Porsche four-door tarmac buster goes for glory with a new V6 engine version for the Beijing Motor Show.

Buoyed by the worldwide success of the Panamera, Porsche is all set to launch the base version of the Panamera, the Panamera and the Panamera 4. Up until now the Panamera has only been available with normally aspirated or turbocharged versions of its V8 engine. Both the Panamera and Panamera 4 models will be available with a brand-new Porsche-designed 3.6-litre V6 featuring Direct Fuel Injection developing maximum output of 300 hp and peak torque of 400 Nm. That's about 111Nm per litre of displacement, while a lot of other engines barely touch 100Nm per litre. Normally you only get 400Nm from well-tuned 4.0 litre engines.

Featuring a 90 degree V-angle, the V6 engine sits snugly beneath the sleek bonnet and, following the Porsche tradition, the Panamera transmits it's power to the road via the rear wheels, while the Panamera 4, as its name suggests, comes as standard with active all-wheel drive. The V6 engine will be mated to Porsche's PDK gearbox and will also include Auto Start/Stop aiding fuel consumption figures. As you'd expect with its smaller-engine saloon, Porsche's big noise is about the V6's cleanliness emitting just 218g/k of CO2.