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Porsche Considering Diesel Vehicles for USA

Porsche is considering selling diesel versions of its Cayenne SUV and the Panamera sedan in the United States, according to a report in Automotive News Europe.

The brand may also unveil Panamera variants with a diesel engine and a gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain at the Geneva auto show in March, the trade weekly said.

The models would help Porsche to meet demand for fuel-efficient cars that is growing fast even among luxury car buyers. "We are discussing internally if we should introduce the Cayenne diesel in the U.S. this year. Also a Panamera diesel is an option," said Bernhard Maier, the brand's sales and marketing chief.

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Audi R8: Turbodiesel V12 Canceled, Convertible Coming Soon

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

The Audi R8 took the supercar market by storm when it launched in 2006. But if you were waiting for a better version, we've got good news and we've got bad news. The good news is, after launching the V10 version at the Detroit show late last year, plans are reportedly moving ahead to introduce an open-air version of the Audi supercar which should be on the road within the next two years. That's bad news enough for the likes of the Aston Martin DB9 Volante and Jaguar XKR, but the real disappointment is that Audi has reportedly canceled the development of its V12 turbo-diesel version. After previewing the idea as a concept car at the Detroit show in January 2008 and then again in Geneva the following March, Audi has determined that the costs involved with reshaping both the engine and the chassis to fit the former into the latter are just too high to be justified in this economy, particularly wit diesel prices as high as they are in the United States, a key market for the R8's financial success. Oh well, you can't win 'em all.

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