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End of the road for the Cayenne Diesel

This will certainly put a large dent in the number of overall new car sales!

Mind you as Porsche are not making any new cars at the moment I guess this years figures will look pretty bleak anyhow.
 
It's alright Brian RS saying good - please bear in mind that for some of us who tow large trailers/caravans diesel is really the only option, and better a Cayenne than a Korean box with a rough, under powered engine. These diesel Cayennes and Macans have been providing the funds for Porsche to build the loss making 911's for years.
 
The problem is that Porsche have never made a diesel engine (apart from for the tractor) they are all made by VW or Audi and are mixed up in the Dieselgate problem. Anyway Porsche are building a huge new factory in Zuffenhausen to make electric powered cars, I wonder what they will be like when towing a trailer? Excellent torque, but what about battery life?
 
Hi All
Well i have been sitting back waiting on the new Cayenne Diesel as I really believed Porsche were developing their own engine [:mad:]. Really disappointed
that is not the case. My 2013 Cayenne Diesel has 98800 miles on it and it still is an awesome machine to drive and gives me 33/43 mpg. Reading all the available info that diesel engines can be become cleaner than petrol by using new intake and exhaust systems etc then in my opinion Porsche were the people to achieve it.
Anyway i have specked a new Cayenne E Hybrid and paid deposit but sadly nothing is available. Have been looking elsewhere but there really is nothing
that matches Porsche. I drove the Tesla SUV last year and was really impressed with the performance but lacked build Quality. Sadly here in N. Ireland we
do not have the infrastructure in place yet for Electric Cars as well as not having a Functioning Goverment.

 
Looks like we'll be running our 2017 Cayenne S Diesel for a good amount of time. Looked at the Hybrid when we bought it but with an electric range of less than 30 miles it only actually makes sense if the tax breaks work for you or you live somewhere where it qualifies for something like zero congestion charge. I see the govt is changing the tax breaks for Hubrids too.

I think Porsche have taken a long term view and very much going down the EV route. I can see the Taycan and the Crossover version effectively replacing Cayenne and Panamera in the next five years....or they just offer a full EV version of them.
 
Well i am monitoring how Car Manufacturers are doing in the new Emission testing system and it looks like the emissions figures will rise on all of their vehicles. So i can see Emissions figures rising on all vehicles pushing everyone into the higher Tax Brackets.
Government has to get money from somewhere and yes Hybrids will be reassessed and guess who will pay.

I have paid deposit on new Hybrid but if Taxation class changes then i will not follow through and keep my Diesel for a few years. The 27 mile range is not that attractive on the Hybrid.


 
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