According to Automotive News, the CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Detlev von Platen has gone on record to say that U.S. fuel-economy standards will not change the face of Porsche. Porsche will remain true to their essence and continue to produce cars that are first and foremost Porsche in character with a good dose of fuel efficiency thrown in for good measure.
“We will make our cars more fuel efficient, but we will not change our nature. Our customers expect a certain characteristic to our cars,” said Detlev von Platen.
Porsche has no plans to downsize the vehicles in its range, produce smaller engines or follow in Audi’s trailblazing steps by introducing a diesel engine option to their sports car line-up.
They are flirting with a possible diesel addition to the Cayenne SUV line-up which frankly makes sense, while a hybrid version of both the Cayenne and upcoming Panamera are planned, but these will be performance hybrids, whose electrical assistance accentuates the cars performance in addition to providing efficiency gains.
“We thought about diesel, but it does not make sense, especially since the United States is 39 percent of Porsche’s market, and we do not see any potential for it,” said von Platen.
Which when all is said and done means that our beloved 911 should remain unmolested and continue to increase in both power and efficiency. Amen to that.
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I’m glad that Porsche is fighting back at so-called green politics. There’s nothing wrong with performance cars - they represent a small, but vital percentage of the entire automotive market.
God the idea of a “green” Porsche just seems to ridiculous… I know it’s the right thing to do in the bigger picture, but jeez!
Bah, Porshes are overrated anyways, who cares what they do!
Good on ‘em. Those greens who oppose (I realise not all would) have to realise it would change the essence of what makes Porsche, Porsche.
Can’t imagine a diesel or hybrid GT-R, either.
Pity a diesel Porsche 911 won’t happen. Guess a diesel lump hanging out the rear axel wouldn’t help performance much. Good for tail sliding eh. Diesel Cayenne - Audis big D in that should suffice.
Porsche is over rated..pfftttt,obviously not speaking from experience! I would own one again!
Bought a new mag today on the subject of going green and what 5 of the top Euro manufactures have to say………Ill read it and comment tomorrow!