Cayenne

Diesel Porsche Cayenne finally coming

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How long did that take? Porsche finally jumps across their shadow and announces a Diesel version of its Cayenne SUV. Starting February 2009, the Porsche will offer a Cayenne with a diesel engine.
The advantage of a Diesel engine is that uses way less gas. Especially the deviation from the average consumption is not as high as with gasoline and you get a lot of torque.
The Diesel Porsche Cayenne will come with a three-liter V6 turbo diesel engine with 240 hp (176 kW) supplied by Audi AG, a subsidiary of the VW Group. The average consumption of the Cayenne Diesel is 9.3 liters per 100 kilometers (~25mpg), with CO2 at 244g/km. Read more

Posted on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Porsche Cayenne GTS debuts at IAA 2007

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Porsche will show the Cayenne Hybrid at the IAA 2007, but you cannot buy that one. Porsche will also show the new Cayenne GTS, which you can buy early 2008.

The new Porsche Cayenne GTS has a 8-liter V8 and is the first Cayenne to feature the electronically controlled damping system, Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM), with steel springs. This combination was previously reserved exclusively for Porsche sports cars. Read more

Posted on Sun, 9 Sep 2007 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Porsche Cayenne Hybrid at IAA 2007

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Porsche will apparently exhibit their current Porsche Cayenne Hybrid prototype at the IAA 2007 in Frankfurt next month.

Porsche announced that they were working on a Hybrid Cayenne back at the IFA 2005. Porsche uses a parallel concept for their hybrid drive. Currently they use a V6 engine that works seamlessly with an electric engine powered by a block of batteries.

The fuel efficiency of the Porsche Cayenne with Hybrid drive is currently 24 miles per gallon (9,8l/100km). The final version of the Porsche Cayenne Hybrid is supposed to be more efficient. Read more

Posted on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia

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Porsche issues a limited edition of the Cayenne S for the Transsyberia Rallye.

There will be only 26 Cayenne S Transsyberia made. Porsche enhanced the Transsyberia visually and introduced safety measures to make the new Cayenne a mean rally machine. The engine stays untouched and has the same performance as the standard Cayenne S (385hp).

The Transsyberia Rally will take place from August 2nd to 17th and is 3,850 miles long. It starts in Moscow and ends in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

IAA 2005: Hybrid Porsche Cayenne Coming

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Porsche said on the IAA 2005 that they plan a Hybrid Porsche Cayenne.

Do not expect a Porsche Cayenne Hybrid SUV anytime soon at your personal Porsche dealer. Around 2010 it might be available.
The German Car makers are very late to the hybrid technology. Japanese car makers are miles ahead. VW announced together with their Audi and Porsche units hybrid technology push. Apparently Audi will already show a hybrid of the new Audi Q7 at the IAA, which should hit the roads in 2008.
I am all for alternative engine technologies. The car industry is way to focused on horse power. The current fuel prices help to drive the need for alternative energy. Read more