Official: 2009 Porsche Cayenne Diesel unveiled and priced at €47,250

The miracle finally happened! Porsche revealed today the diesel-version of its popular SUV! The new Cayenne Diesel comes with a 3.0-liter V6 turbo diesel engine (found on current Audi vehicles) developing 240 hp (176 kW) and an impressive 550 Nm of torque. With this new upgrade the vehicle has a fuel consumption of just 9.3 liters per 100 kilometers, with CO2 at 244 grams per kilometer.

The new Porsche Cayenne Diesel will be available from February 2009, equipped with the proven Tiptronic-S automatic gearbox as standard, with a price tag of €47,250 ($59,400). In Germany, the vehicle will cost, including 19 percent VAT and country-specific equipment costs €56,436 ($70,941).Unfortunately the new Cayenne model will initially be offered in Europe but the manufacturer said that preparations for market introduction in other countries are underway
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RaulT - 11/20/2008 4:05:20 PM

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if it comes here, the exporters will have a field day

theoptimisticpessimist - 11/20/2008 4:17:27 PM

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Does this car actually have in Porsche parts in it besides the badge. A truly worthless automoblie.

DieselRules - 11/22/2008 1:44:49 AM

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The high-end Cayennes have Porsche engines, seats and paint.
The Cayenne TDI is 100% VW drivetrain (like the gas V6 version) ... so you might get Porsche seats for your extra $15k

Heyhuub - 11/22/2008 3:31:35 PM

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What are you talking about with your 15k. This is the European price, and it happens to be the same as the Touareg V6 TDI.

JRobUSC - 11/20/2008 4:37:33 PM

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so... it has 25hp and 25lb-ft less than the X5 3.0d, with the same fuel economy and worse performance. And the Cayenne is more expensive to boot. Good one Porsche, sounds like a winning recipe to me.

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 11/21/2008 2:07:12 AM

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Dont you mean the X5 3.0D TT ?

The regular 3.0D does not produce 265hp

JRobUSC - 11/21/2008 8:05:43 AM

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I mean the only one in America, and I didn't feel like typing out "X5 xDrive35d" because I assumed everyone would know which one I meant.

RaulT - 11/20/2008 5:14:37 PM

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it'll sell, the badge will do all the work

Htay7500 - 11/20/2008 10:19:51 PM

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It wins in the ugly department.

veyron1001 - 11/21/2008 10:42:47 AM

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Porsche must be doing something right as they are not whining for govt loans right now.

JRobUSC - 11/21/2008 5:10:59 PM

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"So what is the difference between this and the Touarsled sorry, Touarhgag, sorry Touarwhatever. Price?"

that, and the shield on the hood. Oh, and the Cayenne gets a less attractive, less rich looking interior. But it does handle better.

DieselRules - 11/22/2008 2:00:26 AM

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Porsche snobs will gladly pay $15k to get the preferred badges on a VW product ... that's why they're the most profitable-per-vehicle automaker.
But you can put 1/3 of that $15k saving into your Touareg and create a beast that will scare the crap out of any Cayenne driver:
[img]http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5107/jefrontua9.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.fosfor.se/w/w060503_1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.je-design.de/pics/showroom/vw/VW_Touareg_Facelift/JE7L35WB.JPG[/img]

Heyhuub - 11/22/2008 9:10:10 AM

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Uuhm, the Touareg V6 TDI starts at €47.300,- So you kinda get the Porsche badge for free.