The 542 hp (550 PS) 4.0 - liter twin - turbo V8 from the Panamera Turbo S is combined with a 100 kW (132 hp / 136 PS) electric motor for a system output of 671 hp (680 PS) and an impressive peak torque of 850 Nm (627 lb - ft)-- available from just
above idle speed.
Pairing a 550 - hp 4.0 - liter twin - turbo V8 engine with a 136 - hp electric motor and 14.1 kWh lithium - ion battery pack, the 2018 Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo offers a system power of 680 horsepower and a maximum system torque of 850 Nm (627 lb - ft)-- available from just
above idle speed, at 1,400 rpm.
Just
above idle speed, the V - 8 tattoos the concrete slabs of the old airfield with a wild and angry noise very much unlike that of a typical Bentley.
Backed by plenty of grunt even just
above idle speed, she pulls through with bravado, masters the sloping plane in one unbroken process, puts the nose straight on the final climb, and i - n - c - h - e-s to the top.
80 percent of peak torque can be summoned up from as low down as 1,250 rpm, in other words barely
above idling speed.
Not exact matches
After the sun sets, however, the Mantide transforms into an alien starship with its LED lighting front and back, particularly as it passes at high
speed, shockingly silent as the engine is barely
above idle.
At
speeds above 55kmph - when you lift your foot off the accelerator, the S - Tronic opens both clutches, so the car casts at
idle - minimizing fuel consumption too.
The 218d responds in a more satisfying way from just
above idle to the 2000 rpm engine
speed.