Porsche Panamera 2017 vs BMW 3 series 2018
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| Gearbox: | Automatic | Manual/Automatic | |
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| Porsche Panamera is available only with automatic gearbox, whereas BMW 3 series has both automatic and manual transmission options. | |||
| Wheel drive type: | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | Rear wheel drive (RWD) / All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | |
| Porsche Panamera is available only with four wheel (4x4) drive, while BMW 3 series can be equipped with rear wheel drive and four wheel (4x4) drive. All-wheel drive models tend to consume more fuel, so if you don't need off road capabilities, BMW 3 series also offers 2-wheel drive versions for fuel economy. 2WD versions also have lower maintenance costs. | |||
| Engines: | 2.9 - 4.0 | 2.0 - 3.0 | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 330 - 680 HP | 113 - 374 HP | |
| Torque: | 450 - 850 NM | 250 - 580 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 3.4 - 5.5 seconds | 4.5 - 8.9 seconds | |
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Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 2.5 - 10.6 | 4.4 - 6.3 | |
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Porsche Panamera petrol engines consumes on average 0.8 litres more fuel per 100 km than BMW 3 series. This comparison does not take engine capacity into account, so to compare the fuel consumption of specific engines, select the car version! | |||
| Ground clearance: | 133 - 138 mm (5.2 - 5.4 inches) | 130 - 141 mm (5.1 - 5.6 inches) | |
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 5.05 m | 4.71 m | |
| Width: | 1.94 m | 1.83 m | |
| Height: | 1.43 m | 1.44 m | |
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Porsche Panamera is larger, but slightly lower. Porsche Panamera is 34 cm longer than the BMW 3 series, 11 cm wider, while the height of Porsche Panamera is 1 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 520 litres | 500 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1390 litres | 1510 litres | |
| Porsche Panamera has 20 litres more trunk space than the BMW 3 series. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in BMW 3 series (by 120 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 11.9 meters | 12 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Porsche Panamera is 0.1 metres less than that of the BMW 3 series. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | ~ 2`741 | ~ 2`266 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | no data | below average | |
| Average price (€): | 91 800 | 24 200 | |
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