Porsche Cayenne Turbo Diesel

Come September, Porsche shoppers when you look at the U.S. have a selection they could not need expected: a Cayenne with a diesel engine. It’s being shown in the 2012 nyc car program.

Beyond the “diesel” badging from the straight back, there aren’t any aesthetic exterior modifications to the form of the Cayenne, although Porsche states that for 2013 all Cayennes get some good very subtle interior adjustments. Your investment brand new analog time clock; let’s plunge directly into the diesel particulars.

Same V-6, More Energy

The Cayenne borrows its 3.0-liter turbo-diesel V-6 and eight-speed automatic transmission through the diesel variations associated with Audi Q7 and Volkswagen Touareg. When it comes to Porsche, however, power is upped from 225 hp to 240—torque is the same in all three cars at an ample 406 lb-ft. All-wheel drive is standard. We rather liked this powertrain as set up inside our long-lasting Audi Q7 TDI, so with all the additional power, reduced fat, and Porsche-tuned chassis, this Cayenne should-be more pleasant. Porsche pegs the diesel Cayenne’s 0-to-60-mph time at 7.2 seconds, several we be prepared to enhance on notably; when we past tested the a little weightier Touareg TDI, the sprint took simply 6.9 moments. The diesel’s towing ability is listed as 7716 pounds, exactly like the gas-fueled Cayenne V-6 and Cayenne S.