--- title: "Porsche Sport Turismo Is Dead Because Americans Don’t Buy Wagons" description: "Porsche is dropping the Sport Turismo wagon body style from the new third-generation 2024 Panamera lineup." date: "2023-11-26" modified: "2023-11-26" authors: - name: "Nico DeMattia" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/nico-demattia" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/porsche-sport-turismo-is-dead-because-americans-dont-buy-wagons-report" categories: - "News" - "News by Brand" - "Porsche News" tags: - "Panamera" - "porsche" - "sedan" --- # Porsche Sport Turismo Is Dead Because Americans Don’t Buy Wagons ![]() *Porsche* Porsche just launched the third generation of its Panamera sedan and it gains a suite of meaningful updates over the outgoing model. However, there's also one glaring omission to the [third-gen Panamera's]() order sheet—a wagon version. According to *[Automotive News Europe]()*, the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo is sadly dead for the third generation. [Porsche ]()added the Sport Turismo body style to its second-generation Panamera lineup for the 2017 model year, which elated the Porsche enthusiast community. The Panamera Sport Turismo was the family-car Porsche for real car nerds like you and I but there was apparently one problem with it: no one bought it. ![]() **2024 Porsche Panamera Sedan* | *Porsche** "Porsche focuses its product portfolio primarily on the wishes of its customers. Around the world, the Panamera is primarily in demand as a sports saloon. In China and the U.S., our main markets in the D segment, in particular, the Sport Turismo plays only a minor role. For this reason, we have decided to discontinue this model variant with the launch of the new generation," Porsche told *The Drive*. We can't know for sure just how well the Sport Turismo model sold relative to the Panamera sedan since Porsche combines their sales figures. But there's no reason to doubt Porsche's claims of poor sales. Car enthusiasts in the U.S. regularly complain about the lack of sporty wagons on sale but when car companies finally build them, few customers seem to buy them. There are exceptions, of course, like the Audi RS6 Avant and Mercedes-AMG E63 Wagon, but they aren't the rule. Proof of that is in the lack of performance wagons on sale in North America. Europe gets cars like the Audi RS4 Avant, [BMW M3 Touring](), Mercedes-AMG C63 wagon, and the Volkswagen Golf R Wagon, none of which are sold in the U.S. It seems the Venn diagram overlap between car enthusiasts that want fast wagons and customers who can afford them is quite small. ![]() **Porsche** There's still some hope for Porsche wagon enthusiasts, as long as they're cool with electric vehicles. For the moment, both the electric Taycan Sport Turismo and the slightly more rugged Taycan Cross Turismo are still on sale. That doesn't mean we won't miss the Panamera Sport Turismo, though, as it was a unique car in a mostly homogenized automotive market. I'll be keeping my eyes out for used models over the next few years. *Got tips? Send 'em to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Nico is a writer and reviewer from New Jersey who probably thinks he’s a lot funnier than he actually is. His love of cars began when he was just a kid playing Gran Turismo 3, grinding out enough race wins with a Mazda Miata to save up for an in-game RUF 911. That passion for small, lightweight sports cars drove his desire to learn more about the industry, get his hands on as many cars as he could, and bring those experiences to life on the page. He cut his teeth writing about BMWs, Volkswagens, and Audis, mostly, and has owned far too many of each. He’s on his fourth 3 Series sedan, but all of his old, cheap German cars have forced him to learn more about car maintenance than his mechanical capability can handle. Too many late nights have been spent scrambling to get a car running by morning so he could get to work. For some reason, he never seems to learn that old Bimmers probably aren’t the best daily drivers. But he loves more than just old German cars. He’ll gladly drive and discuss anything with four (or even three) wheels. Cars aren’t his only passions, though. Nico is also a big nerd and loves movies, video games, comic books, and cares far too much about the New York Giants. So don’t be surprised if you see football references or dumb, obscure movie quotes in any of his car reviews. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()