Porsche Panamera diesel officially revealed

By Jack Rix

02nd May 2011

Another Porsche is turning to the dark side! The German firm has revealed that the Panamera will follow in the Cayenne’s footsteps with a fuel-sipping diesel version bound for showrooms. And Porsche claims the four-door oil-burner is capable of travelling 745 miles - the distance from Land End to Loch Ness - on a single tank.

The engine is the same 3.0-litre V6 unit as the Cayenne but with 7bhp more, for total of 247bhp, and 550Nm of torque. Only available with rear-wheel drive and an eight-speed auto ‘box as standard, the newcomer is capable of 0-62mph in 6.8 seconds and a top speed of 150mph.

Of more interest to buyers though is the combined fuel efficiency of 43.5mpg, 2mpg better than the faster S Hybrid, and CO2 emissions of 172g/km.

Standard kit includes leather upholstery, adjustable suspension and touch-screen sat-nav, with prices starting from £62,134 when it arrives at dealerships in August - undercutting the V6 petrol model by £649.