Despite Porsche managers claiming there will be no diesel Porsches, a big SUV without a diesel engine option is almost inappropriate nowadays. With increasing pressure from environmentalist, Porsche has put forth the Cayenne Hybrid. Additionally, with Porsche's own goal of reducing CO2 emissions by more than 20 percent by the year 2012, a diesel version is inevitable. Here are first shots of what appears to be a diesel Cayenne cold whether testing.
From the spy photographer, “I was just passing a petrol station in northern Sweden when I noticed four Porsche Cayennes standing there at a petrol station. There is nothing strange about this situation, but this time it was something that caught my eye. One of the Cayennes was driving off the diesel pump.
As all the cars left the petrol station I followed them for a while, and they stopped outside a restaurant. I noticed that one of the Cayenne's exhaust pipes were quite different. Not the usual big twin pipes, but instead a single smaller pipe on each side, and that was the Cayenne driving off the diesel pump. With no signs inside the car I decided to wait for them to finish their dinner and listen to the engine as they turned on the engine and drove off. And as suspected, I was right, that was really a diesel powered Porsche - no doubt about that.”
As previously reported, it is believed the most logical engine candidate, which is currently being developed by Audi, is a twin-turbocharged 3.2 litre V6 diesel engine producing more than 300hp.
Diesel Engine for a Porsche (Cayenne)
Porsche Cayenne Diesel spy photo
First time in Porsche history
By Brian Potter
March 10, 2008 1:14 PM
Filed Under: German, Porsche, Spy Photos
Comments
Bristol411S3
March 10, 2008 1:31 PM
Oh dear, this will upset the traditionalists, who have probably only just got over the 924...
lelu
March 10, 2008 7:35 PM
And surely delight idiots, only swearing by diesel... Bad luck, they are the most numerous.
Joe_Limon
March 10, 2008 8:53 PM
Diesel isn't good or bad, its just different. The "idiots" you speak of don't swear only by diesel, each engine type has its own advantage. If you only cared about high reving low torque engines you would say all piston powered gas engines suck and that the only true engine is the rotary engine. Each engine type has its own benefits/drawbacks, the diesel gives you torque and makes you look more eco friendly. Lelu you sir are the close minded one.
ght
March 12, 2008 2:10 AM
"the diesel gives you torque and makes you look more eco friendly." HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!You have absolutely no idea what youre talking about,more eco friendly?Make some research about diesel.
lelu
March 10, 2008 8:14 PM
I was just following him in his blinded reasoning. The point is that Porsche are not made to use diesel engines.
Joe_Limon
March 11, 2008 2:30 AM
Why are new compact diesel cars getting better mileage then the prius if they weren't more eco friendly then their gasoline counter parts? Back to porche not made to use diesel engines, is this a statement saying that porsche has traditionally been super conservative in its designs that a diesel engine would be far to out of the realm of thinking for porsche engineers? Or is it the literal meaning of "Porche are not made to use diesel engies" in that if you put a diesel engine in a porche, the car would break?
ck314
March 11, 2008 1:58 AM
This discussion is pointless, since they will never fit a diesel powered engine in the supersport 911/Cayman range. If they allow this to happen, it's only because the Cayenne is somehow like the 914 back in the days: half a VW.
german-cars-lover
March 11, 2008 3:55 PM
I have been waiting for Diesel engine from Porsche . And now the time has come !!
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