Porsche Cayenne Diesel to launch in India

Porsche is planning to launch the diesel variant of its sports utility vehicle Porche Cayenne Diesel in India. The Porsche official said in a statement that the new Porsche Cayenne Diesel is not going to launch anytime soon in the Middle East and Asia, but talks are underway with the Germany’s Porsche executive panel to attempt to launch Cayenne Diesel in India. Porsche currently manufactures the Cayenne Diesel at Leipzig in Germany and will be available in selected European markets from February 2009.

Porsche Cayenne Diesel is equipped with a 3.0L V6 turbo diesel engine which produces 240 Bhp (176 kW) power. The engine is supplied by subsidiary company AaudiG.

Porsche has not used diesel engines in its passenger cars in its past 60-years history so the diesel varient of Cayenne comes as a novelty. Porsche Cayenne has always been appreciated as an SUV for its superb performance and stylish look but not for its fuel economy.

The company official said in the press release that preparations for launching this vehicle in other countries are underway. So there is a possibility that this vehicle could be launch in India but the potential time frame is still not clear. Cayenne is India’s largest selling Porsche vehicle and a diesel version of this popular SUV is might increase sales of Porsche.