Where each one leads
Porsche Panamera Turbo S
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2023 Porsche Panamera Turbo S uses 13.5 l/100 km, the 2026 Rolls-Royce Ghost 16.4.
- New Porsche Panamera Turbo S cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 287 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 357 for the Rolls-Royce Ghost in 2022.
Rolls-Royce Ghost
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Porsche Panamera Turbo S | Rolls-Royce Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2012–2021 | 2010–2023 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 1,894 (2010–2022) | 2,291 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 985 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Porsche Panamera Turbo S | Rolls-Royce Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| US owner complaints | 1 | 1 |
| Most complaints about | Wheels | Engine and engine cooling |
| Model year with most complaints | 2012 (1) | 2011 (1) |
| US recall campaigns | 6 | 9 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,317 | 208 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Porsche Panamera Turbo S | Rolls-Royce Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 13.5 l/100 km (2023) | 16.4 l/100 km (2026) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 14.6 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 287 g/km | 357 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 462 kW (619 hp) | 428 kW (574 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 2,207 kg | 2,573 kg |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).