2022 Porsche Panamera Turbo Interior and Cargo

There are four no-cost leather options available: Black, Agate Grey, Marsala, and Saddle Brown. The dual-tone options cost $530 but are well worth the investment. Available options include Black/Bordeaux Red, Marsala/Cream, Black/Chalk, Saddle Brown/Luxor Beige, Black/Saddle Brown, and a blend of Black and Luxor Beige.

The more upmarket Club Leather option adds $1,860 to the price and is available in Cohiba Brown and Truffle Brown. The interior trim depends on the leather you opt for, but the Anthracite Birch, Paldao, and Dark Walnut all look classy. You can always opt for the more modern Brushed Aluminum at no extra charge or pay $1,000 to have the dash trimmed in carbon fiber, as was the case with our test vehicle. A multifunction GT Sport steering wheel is standard and it comes in leather, but can optionally be finished in Race-Tex or with matte carbon fiber trim.

Porsche offers a wide variety of interior customization options. You can go as far as changing the color of the seatbelts and even the color of the lap timer on top of the dashboard.

The Panamera might just be the most practical luxury express in existence. As standard, you get a 17.6-cubic-foot trunk, but that's only half the story. You can't fold the rear seats forward in most other full-size luxury sedans, but you can in the Porsche. This increases the cargo capacity to 47.3 cubes in the standard-wheelbase model and 52.6 cubes in the Executive. The Panamera's hatch also makes it easier to access the cargo space. The standard-wheelbase hybrid has a 14.2-cubic-foot trunk, increasing to 43.8 cubes with the rear seats folded. The Executive hybrid offers 49.1 cubes with its rear seats folded.

Interior storage is excellent, thanks to the four-seater configuration. Front passengers get dual cupholders, a glove compartment, and a storage space underneath the armrest. Instead of a middle seat, rear passengers get two cupholders, a storage compartment, and access to climate control buttons in the case of the Executive model.

The Panamera Turbo S is a high-end model, which means you do get a lot as standard. It comes with dual-zone climate control, a pollen filter, tinted thermally-insulated glass, 14-way power-adjustable heated front seats with memory, heated rear seats, a head-up display, keyless access with a push-button start, a digital instrument cluster, a multifunction GT Sport steering wheel with shift paddles, auto-dimming rearview and side mirrors, and two rear USB charging ports.

Safety-wise, it has front and rear park assist with a reverse camera, lane-keep assist, and traffic sign recognition. Cruise control is standard. If you want the more advanced adaptive cruise control, you have to opt for the Assistance Package or you can specify the feature on its own for $2,250. Executive models add four-zone climate control, eight-way power-adjustable rear seats with memory, ambient lighting, and a power sunblind for the rear compartment and rear windows.

Porsche's 12.3-inch infotainment system remains a clunky system that can be difficult to figure out, but it gets more effortless in the long term. Both wireless Apple CarPlay and wired Android Auto are now standard. The infotainment system also comes with Bluetooth connectivity, USB connectivity, an aux input, connected navigation, voice control, HD Radio, and SiriusXM. It's connected to an impressive 14-speaker Bose surround-sound system, but you can upgrade to a 21-speaker Burmester 3D surround-sound system. A rear-seat entertainment system is also available for an additional $3,180.

We love that the Apple CarPlay screen is inset in the larger screen. That means you can jump back and forth between your podcasts and the native functions like navigation and phone. There are also screens for drive modes where you can change your individual preferences as well as climate functions, which also have redundant controls. There's a separate function for all the safety features too, where you can turn them on and off individually, and take a look at 360 degrees of cameras. In our time with the car, it all worked properly and quickly.