The Panamera is enjoying such popularity that just 10 months after the luxurious four-seater hit showrooms, Porsche’s Leipzig factory has already built the 25,000th production model.

It was a roar of engines mingled with the smell of fresh cut grass as members of Acadia Region PCA took to the roads on Sunday, June 20 for the club’s annual Valley Tour. Under cloudy skies marked by sporadic rain, some 25 Porches of various makes and models met in Grand Pré for the three-hour tour. Included in the mix were 928s, 924s, 911s, Caymens and Boxsters of all colours, but the car that claimed everyone’s attention

Eight-cylinder Panamera models are entering the next model year as of August 2010 with an even higher standard of all-round efficiency and new options.

Thanks to a new brake energy recuperation system, together with optional 19-inch all-season tires, the Panamera Turbo offers reduced roll resistance and brings a further improvement of fuel consumption by 0.9 litres/100 km. As a result, the 500-horsepower top model now consumes just 11.3 litres instead of formerly 12.2 litres/100 km. The Panamera S and Panamera 4S will make do with just 10.3 ltr/100 km and 10.6 ltr/100 km respectively.