Article content Much has been hyped about the 2025 Porsche Panamera hybrids’ dancing new ‘Active Ride’ suspension, but that shouldn’t be taken to suggest that its siblings are any less impressive. The 2025 Porsche Panamera GTS doesn’t get that hybrid-powered lean-in gimmickry ; instead, its standard poise and petrol-only power afford a delightfully direct complement for the more road-focused driver. It also gets silly wheels, but we’ll get to that.
Like a more consolidated spin on Mercedes’ excessive model sprawl, Porsche’s whole bit of late has been to stretch each model line into offering a flavour for everyone. We’ve tested the Panamera sedan in flavours ranging from the near- base Unremarkable Passat For Rich People ‘4’ trim to the 771-horsepower More Usable And Gratifying Than a 992TT ‘ Turbo S E-Hybrid ’ flagship. Particularly as Turbo S lines have turned from limited end-of-production specials to Poor If You Didn’t Spec One mall-lot status buys, however, Porsche’s ‘GTS’ trims have taken position between these bookends but atop the drivers’ cars you might actually spot at a grown-up lapping day.
It may not be the top outright performer, but it’s the still-expensive cost-performance(-status) sweet spot that monied brand loyalists will look toward. Now in a new( -ish ) generation, that sweet spot benefits from a raft of updates: chiefly, a new twin-chamber suspension that independently controls compression and rebound. That sort of va.