Up close with stunners that are set to scorch Hong Kong roads soon

Among the new models revealed at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show were five stunners that well-off Hongkongers may well be keen to get their hands on when they are launched in the city.

Porsche launched two long-distance cars at the 10-day show, which closed on November 27. The flat-six, 510hp 911 RSR stole the bloglight as the marque’s latest GT endurance racer for Le Mans. However, the Porsche Panamera Executive models offer cross-border bosses new fast-lane luxury, and they are due here in the second or third quarter of 2017, according to Porsche Centre Hong Kong and Macau spokeswoman Jess Lam.

Built 155mm longer, and with more rear-seat stretch than the Gran Turismo models, the Panamera Executives have more standard extras, such as a panoramic roof, more comfortable seats and rear roll-up blinds. Its cabin seems built for tycoons, with more antenna and smartphone connections, and a large rear centre console that can integrate two folding tables. The Executives also get the latest Porsche Rear Seat Entertainment, with 10.1-inch front-seat-backrest displays that can be detached and used as rear-seat or outdoor tablets.

The 550hp Panamera Turbo Executive (HK$2.946 million) tops the range and is also fitted with four-zone air-conditioning system, LED main headlights and ambient lighting. The 440hp Panamera 4S Executive (HK$2.073 million) also has rear-axle steering, a reversing camera and soft-close doors. The marque also produces the 462hp Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Executive (HK$1.908 million); and the three-litre, 330hp V6 Porsche Panamera 4 Executive (HK$1.653 million).

The dealer will also launch the new Panamera 4S and Turbo in the first quarter of 2017, Lam says.

Watch out, Bentley and Rolls-Royce, because the Mercedes-Maybach S 650 Cabriolet was probably the show’s most beautiful car. The six-litre bi-turbo V12’s production has been limited to 300 units, and each is numbered with a polished, chrome-plated plaque “to highlight the level of exclusivity”, the marque says. Offered for €300,000 (HK$2.47 million) in Europe, where deliveries are expected to start next spring, the 630hp open-top four seater features the marque’s best of everything on 20-inch wheels. All of the optional extras of the S-Class Cabriolet come as standard on the Mercedes-Maybach, including Swarovski crystal headlamps, the AIRCAP wind deflector, and AIRSCARF neck-level heating system in its seats, the marque says. Luggage can also be “colour-coordinated to match the interior ... and strapped together to make the best use of boot space”, the marque adds.