The Porsche Panamera has been talked about for over two years now and it seems that we still have at least one more year to go before the sedan will be released to consumers. The Panamera will be put into production next April. According to reports there will be 20,000 four-doors produced per year.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) may be planning to create two sliding scales of efficiency for vehicles of different sizes, in light of the proposed new fuel economy rules. This will put pressure on automaker companies that carry powerful short wheelbase models. These companies will be assigned fuel economy standards based on what they call a “Footprint”, and the amount of vehicles they sell. The “footprints” are determined by the wheel base of the vehicle, for example short wheelbase will have a small “footprint”.