Porsche has begun production of its first diesel passenger car (the company has produced diesel tractors in its less-than-glamorous past), the Cayenne Diesel, which was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show. Production began today at the automaker’s Leipzig, Germany, production facility on the 240-horsepower V6 diesel sports-utility vehicle.
Porsche sources the diesel engine from Audi and it mates the engine to the Tiptronic S six-speed automatic transmission. Base price in Europe for the oil-burning Cayenne is €47,250.
The automaker still hasn’t confirmed whether the Cayenne Diesel will come to the United States, where Volkswagen recently unveiled its version of the platform, a V6 diesel Touareg, at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
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12/29, 9:53 AM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
If this v6 tdi is the same engine as the one in the vw touareg, it should also offer more torque:) Can’t wait to test drive one
12/29, 10:37 AM
posted by:
darx_ider
Why does it look sooo ugly ??
12/29, 10:50 AM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
The Grand Cherokee diesel outsells the gas model up here. I’ll bet you Canada gets the Cayenne diesel before the US.
12/29, 12:17 PM
posted by:
EuroDurance
It’s big, stupid and ugly and now it even smells bad. EuroDurance has spoken.
12/29, 12:27 PM
posted by:
Borat
The automaker still hasn’t confirmed whether the Cayenne Diesel will come to the United States, ergo Canadia! Johnny, don’t count chickens…
01/08, 2:25 AM
posted by:
FlyingB
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