Highlights
- Well kept Carbon Grey metallic with light grey leather
- Early 493bhp 4.8L V8 with PDK gearbox and Sport Chrono pack
- Maintained by main dealers and specialists
- Recent service in January 2026 with few miles since
- Key coolant pipe and camshaft controller upgrades completed by Porsche
- Recent new Yokohama Advan tyres and replacement battery
- Private registration plate included in the sale
- Current MOT valid to August 2027 with no advisories
The Appeal
Porsche began toying with the idea of a four-door with the 1984 928-based Study H50, but it took serious investment to finally realise the idea with the clever Panamera. Looking much like a four-door 911, and just as engaging and agile as its sibling, it gave executive express buyers something very different from the usual Audis, BMWs, Maseratis and Mercedes.
This early Turbo is a nicely specified car in Carbon Grey metallic with light grey leather and carbon trim. With close to 500bhp on tap and that lightning-quick 7-spd PDK gearbox, this car is a seriously quick four-door supercar, especially when equipped, as here, with the versatile Sport Chrono package.
The car is in very good order, with only a few very minor cosmetic points to note in photos and our description below. The service history shows a run of regular attention, primarily by main dealers and specialists, including a visit to Weston Porsche Specialist in January 2026. The vendor tells us that the next service is not due for around 20,000 miles or two years. Recent work has included four new quality Yokohama Advan tyres and a replacement battery. Deep dive model enthusiasts will note that the important coolant pipe and camshaft controller have been replaced during factory recalls. We are told no recalls are outstanding. The current MOT runs to August 2027 with no advisories.
Beautifully engineered and as rewarding for passengers as it is for the driver, this is a great example of the viscerally quick Turbo.
The vendor says:
“The car defies its 17 years of age by being a hugely accomplished super saloon, fast, engaging to drive but at the same time comfortable and very quiet on the motorway. I love the seemingly infinite amount of torque when pressing on the gas and the communicative steering wheel. It is also spacious enough for 4 tall adults and luggage for a long weekend, or for a family with little children, which will love the cocooned feeling at the back.”
Key Information
- Mileage: 124,823 miles indicated (supported by the service history records)
- Country of registration: United Kingdom
- Technical inspection status: MOT valid until 5th August 2027 with no advisories
- Technical specs: 493bhp 4,806cc twin-turbocharged V8, 7spd PDK semi-automatic
- Paperwork: Handbooks, service book, MOTs, invoices, recall and campaign check from Porsche Reading, one key supplied
- Registration: private plate P90MEJ included
Service history:
01/26 - 124,162 miles - Weston Porsche Specialist
- Major service
- Spark plugs
- Brake fluid replacement
- PDK service
0322 - 111,965 miles - Unique (Porsche specialist):
- Major service
- Spark plugs
- Brake fluid replacement
03/18 - 96,692 miles - Petersfield Service Centre
- Minor service
02/16 - 78,913 miles - Porsche Portsmouth
- Major service
- Spark plugs
04/14 - 59,229 miles - Porsche Portsmouth
- Minor service
- Brake fluid change
12/12 - 39,281 miles - Porsche Reading
- Major service
- Spark plugs
06/11 - 20,046 miles - Porsche Reading
- Minor service
- Brake fluid change
The Detail
- Major service completed in January 2026 at 124,162 miles as above
- New N-rated Yokohama Advan tyres fitted in February 2026
- New 96Ah AGM battery installed earlier this year
- Air conditioning recently recharged and blowing cold
- Coolant pipe and camshaft controller upgrades completed by Porsche
- Vendor states the Carbon Grey Metallic paintwork is in very good condition
- We are told that the paintwork shows no signs of respraying
- Very few stone chips reported on the front
- No visible scratches on bumpers or doors we are told
- Minor paint bubbling on the roof just above the windscreen on the driver's side
- Vendor states that this is the only visible body blemish
- Vendor reports no signs of rust elsewhere on or under the car
- No structural advisories on MOT
- 20in factory multispoke alloys in very good condition with few marks to note
- Vendor describes light grey leather interior as intact and in very good order
- We are told that the car has no cracks or cuts
- Leather shows small area of minor discolouration to note to rear of driver’s seat
- We are told that the steering wheel shows no visible wear or discolouration
- All switchgear reported to be in good working order with no sticky buttons
- Small chrome trim piece missing from driver's side window switch but does not affect operation
- Rear spoiler stuck in the open position and requires a new motor — the only reported electrical fault
- Original PCM included but not tested
- Android Auto/CarPlay head unit currently installed and included in the sale
- Supplied with Porsche branded mobile phone as shown
- Air suspension fitted and reported to be functioning correctly
- Factory optional Bose sound system fitted
- Electric seats and all other electrical items reported to work as expected
- Headlights in good condition but vendor states may benefit from a polish
- Supplied with one key and a private registration plate
- No advisories on MOT
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