Porsche may ditch diesel engines: CEO

Porsche will decide at the end of the decade whether its latest generation of diesel engines will be its last, Chief Executive Oliver Blume told Reuters, the first time a German carmaker has said in public it could discontinue diesel.

Volkswagen's cheating on diesel emissions tests has cast a shadow over its Porsche division and the sports car brand, which first introduced diesel in its Cayenne sports utility vehicle (SUV) in 2009, is considering its options.

"Of course we are looking into this issue," CEO Blume said in an interview at the Nuerburgring motorsports complex in western Germany. "We have not made a decision on it."
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MDarringer - 7/21/2017 9:57:30 AM

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Putting a diesel in a Porsche in the first place was idiocy.

TheSteve - 7/21/2017 9:59:31 AM

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This reminds me of the olympic sprinter who tested positive for drugs, and then retires from the sport. It unwittingly makes a loud, negative statement: "I couldn't do it honestly, so I'm outa here."

"If at first you don't succeed, give up." -- Homer Simpson

Firewombat - 7/22/2017 1:48:52 PM

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They're going to have to come up with a really good hybrid or electric version the same price given the popularity of diesel Cayennes and Macans around the world.

VAG group is trying its best to move away from the scandal with each brand, including Bugatti, saying that future cars will be electrified or a hybrid. It's all a very synchronised reaction but the reality is they've just launched a diesel Bentley Bentayga in Europe so diesels are going to be around for a while.