Porsche and Volkswagen have teamed up to develop a new hybrid powertrain that will be available as an option in the next-generation Porsche Cayenne SUV and the upcoming Porsche Panamera four-door coupe.
The new Cayenne Hybrid will be released in 2010 and will average 26.8mpg. The current non-hybrid Cayenne averages only 18.2mpg. The new SUV will also be smaller than the current version with shorter overhangs.
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Comments (5)
So the manufacturer with pretty much the best quality in the industry is enlisting the help of the manufacturer with pretty much the worst quality. I hope Porsche takes a good look at the Volks parts before they put them in.
Posted by gm0n3y | July 23, 2007 2:52 PM
Posted on July 23, 2007 14:52
Still ugly.
Posted by bob | July 23, 2007 4:39 PM
Posted on July 23, 2007 16:39
"Still ugly."
True that. Porsche SUVs are some of the ugliest creations in their class. They should stick to roadsters.
Posted by Alex Greene | July 23, 2007 5:55 PM
Posted on July 23, 2007 17:55
gm0n3y,
First, look at the price tag.
Its pretty easy to porsche to say (and they r not lying) they have one of the best made cars in the world. But they also have one of the most expensive ones in its classes...
Golf GTI is better made than BMW 1 series.. costs less
Touareg is better made than X5 and costs less.. (is at the same level as the volvo XC90 but cost a lot less)
and I could keep going here...
VW does have a lot of crap cars.. but they are cheap. Thats why people associate VW with bad quality, what is true in the low end but not even close in the middle and high end.
Posted by Rafael Fernandes | July 23, 2007 7:24 PM
Posted on July 23, 2007 19:24
I actually think the Cayenne looks good. Then again, I also think the Chevrolet Suburban has tolerable styling. So its probably just me...
Posted by Allen | July 24, 2007 3:50 AM
Posted on July 24, 2007 03:50