Porsche Panamera receives 16-speaker sound system from Burmester

Instead of just enjoying the powerful roar of the engine through the exhaust pipes some have opted to take pleasure in playing their favorite music en-route to their destination. The famous German audio company Burmester has joined foces with Porsche to produce a special upmarket audio system for the latest 2010 Panamera by Porsche.

The first car Burmester made an audio system for is the Bugatti Veyron 16.4, and now it’s the Panamera’s turn. The system consists of 16 speakers, each equipped with its own individual amplifier with ranges from 25 watts for the tweeters up to 300 watts for the subwoofer. The dashboard comes with an air-motion tweeter and the amplifiers are all analog for the best quality sound. The resulting product, considering that Burmester has been at it for five years, provides an unparalleled audio experience that has received the endorsement of Porsche. The basic system comes with a hefty 5,000 Euro ($7,000) price tag.
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SHOWTIME - 6/3/2009 2:26:42 PM

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$7,000?? The speakers better be able to dance as well.

MrBratwurst - 6/3/2009 2:57:34 PM

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You get a Kia Rio 5-door hatchback for two of those sound systems.

answer - 6/3/2009 3:15:32 PM

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Take that Bose!

Whelan - 6/3/2009 3:45:51 PM

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Is it necessary? Seriously, I get by fine listening to my 6 speaker system. And if I'm driving a Porsche, I'm listening to the exhaust note more than the radio. Pointless to me.

Joe_Limon - 6/3/2009 4:01:37 PM

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So is this what happens when Porsche doesn't care about weight? They make a severially under powered 4 door veyron... that looks like the 911's hunchback step brother that lives under the stairs.

LACMAN - 6/3/2009 4:32:06 PM

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LOL

dhkss2002 - 6/3/2009 4:46:23 PM

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16 speaker sound system as an option, but the ugliness comes standard on this monstrosity. Good one Joe_Liman LOLZ.

wins555 - 6/4/2009 4:33:55 AM

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In case you guys don't know yet, in contrast to previous news that Porsche will merge with VW, the tables have turned. Porsche apparently can't find the money to complete the deal. Porsche can just turn ou to be one of VW's sub brands like Lamborghini, Audi, RRoyce, Seat, etc.

100octane - 6/4/2009 2:37:40 PM

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Rolls Royce = BMW
i guess you meant Bentley

Type707 - 6/4/2009 4:37:18 AM

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Theater on wheels...nice.