• The Panamera isn’t a cheap car to run
• But the plug-in hybrid models should be better…
• … providing you charge them up regularly

What are the running costs?

Every Panamera will be quite expensive to run. Porsche says the V6 models can only achieve around 27mpg with CO2 emissions in the region of 235g/km (depending on version). The V8-powered GTS is even less frugal, returning just 22mpg and emitting between 274 and 288 g/km of CO2. So, don’t drive one to your local Greenpeace conference if you’re at all bothered about keeping up appearances.

The plug-in hybrid models fare a little better. Porsche says that even the V8-powered ones emit less than 40g/km of CO2 if you charge their batteries up and make the most of their 50-odd-miles electric ranges. Porsche also says every PHEV Panamera can return more than 200mpg in WLTP testing (which we take with a pinch of salt).

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To get the best from the PHEVs, you need to remember to charge them up. If not, the petrol engine to which they’re yoked will be working twice as hard to drag around the dead weight of the battery. Happily, charge times are pretty speedy.

It takes just over three hours to completely recharge the battery from a 9.6kW feed. However, if you have an 11kW charger, you’ll be able to fully recharge in around two and a half hours. If you buy one, just get into the habit of plugging it in when you get home.

Servicing and warranty

Every new Porsche is delivered with a three-year unlimited mileage warranty. That sounds a bit stingy alongside the seven-year package offered by Kia or 10-year deal you can get on a Toyota – but Porsche’s warranty will cover you anywhere in the world. So, if you plan to tour in your Panamera (which is arguably what it was built for), that brings some great peace of mind.