The Porsche Panamera has helped to pave the way to a new era for the Stuttgart brand over its 15-year life to date. Now in its third generation, this sports-luxury saloon has climbed to the very top of the performance car market with a sublime mix of quality, comfort and speed.

And in every regard, it would seem that Porsche has continued to develop what was already a winning formula into what you could argue is its best all-round package. It’s just a shame that it sits in a dwindling saloon sector that means sales numbers are never likely to be huge, but Porsche clearly still sees value in its highbrow executive car.

Now in its third generation, we’re sad to say our preferred Sport Turismo body style has been canned, but looks better now than it ever has with a handful of subtle design tweaks. But as ever with a Porsche, it’s in the driving that this car will truly be defined, and any disappointment about the lack of Shooting Brake is quickly cancelled out by how good the Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid is on the road.