Porsche Cayenne, Porsche Panamera: Coming with petrol-electric hybrid engines!

Rumor has it that the next Porsche Cayenne and the Porsche Panamera will come with petrol-electric hybrid engines in order to reduce CO2 emissions. Also, no diesels for Porsche, ever!

As well as rolling out direct injection petrol engines, Porsche will introduce hybrid powertrains too. Porsche is working on hybrids with Bosch and Audi, and will introduce a petrol-electric V8 on the Cayenne Mk2 before the end of the decade. Expect this Cayenne to return 30mpg. The Panamera saloon, to be launched in 2009, will follow suit. Our source said: 'The Panamera will also have a hybrid engine from a very early stage.'

However our insider ruled out a Porsche diesel. 'A diesel is against Porsche's philosophy. It's heavier, arguably not as clean as a gasoline engine and not accepted in markets such as America and Japan.'

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Source: Car Magazine

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