The finished article – Mark Webber’s tour of London in the Porsche 919
Mark Webber drove a Porsche 919 on the streets of London one early morning in September for a promotional stunt ahead of the launch of the new Panamera 4 E-Hybrid.
The Panamera uses ‘innovation bred on the race track’, according to Porsche, with a hybrid system developed through knowledge gained through the 919. No 1.4-litre V4 though like the 919, instead a 2.9-litre V6 good for more than 460bhp.
This is the eventual outcome, while further below is how it looked on the day through the lens of a smartphone camera…
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