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From February 2009, Porsche will offer a
Cayenne with a diesel engine and thus extend its range of engines for
the four door, all-wheel drive car further, once again. This decision
was taken in response to changed legal regulations especially in
European markets, resulting in tax incentives for vehicles with diesel
engines. Furthermore, the Porsche stake in Volkswagen Group, the world’s
largest manufacturer of modern diesel engines for passenger cars, has
opened up new opportunities to utilise sporty compression-ignition
technology. Porsche will equip
the Cayenne with a 3.0-litre V6 turbo diesel engine with 240 bhp supplied by Audi,
as used in their Q7 model. The average
consumption of the Cayenne Diesel is 30.4mpg Combined with emissions of 244 g/km CO2.
The spontaneous throttle response and
high torque characteristics of this diesel engine deliver the required
performance levels for an athletic all-terrain vehicle such as the
Cayenne. The substantial maximum torque of 550 Newton metres complements
the sports-oriented chassis dynamics and provides a high degree of
control to offer driving enjoyment typical of Porsche.
In response to customer demand, the new
Cayenne model will initially be offered in Europe. Preparations for
market introduction in other countries are underway.
The Porsche Executive Board is
confident that it will maintain the long term market success of the
Cayenne series with the low-consumption V6 turbo diesel.
With the introduction of the Cayenne
Diesel, Porsche is consistently continuing its commitment to reduce fuel
consumption. As early as Spring 2007, the sports car manufacturer had
equipped the new generation of the Cayenne series with engines featuring
petrol direct injection that consume up to 15 per cent less fuel in
real-world driving conditions.
The new Cayenne with diesel drive will
be arriving at Porsche Centres from February 2009. Equipped with the
proven Tiptronic-S automatic gearbox as standard, it costs from £40,250. The sports car manufacturer is also
working on another Cayenne variant with hybrid drive that will exceed 31
mpg, and which will be launched onto the market at the end of the
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