Mercedes CLS AMG vs Porshe Panamera GTS - Fifth Gear 

I agree that it doesn't make sense to compare these two in terms of performance, as the Panamera S/GTS matches up better with the CLS 550 (and the Panamera Turbo and Turbo S match with the CLS63 and CLS63S), but I think what they were going for was an even comparison with respect to price. They both start in the neighborhood of $110,000, but even then, the $116k GTS is a good bit more than the $106k CLS63, and that's before getting into the ridiculous options prices for which Porsche is famous...

You're right, Davis. I do agree with you on that.

Davis Dunlap thats true but they should have mentioned it!

Next time compare it to panamera diesel so the mercedes victory is even more obvious.

Kameron Sumlin I’d choose the naturally aspirated Porsche anyway over the Mercedes, it won’t fall to pieces lol

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This is so true. Through the corners the average person will go through at a speed he/she thinks is safe, not necessarily. what the car is capable of.

Sauvag E. Yep, Turkish. And the 'C' is pronounced as J.

Italians come close though, the problem with British cars is reliabilty. However, I agree German cars are the best

Yet the la ferrari is faster than all german car and the P1 as well

Nobody was talking about prices but about a totally unfair comparison of an N/A engine to a twin turbo. The Panamera Turbo would eat the CLS on the track. If we compare top of the line 4 door sports saloons, then let us compare top of the line engine options. Why then not comparing CLS500 to the Panamera Turbo? Also not fair, don’t you think?

Don't we all

Where is the Panamera Turbo?

Exactly. Silly comparison.

They are not. Silly comparison hands down.

That would’ve destroyed the merc tho and they wanted to make it fair to the merc

+Paul Stefan hmm... m3 or m4? rs7?

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Paul Stefan dacia sandero?

Exactly

Until you bring out the even more powerful S model of CLS 63

Latarsha Berdin Actually, no, not really. Its very close, in fact. Maybe that's what you meant, but I doubt it. Putting aside the inevitably conservative manufacturers' ratings, note that Car & Driver got 0-60 sprints as low as 3.6 seconds for both the Panamera Turbo S and the Mercedes CLS63 AMG S, and Motor Trend got 3.4 out of both for the same. Additionally, the Merc sports a top speed of 186 mph and the Porsche 192. So both are about the same in terms of straight-line speed. However, the Porsche is clearly a better driver's car, as Motor Trend was about to extract 1.03g of lateral grip out of the Panamera, compared to 0.97g in the CLS. This was demonstrated clearly enough by the fact that the Porsche posted a lap time of 1:22.68 on the Streets of Willow, whereas the Mercedes took 1:24.71; for comparison, note that the Ferrari 458 Italia posted a 1:22.30. I think the lap time disparity is probably due in large part to the Porsche's more advanced AWD system (borrowed from Audi and upgraded to handle the torque) and its huge carbon ceramic brakes. This is made even more impressive by the fact that the Porsche has to haul around an extra 173 lbs. of curb weight!

Davis Dunlap the cls63 by road and track tested at 3.2s 0-60 Also, mod to mod, let’s say both tuned the amg will smash the Porsche easily in straight line speed.

Yes of course they are the Porsche cost 121000 euro and the cls63 amg cost 117000 euro so the better car is even cheaper

But the Porsche Panamera GTS a is like a 911 GT3, compare the CLS63 with it's actual competition (Panamera Turbo S) and it would lose.

Are you a Pakistani taxi driver.???

These are 2011 cars mate otherwise I agree with you

I think that they just wanted to compare a car with so much power vs a car that has less power (Panamera GTS), and the GTS did so good as well! :)

And the mercedes CLS63 or CL63 amg with performance package from amg which has 900 nm torque and 570hp would have left the turbo s in the dust. The Renntech CLS63 or CL63 AMG has 670hp and 1044nm torque which would kill the porsche.

hahahahaa dude, price wise you can't compare them. if that was the case then a lambo would've smoked them

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Stark somewre over the side of the road

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what straight man does not have a crush on her?

because there would be too big of a price difference. why can't people understand this???

Light Yagami The average person just doesn't decide to buy one of these cars because they saved enough money. Most people buy cars like these because they are filthy rich. And chances are that if they can buy a GTS, more than likely they'll afford a Turbo as well. It all boils down to what the rich want.

Light Yagami Yeah, but from a horse power standpoint, it would have been a much more accurate test. Although, even with the Panamera Turbo, the Benz would still have an h.p. advantage.

Its the back, looks like a whale. Everything else is perfect but the back kills it

It is quite hideous, yes, but not only does the Maserati rock cheap-ish hard-plasticy switchgear pulled from the Chrysler-Fiat corporate parts bin, but the trim and leather isn't up to snuff for anything wearing the trident badge, and the transmission is reportedly rather clunky when the throttle isn't wide open. Most importantly, the Quattroporte lacks the biggest selling point for most Maseratis: the high-revving, Ferrari-built, flat-plane crankshaft V8. These are just a few of the many reasons why the Quattorporte is cheaper. Its exciting, yes, but lacks the refinement, build quality, and motorsport pedigree of the Porsche

MrBingping panamera actually makes more sense to me than other sedans, because its made to look more like a supercar than a sedan

+Davis Dunlap I love Maserati, but all of your facts are sound and I agree with you. I would love to see Maserati get some air under its wings and be able to (re-)start building their cars with genuine quality and performance like they used to. Nice cars; all three of them.

+MrBingping maserati is the true ugliest luxury sport car in the market

too big of a price difference between the two then

nforspeed91 they compare zr1s to Ferraris all the time around the track, and even though the Ferrari cost 3 times as much, the vette always rwins.. obviously a panamera with 424 hp vs the benzes 548 is going to be slower. the turbo would have been a more compelling test.

The Panamera Turbo S would make the CLS lose, and so would the RS7.

Maybe in the past when the CLS was rear wheel drive. Now that the CLS 63 AMG S model is here with more power, you're quite wrong. The Audi will lose because it's slower, heavier, and less powerful. I will admit it could either way with the Porsche because it's only less power and weighs less, but it has a torque disadvantage.

More powerful and all wheel drive