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SPORT buttons and
Sport Chrono Package.
The Panamera GTS is more sport-oriented
than the other models in the Panamera
range. You can feel it and you can hear
it the moment you start the engine and
depress the accelerator. With the SPORT
and SPORT PLUS buttons, both of which
are available as standard, you have a
choice between two modes to make your
Panamera GTS driving experience more
and measure distances, it can also be
used as a conventional clock.
Another key component is the perfor-
mance display in the optional Porsche
Communication Management (PCM, p. 36),
which enables you to view, store and
evaluate recorded times. It shows the
total driving time, current lap distance,
lap number and lap times recorded so
far. You can view the current fastest lap
and the remaining range until empty.
Travelled distances can be recorded
and defined as benchmark distances.
direct and dynamic. When the SPORT
button is selected, the electronic engine
management system adapts for sportier
performance driving. In response to
pedal input, a more dynamic throttle
map opens the throttle valve wider than
would be the case in Normal mode.
The throttle response is significantly
more immediate and a harder rev-limiter
is applied. PDK shifts up later and shifts
down sooner. Porsche Active Suspen sion
Management (PASM) and the optional
Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDDC)
also switch to SPORT mode to deliver
harder damping and more direct steering,
which provides greater agility through
corners.
The SPORT PLUS button activates
SPORT PLUS mode. The adaptive air
suspension of the Panamera GTS drops
the chassis to Low Level and hardens
the spring rate. Offering involving perfor-
mance, PDK is now geared for extremely
short shift times and optimum shift
points for the maximum acceleration
available. In automatic mode, PDK
responds to the slightest deceleration –
even at high engine speeds – with a
swifter brake-induced downshift. In
response to downshifts in manual mode,
the electronic engine management
system initiates a purposeful increase
in transmission speed to suppress
load-change reactions.
In SPORT PLUS mode, the trigger thresh-
old for PSM is raised for increased
longitudinal and lateral dynamics. Agility
is further enhanced when braking for
corners with PSM enabling greater
manoeuvrability under braking and exit
acceleration, especially at low speeds.
For even greater dexterity, PSM can be
set to standby while the car is still in
SPORT PLUS mode. For safety, it
remains set to intervene automatically
only when ABS assistance is required
on both the front wheels.
Optimum acceleration from a standing
start is provided by the ‘Launch Control’
function. This function is operated via
the SPORT PLUS button with the ‘D’ or
‘M’ drive position selected. With the left
foot depressing the brake pedal, the
driver fully depresses the accelerator
for maximum throttle. ‘Launch Control’
now appears in the SportDesign steering
wheel spoke display. Now simply release
the brake and feel the acceleration
power unleashed to the road.
The stopwatch mounted on the dash-
board is a component of the Sport Chrono
Package. Designed to record lap times
The new Panamera GTS
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