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The Sound at Speed: Behind the Wheel of The Porsche Panamera Turbo, Part 2

No mobile audio compares to an engine's roar — and you can even turn this one up.
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted April 25, 2012
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Burbling quietly as it rolls down the back of the flatbed truck, the Panamera appears an expansive stretch of undulating blue sheet metal. With nary a paper to sign, the delivery driver hands me the keys and says, “have fun” with a wry smirk.
Because it amuses me (and probably my neighbors), I park it next to my 1975 Porsche 914, which cost me a hair north of 1% of the sticker price of its great-great-grand sibling.
It’s going to be a good week.

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Review: Burmester High-End Surround Sound-System for the Porsche Panamera

For the love of buttons, speed, and speakers
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted April 23, 2012
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It’s hardly a new trend, hiring a high-end audio company to design — maybe build — an audio system upgrade for a car. Bose does it all the time, as do THX, B&W, Lexicon, and B&O
It’s win-win, better audio, a bit of extra profit, and brand exposure for the audio company. But when it’s a pairing of two storied companies like Porsche and Burmester, color me interested.
Conveniently, that color is “Yachting Blue.”

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