As the lads from Top Gear say, the four door Porsche Panamera sedan “ought to be good, seeing as it’s taken them 61 years to get around to making it”. After the first road test of the Panamera by Autocar, it’s now Top Gear’s turn in the guise of racing the Royal Mail postal service.

They don’t really need any excuses to go racing cars and so the Panamera S is tested from the very South of England, and driven right up to the Orkney Isles. The Top Gear team is driving the entry level version: the 4.4 litre V8 at 394 hp. It has a top speed of about 280 km/hr, does 0 -100 km/hr in 5.4 seconds and costs about 84,000 euros.

After an amusing discussion regarding the features of this Panamera S, (ceramic brakes, leather interior, sunroof etc), we find out it is equipped with a satellite navigator installed in the dashboard. But, bear in mind there is nothing “ridiculous” about this car: it’s German. Enjoy the video.

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