Arran Maclean was the lucky winner of the Porsche Silverstone Experience at last November’s Club Night hosted by Porsche Centre Wilmslow.
The prize included being chauffeur driven by me to Silverstone and back in the latest Panamera 4S Diesel, accompanied by Arran’s wife Rachael and R5 Regional Organiser Allan Crosby. Both Allan and I had Porsche Experience slots as a result of recent car purchases.
The Panamera is an impressive car with a huge display screen reminiscent of the Cinemascope movies of old and a superb level of comfort for four adults making a long journey. The economy is incredible for such a large car, returning 40 plus mpg for me but put to shame by Arran’s 45 mpg on the return, both at legal road limits. I demonstrated the awesome acceleration out of the M6 toll-booth, which didn’t help my economy, but overall fuel cost for the return was under £35.
After a tasty lunch at the PEC, we were shown to our choice of cars, Allan with a Turbo S, Arran with a Carrera S and me in a Carrera GTS. An afternoon of fun followed and we all benefitted from the tuition.
Arran is used to chauffeuring his horses around, and when this driving style is applied to a Panamera it not only returned great economy but gave me the opportunity to relax in the comfortable rear cabin and doze on the way home.
Many thanks to Porsche Centre Wilmslow for providing the prize and the very capable Panamera 4S Diesel.