2012 Porsche Panamera 4

The Panamera is Porsche's four-door hatchback, blending sports-car performance with room for four adults and their luggage. It drives like a smaller car than its size suggests, with sharp steering and a firm, controlled ride that stays composed on twisty roads. Inside, the cabin is driver-focused with a simple, tapered dashboard and an array of large, intuitive buttons instead of a complex touchscreen. The hatchback body gives it a surprisingly usable cargo area, and the rear seats are genuinely comfortable for long trips. The Panamera 4 gives you all-weather traction with its standard all-wheel drive, a step up from the rear-drive base model without jumping to the S's higher price. Its 3.6L V6 makes 300 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque, routed through a seven-speed automatic to all four wheels, and it returns 21 mpg combined.