, while the standard length model will be favoured in Europe and the US. Sales of the Turbo S are expected to be shared equally among the three regions.
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Porsche said it spent time developing the car to ensure the stretched model does not suffer dynamically because of its greater length.
Special long wheelbase versions of popular Audi, BMW and Mercedes models are made exclusively in China by their manufafcturers’ local joint ventures.
