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Upcoming Porsche Cayenne diesel to be a V6

Porsche is having a tough time sticking to their guns when it comes to not using diesel engines, as we recently reported. We know that the Cayenne is likely to get a diesel, but what we have not known up until now is what kind of diesel engine will appear in the Cayenne. According to reports, Porsche seems to have chosen the 3.0 liter V6 engine, not the 4.2 liter V8 from the Audi Q7, or the diesel V10 from the VW Touareg. In all honesty, we can't think of any problem with using a diesel in the Cayenne, which is already considered by many to be ... Read more →

Porsche does about face on diesel, Cayenne TDI coming in 2009 Sam Abuelsamid

Upcoming Porsche Cayenne diesel to be a V6 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Porsche does about face on diesel, Cayenne TDI coming in 2009 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In the past, Porsche has repeatedly played down the idea of offering diesel engines in their product line. The rationale is that oil burners don't fit the character of Porsche's sports cars. That may well be true for cars like the Boxster and 911 but the Cayenne is a different animal. Porsche has ...

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