The six-cylinder Cayenne and Panamera Diesel models were only the beginning of Porsche's foray into the diesel-engine market with the Stuttgart-based carmaker now introducing a much more powerful V8 option on its SUV.
Revealed ahead of its world premiere at the Paris Auto Show on September 27, the new Cayenne S Diesel borrows the latest version of Audi's 4.2-liter twin-turbocharged V8 oil burner.
In the Porsche, the eight-cylinder unit is rated at 377hp (382PS) and a monstrous peak torque of 850Nm (627 lb-ft), or 2hp and 110Nm (81 lb-ft) more than the rivaling 3.0-liter tri-turbocharged inline six from the BMW X5 and X6 M50d models.
The Cayenne S Diesel comes with the company's Porsche Traction Management (PTM) active all-wheel drive system and can complete the zero to 100km/h (62mph) sprint in just 5.7 seconds and top out at 252km/h (157mph).
Billed as the world's only V8 diesel SUV to offer start/stop tech, the Cayenne S Diesel also returns a combined fuel consumption of 8.2lt/100km (equal to 34mpg UK and 28.3mpg US) on the NEDC and emissions of 218 g/km CO2.
The automaker says that based on its fuel economy with a 100-litre (26.4 gallons US) fuel tank, the SUV can be potentially driven for over 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) without the need to stop to refuel.
Visually, the flagship diesel-powered model receives the same cosmetic upgrades as the petrol Cayenne S including silver brake calipers and black front intake grilles.
The Cayenne S Diesel is scheduled to launch in Europe in January next year with prices starting at €77,684 in Germany, £58,243 in the UK, and €101,150 in Ireland.
Porsche did not say if it has any plans to offer the Cayenne S Diesel in other markets such as North America, but given that the V6 Cayenne Diesel will go on sale in the States next year, it is possible that the V8 model will follow.
7 Comments:
Well, well... And I thought I'll never ever see a new car with a v8 diesel again (sort of new car and sort of new engine to be fair).
The future isn't as bleak as maybe you first thought. ;-)
Audi will keep the the oil light of the V8 diesel burning. Bentley will be up next if it goes to plan for them. All this might be enough to get others, especially Benz and Jaguar, to invest in V8 diesels.Not quite as impressive as the 6cyl M50d stats, but enough to push the V8 diesel onwards to a viable future. Given Land Rover are strapping hybrid tech to the RR V6 diesel, maybe, just maybe, this very tech will upward trickle to the V8, and ultimately save the V8 diesel.
I'm still skeptical. AUDI should already have launched a new 4l updated diesel engine if they were to keep the "oil light burning", MB is silent about such an engine and Jaguar could have got the RR V8 if they really wanted.
I almost found myself daydreaming of a FIAT aluminum block twin turbo 4l V8 JTD Multiair...
It is slightly more powerful than the tri-turbo BMW engine but it is considerably heavier and, in some countries, taxes and insurance will be a lot more painful for this engine than the <3000 cmc one. I know it sounds bonkers but no matter how luxurious a car you own, the difference in this case could be more than a couple thousand euros. That's enough for your servicing, or a couple sets of tires or quite a lot of diesel.
I love that engine, combined with the large fuel tank and pretty good MPG for such a high output motor, You've got a nice cross country runner that can tow a very heavy load with ease.
if this engine was available in the audi q7 within the USA. It would be my next car. The q7 needs a new flagship engine!
this engine NEEDS to find its way into the audi q7 and make it available in the USA. Q7 needs a new flagship engine here in the states
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