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2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid: First Details of 28-MPG Crossover Page 2

 
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2011 Porsche Cayenne

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About those V-8s...

As before, the two top-of-the-line models are the Cayenne S, with a 400-hp, 4.8-liter V-8, and the Cayenne Turbo, with a 500-hp twin-turbo version of the same V-8. Porsche says each of these engines uses 23 percent less fuel than its counterpart in the old model.

At least in Europe, all three engines will be fitted with an Automatic Start-Stop function that switches the engine off at rest.

Longer but visually more compact

While the 2011 Cayenne is almost 2 inches longer than the previous model, most of it in the wheelbase, it has been styled to look more compact and less aggressive and intimidating. It rides lower, and the front end is less bluff.

Inside, the classic Porsche set of five round instruments in the cluster is supplemented with a high-resolution circular screen that displays information on everything from vehicle operating data to navigation system maps.

The two V-8 models, the Cayenne S and Cayenne Turbo, will reach U.S. dealers in July. The base V-6 model and the Cayenne S Hybrid will follow this fall, meaning that Porsche's hybrid will beat its Touareg Hybrid counterpart to market by a year or so.






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  1. By  AsianMartin Posted: 2/25/2010 4:57am PST

    Hey John, any idea what the range is on EV mode only? 1.2mi last I heard but they've made some changes since january, even speed changed, up to 37mph now from 31...
     
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  2. By  ffxiv gil Posted: 9/6/2010 6:42pm PDT

    By way of comparison, the most efficient model of today's 2010 Cayenne, the base version with a 290-hp, 3.6-liter V-6, is rated by the EPA at 14 mpg city, 20 mpg highway.
     
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