For a time I was tempted to buy Porsche Cayenne Diesel, but they have some weird restrictions on Bio-Diesel fuels.<p>From : <a href="http://www.porscheownersmanuals.com/2014-cayenne/10/268-22282/Diesel-Diesel-engine-Fuel-quality" rel="nofollow">http://www.porscheownersmanuals.com/2014-cayenne/10/268-2228...</a><p>Risk of engine damage and/or damage to the fuel system if diesel fuel with a higher concentration of biodiesel than 5 % is used like B11, B20 or B100.<p>Only use diesel fuel with a blend of 5 % biodiesel (B5) or below.<p>----------------------------------------------<p>If I cannot even put B20 in it, there is not point for going with diesel, Cayenne Diesel is the slowest and most un-porshe Porsche!
Makes sense, Porsche's diesel engines were badge engineered from VW, while their hybrid tech is widely considered to be the best in the "money is no object" hypercar class. Hybrid also plays better with their electric car ambitions.
Porsche has not offered any diesel models in the European market since Feb 2018. Diesel was always a minor part of their line-up and not a great fit for the brand, so this move isn’t hugely surprising.<p>It would be a much bigger victory for environmental campaigners if the wider VW group were to join Porsche, Toyota, Volvo, Subaru and Fiat Chrysler in announcing an end to diesel in cars.
Some would contend that Porsche never made diesels at all, but I understand that sometimes great companies make terrible mistakes like the Macan and Cayenne<p>It would be really fun to have a waste veg oil burning Porsche though
There is this guy I know in Los Altos Hills who does this in his driveway. He always has 2 gas->diesel conversions going at any one time either GMC/Caddy, VW or Merc. I'm sure the guy could convert the used petrol Cayenne my stepfather just bought, but there's really no point unless you're biodiesel-ing / out in the country / carry your own fuel / use lots of generators.
'Porsche will focus on gasoline, electric and hybrid vehicles because demand for diesel is declining, the Stuttgart, Germany-based manufacturer said in an emailed statement on Sunday.'<p>HN headline is v misleading
Frankly, every government of a developed nation should have a plan for complete phase out of diesel vehicles in the near-term with very few exceptions. There is simply no such thing as a diesel powered automobile which does not have severe detrimental health impacts. Yes, it's a very challenging technological problem to tackle, diesel engines have great utility, but that's no excuse for tolerating the deplorable current state of things.