Best Lifestyle Accessory For A Family Of Four

The Porsche Panamera proves you don't have to sacrifice comfort or practicality for 911-level thrills

- Dhruv Attri

So, you’re a married car enthusiast with kids. You need a practical car, so any two-seat sports car is out of contention. A luxo-barge won't cut it: it may be comfortable, but you'll feel like a chauffeur every time you take the wheel. And understandably, you don’t want to join the unimaginative masses on the big, boring luxury-SUV bandwagon. The only sensible solution for your very specific predicament? The Porsche Panamera.

A highly underrated yet practical four-door sedan in Porsche's lineup, the Panamera starts at Rs 1.70 crore (ex-showroom India). As with every Porsche, you can customise it to your heart's content. The one I drove was equipped with nearly Rs 30 lakh worth of extras: 20-inch Aero alloy wheels (Rs 4.54 lakh), panoramic sunroof (Rs 4.32 lakh), black and bordeaux red leather upholstery (Rs 8.77 lakh), 14-way power-adjustable seats with memory package (Rs 2.67 lakh), Sport Chrono package (Rs 3.26 lakh), 360-degree camera with Active Parking feature (Rs 3.09 lakh), front-passenger screen (Rs 1.70 lakh) and the Neodyme Accent package (Rs 1.16 lakh).