Panamera 4 E-Hybrid: The Car I Should’ve Bought?

Thanks to MANSCAPED for sponsoring today’s video! Get 15% OFF your entire order this holiday season with promo code "RBR15" at https://manscaped.com! -- Is this finally the Panamera hybrid that is a real Porsche? And did I buy the wrong hybrid performance car?! This is the third-generation #porsche #Panamera, and for the first time, I genuinely believe the base Panamera 4 E-Hybrid is a proper Porsche sports saloon — not a tax exercise, not an early-adopter compromise, and not a badge pretending to be something it isn’t. Underneath the modest badging sits one of the most advanced plug-in hybrid drivetrains on sale today, combined with technology that Porsche has never put into a road car before. And when you spec it like this — with Active Ride Suspension — it becomes something genuinely special. In this video, I’ve lived with the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid to see whether Porsche has finally cracked the hybrid formula. The result is a car that feels lighter, more agile, and more convincing than any Panamera plug-in before it — and in many ways, more complete than both ICE and EV rivals. This new generation has taken a huge leap forward. A vastly larger battery with real-world electric range, a much more powerful electric motor integrated into the PDK gearbox, and a revised 2.9-litre V6 that now supports a lightweight sports exhaust. Add Porsche’s revolutionary Active Ride Suspension — a £7,000 option that delivers motorsport-level body control — and you end up with a hybrid that doesn’t feel like a compromise at all. See the V8 full video here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pFFHJ-jVyE It also raises a bigger question. With pricing creeping ever closer to M5s, AMG E-Class hybrids, and even Porsche’s own V8 models… is this the smartest Panamera you can buy — or simply too expensive for what it is? In this video, I break it all down, we’ll cover: Why the G3 Panamera hybrid is completely different to G1 and G2 Real-world electric range and daily usability The new 190PS electric motor integrated into the PDK How Active Ride Suspension actually works — and why no rival has anything like it Ride, handling and steering feel in the base car Interior quality, executive-saloon spec and configurability Hybrid driving modes, charging behaviour and winter range How it compares on price to M5, AMG E53 and V8 Panameras Whether this really is the pick of the Panamera range Here’s the Porsche code for how I would spec one: PTNDZNU7 This car quietly does a lot of things better than almost anything else in its class. The question is whether Porsche has priced it beyond its natural audience — or whether this really is the thinking person’s Panamera. Let me know what you’d buy! Follow us: Raz – https://www.instagram.com/rokenr Jamie – https://www.instagram.com/shotbyjamieb RBR – https://www.instagram.com/removebeforerace TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@rokenr CREDITS: Love my special effects? Production Crate is my go-to for all video VFX: https://productioncrate.grsm.io/rbr Driving Disclaimer: All driving shots filmed by professionals on closed roads or in safe, controlled environments. Please drive responsibly!