Porsche Cayenne Hybrid: First Look

Greenpeace's timing couldn't have been more laughable. We're gathered behind the security gates of Porsche's Weissach technical center, part of a select group getting an in-depth look at running prototypes of the Porsche Cayenne Hybrid.

Meanwhile, a few dozen kilometers away in Zuffenhausen, protesters are brandishing signs and screaming "Climate Pigs!" in the faces of bemused Porsche executives. Apparently the pickets don't know that Porsche sports cars are considerably more fuel-efficient than the cars they compete with. And they must not realize how close Porsche engineers are to releasing hybrid technology into the market in not one, but two cars: the Porsche Cayenne sport-utility and the Porsche Panamera sedan.


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sold2early - 8/8/2007 8:58:37 AM

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Porche should be proud of themselves. Thanks to them, the world will be .00000000000000000001% cleaner.

sold2early - 8/8/2007 9:09:57 AM

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Sorry for the typo.

xj13 - 8/8/2007 9:20:28 AM

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Give me the turbo anyday.

Alec - 8/8/2007 11:25:02 AM

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Is a hybrid Porsche really nessecary? I mean the RX400h is different, it doesnt scream drive me fast. I think if anyone were able to afford any porsche above the Boxter, can afford to pay the fuel.

Will_ - 8/8/2007 12:00:03 PM

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Porsche, as did Lexus, is only showing the world that they have the know-how and engineering excellence to be able to utilize hybrid technology in vehicles besides cramped and ugly hatchbacks. Disagree with the fundamentals if you want, but hybrid technology is a great tool if your goal is reducing emissions, which Porsche has already said is their intended goal. Would it really be a bad thing if every car had an electric motor and a battery to power it when cruising at low speeds and stopped?