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Porsche Cayenne Hybrid S still a year out

06/17/2009, 4:39 PM

By Mark Kleis

Porsche first unveiled its Cayenne Hybrid S back in November of 2007 at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and after more than two years later, the greener SUV has yet to hit the road. Even still, the waiting game is not quite over as the Cayenne Hybrid S is still about a year away from production.

In an interview with Germany’s Rheinische Post, Porsche board member Wolfgang Dürheimer revealed the Cayenne Hybrid S will be in dealer showrooms in the second half of 2010. Dürheimer also indicated the Cayenne Hybrid S will retail from about €90,000 ($124,500).

Porsche says the Cayenne Hybrid S will offer V8 power with four-cylinder efficiency, and by the looks of the numbers, it could be spot on. The Cayenne Hybrid S will use an Audi-sourced turbocharged 3.0L V6 — developing 333 horsepower and 324 lb-ft of torque — with an electric motor contributing another 52 horsepower and 221 lb-ft of torque. That should be enough grunt to get the Cayenne Hybrid S from 0-60 in a typically un-eco-friendly 6.8 seconds.

Despite its high-performance aspiration, the Cayenne Hybrid S will produce 20 percent fewer CO2 emissions than its gasoline counterpart – good enough to qualify as an ULEV II. Porsche hasn’t released official fuel economy figures for the Cayenne Hybrid S quite yet, but early reports suggest the SUV could hit 32 mpg on the highway — 10 mpg better than the V6-powered Cayenne.

Porsche also revealed the Cayenne Hybrid S will be capable of traveling up to 1.2 miles on electric power alone, with the gas engine kicking in within 380ms when needed. Additionally, the Cayenne Hybrid S will be able to maintain electric power alone all the way up to 86 mph — making zero-emission highway driving possible.


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06/17, 4:44 PM

posted by:

Borat

Not if Qatar sheiks own it! They need it to burn gas like 747!

06/17, 6:34 PM

posted by:

Turbo Mo

What the hell is Porche thinking? Not only did they miss the hybrid luxury SUV market by years, typical Porche customers don’t give a crap about saving fuel!

06/17, 7:45 PM

posted by:

AutoCritical

My word! I hope they don’t plan on selling it with the words “Hybrid” stuck onto the side…

06/17, 8:15 PM

posted by:

Borat

Turbo Mo, if you can afford 70+K car, cost of fuel is not on top of your priorities. However, image is. If you want to project “green” image, you must have hybrid. I am far from advocating hybrids, but after introduction Lexus LS460H was outselling LS460, yet hybrid has inferior mileage to the “normal” car.

06/18, 1:58 AM

posted by:

A4

JESUS THATS EXPENSIVE AS WELL AS UGLY!
For that price i’d at least expect the much better looking Turbo’s front valence.
Or I’ll just stick to a… DIESEL
this is a WASTE

06/18, 1:59 AM

posted by:

A4

and its the LS600H, Borat.

06/18, 1:59 AM

posted by:

A4

and id really like to see your numbers for that, ive seen an INFINITE amount of LS460’s, and ive only seen ONE LS600h.

06/18, 2:34 AM

posted by:

MurcieMe

86 mph without the help of the gas engine? I’ll believe it when I see it.

06/18, 7:12 AM

posted by:

carstuff

Guys, Porsche has to meet the same EPA MPG requirements as everyone else. They are not going to do it w/o some major hybrid enhancements. Good thing is that another $5k on each car for hybridization will be much easier to swallow on a Porsche than on a Toyota/Chevy.

Biggest issue will be the increased weight and what it does to handling.

06/18, 12:11 PM

posted by:

scratchy

@ Turbo Mo , hybrids sell in the US.

 
 
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