Porsche Platinum Edition

In 2009, Porsche introduced the first model of the Panamera. Twelve years later, the Stuttgart-based company offers a new equipment kit for this luxury model, the Porsche Platinum Edition. The first units are expected early next year.

The Platinum Edition equipment kit offers more standard equipment such as tinted windows, adaptive LED Matrix lights, black exhaust tailpipes, air suspension with adaptive dampers, a new shade on the rear LED headlight housings and dark 21-inch alloy wheels. Customers will be able to choose between 13 standard and four special body colors.

Inside, the front 14-way heated and ventilated seats are upholstered in black leather with a Porsche crest imprinted on the headrests. Sixth generation wireless multimedia system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay apps, four air conditioning zones are just some of the equipment that will make the driving experience even better.

Under the hood, nothing has changed. All three Panamera models (Standard, Panamera 4 and Panamera 4 Hybrid) will be powered by standard engines. The Panamera 4 Platinum Edition, powered by a 2.9-liter biturbo V6 engine with 330 hp (243 kW) and 332 lb-ft (450 Nm) of torque, costs $ 107,350. For the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid with 462 hp (340 kW) and 516 lb-ft (700 Nm) of torque, customers will have to pay $ 116,550. The standard model is the cheapest and costs $ 103,250.

Source: Porsche

Manhart MH2 450 based on the BMW M240i

After the German tuner company Manhart introduced the MHX3 600 last month, this time another model from the BMW family was presented. It is a Manhart MH2 450 model based on the M240i xDrive.

The Manhart MH2 450 is powered by a 3.0-liter biturbo V6 engine with 450 hp (331 kW) and 479 lb-ft (650 Nm) of torque. This is a significant increase in power given that the standard M240i has 374 hp (275 kW) and 369 lb-ft (500 Nm) of torque. Power is transmitted to all wheels via an eight-speed automatic transmission.

The MH2 450 is painted black with standard gold stripes on the sides and the entire length of the car. It is equipped with several carbon body elements, a remapped ECU, a new stainless steel exhaust system, a downpipe race without a catalytic converter, and is driven on reinforced 20-inch aluminum rims with a golden pinstripe on the rim edge.

There is no data on price and performance for now. Given the projects for which Manhart used the last BMW M2 (F87), it is realistic to expect that their creation will have more than the stated 650 hp.

Source: Manhart Performance

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