Porsche is considering bringing diesel models stateside.
"We are discussing internally if we should introduce the Cayenne diesel in the U.S. this year. Also a Panamera diesel is an option," said Bernhard Maier, Porsche's sales and marketing director, in an interview with Automotive News Europe.
"We will make a decision soon," said Maier.
Porsche already sells the Cayenne diesel in Europe and is expected to debut a Panamera diesel variant this year. According to Automotive News Europe, Porsche may bring both a Panamera diesel and gasoline-electric hybrid to the Geneva auto show in March.
Porsche introduced the Cayenne diesel in 2008. It comes with a 3.0 lite TDI with 240 PS (176 kW / 237 hp) and 550 Nm (406 lb-ft) of torque.
A Panamera diesel is expected to come with the same power plant coupled to an eight-speed automatic transmission good for a 0 to 100 km/h acceleration time of just over 7 seconds.
Maier said that the brand does not intend to take any diesel variants to China given the poor quality of diesel fuel in the country.
