End of the road for diesel-powered Porsches

According to a media report, Porsche has ended the production of its diesel-powered cars. The move is a result of increasingly stricter emission norms and change in customer preferences.

The first Porsche with a diesel engine (3.0L V6) was the Cayenne, which was launched back in 2009. The third generation of the Cayenne which was launched in August last year is offered only with petrol and hybrid powertrains, including a plug-in version. It is also reported that diesel vehicles contribute just 15% of the total sales of Porsche cars whereas some of the rivals like BMW have the same number at 30%.

Porsche has announced that they won't be updating the Macan to meet the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) emission norms. Also, in case of the Panamera, the diesels contributed to just 15% of sales while the same stood at 35% for petrol and 50% for hybrids. These are the reasons why the company discontinued its Panamera 4S Diesel and Macan S Diesel models.

The diesel engines that Porsche uses have been borrowed from the Volkswagen group. The company will now be focusing of the Mission E electric car, which is expected in 2019.

Source - Autocar