Panamera Becomes Porsche's Best-Selling Model in the USA

In April, Porsche's new four-door Panamera recorded its best-ever one-month with sales of 678 units becoming Porsche's best-selling model in the US for the very first time since its introduction in the market in October 2009. To date, Porsche has sold 3,410 Panamera saloons in the U.S.

Overall, Porsche sold 1,747 units from its current model lines to US customers in April, recording a six-percent fall on the same month last year.

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Porsche Recalls Every Single Panamera...on the Planet

Porsche announced today that it will be recalling all of the Panameras it has sold to date due to a seatbelt issue. That's 11,324 cars.

The problem is that the front belts' mounts "could fail when the front seats are adjusted in an extreme forward position."

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VIDEO: Porsche Panamera Turbo Taxi is one Helluva of a Cab

Here's an interesting take on the German high speed taxi war - that's right, it DOES exist. According to the video, Auto Bild editor J�rg Maltzan is more than willing to play a role in taking the battle to the streets -if only for a short period- with a Porsche Panamera Turbo. If anyone can clarify with a proper translation, send it over to us in the comments section after the jump.

Either way, it looks like the 500-horsepower "Taxamera" Turbo has a message for BMW's M5 'Ring taxi: Bring it on. Now if it would only head over and pull some weekend duty for tourists at the N�rburgring, we'd have a real competition on our hands. Follow the jump for the video.

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It's a Wrap: Techart Unveils Tasty Porsche Panamera Black Edition

In a lighter-than-usual take on the Porsche Panamera, German tuning house Techart has unveiled a surprisingly tasty cosmetic-only package for Stuttgart's new four-door sports saloon

Aptly named "Black Edition", Techart's Panamera proposal is wrapped in a matte black vinyl film.

It also comes with the company's Aerodynamic Kit I that includes side skirts, aprons, spoilers and daytime running lights, as well as with 22-inch alloy wheels in a black shade, new brake calipers and a sport exhaust system with four tail pipes.

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