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ATLANTA — Look for a price cut of more than $15,000 compared with the original 2010 Porsche Panamera S, when Porsche launches its entry-level versions of the Panamera in the U.S. in June. The 2011 Panamera and the Panamera 4, downsized with a new 300-horsepower 3.6-liter V6, will make their world debut in April at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show.

Porsche said the base Panamera will start at $75,375, including a $975 destination charge. The Panamera 4 will start at $79,875. In comparison, the 400-hp 2010 Porsche Panamera S starts at $90,775, including shipping, and the top-of-the-line 500-hp Panamera Turbo starts at $133,575, including shipping.

Porsche said official U.S. EPA fuel economy figures on the V6 Panamera models will be announced closer to the on-sale date. However, Porsche's home office released European fuel economy numbers on Tuesday, noting that the base Panamera will return the equivalent of about 25 miles per gallon, while the Panamera 4 will return the equivalent of 24 mpg. Porsche U.S. spokesman Gary Fong told Inside Line in a phone conversation on Tuesday morning that "We just don't know [what U.S. fuel economy numbers will be]. It just doesn't translate [interpolating the New European Driving Cycle numbers]. They test in an entirely different manner than the EPA."

The Panamera is a 2WD model, while the Panamera 4 comes standard with all-wheel drive. U.S. models have a standard seven-speed transmission.

Fong said that Porsche is shooting for a similar audience for its new entry-level Panamera models than for the uplevel models. "The demographics are still male, with age ranging from 45 to 55 and a household income of around $200,000," Fong said. "We always do a top-down strategy with our models. The new Panamera models are aimed at folks who ask, 'Do I really need a V8?' "  
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these are handy cars also..      when i visit my local costco...  there is a lady who shops there with one of these...  she stuffs the back of it with various foods until the automatic  rear hatch will barely close and then drives away...  i have seen her spend a few minutes rearranging to get it to close...   i don't know what's tastier.. the car or the food she stuffs into it..  both make me drool...