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New details on Porsche Cayenne Hybrid

February 23, 2009 by Matt Brogan  




Although Porsche’s Cayenne Hybrid S was first unveiled way back in November 2007 at the Los Angeles Auto Show, it’s been quite some time since we’ve had any updates on specific details of the high-performance, fuel efficient SUV – until now.

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Porsche has announced this morning that the Cayenne Hybrid S will use an Audi sourced 3.0-litre V6 engine – developing 248kW of power and 439Nm of torque – coupled to an electric motor that contributes a further 39kW and 300Nm to the equation.

These figures should be enough to propel the Cayenne Hybrid S from 0-100 km/h in under seven seconds.
Despite its high-performance aspiration, it is claimed the Cayenne Hybrid S will have 20 per cent fewer CO2 emissions than its petrol equivalent though official emissions and fuel consumption figures have not yet been released.

The new Cayenne Hybrid S will be capable of travelling up to two kilometres on electric power alone during which time speeds of up to 140km/h can be reached before the petrol engine kicks in.

A date for when the Cayenne Hybrid S will be available for purchase has not yet been announced, though we expect later this year or early 2010.

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Comments

4 Responses to “New details on Porsche Cayenne Hybrid”
  1. Botsy says:

    Good move by Porsche. You know Hybrid and green cars are going to stick around when Porsche and Merc start to take notice.

  2. Alex says:

    Hey, what about a Hydrogen Cayenne? Would make a hell of a lot more sense. As of now, I would rather the Diesel one.

  3. GP says:

    That must be the Audi S4 3.0 Supercharged V6 engine – heaps of torque.

    “The 3.0 TFSI delivers its maximum 440Nm at 2,500 rpm and maintains this constantly until 4,850rpm.”

    Beautiful engine …..

  4. Frontman says:

    Can anyone say US CAFFE laws????? :-)

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