July 10, 2009
Götterdämmerung
From a longish review of the stylistically controversial Porsche Panamera:
The road did eventually dry long enough for us to try the Turbo’s “Launch Control” program – standard on all vehicles with the “Sport Chrono” package. Simply select “Sport Plus” mode, hold the brake with your left foot, and send your right foot to the floor. The engine screams for a second or two and then the dashboard illuminates with the “Launch Control” alert. Release the brake quickly and the Panamera Turbo digs all four sticky Michelins into the pavement as it rips to 60 mph in a hallucinatory four seconds. The automaker claims the car will hit 160 km/h (100 mph) in 9.0 seconds flat. Yes, it runs faster than Porsche’s own GT3! We can’t recall another production sedan that can do that.
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We used to do that in my GrandDad’s ‘65 Wildcat on the highway outside O’Kean. It might have been a teensey-bit slower, but what a rush.
Apparently I’m allowed to have one of these once we’ve paid off the mortgage. This is my wife’s polite way of patting me on the head and saying “yes, dear”.
Someday, maybe.