Porsche has announced the release of the most economical version of Panamera. And the cheapest. This car is called Porsche Panamera Diesel. Under the hood Panamera diesel is a six-cylinder diesel engine in volume 3.0 liters, which produces 250 hp (at 3800-4400 rpm) and maximum torque is 550 Nm at 1750-2750 rpm. When paired with an eight-gearbox Tiptronic S turbo diesel accelerates from standstill to 100 km/h for 6.8 sec, and maximum speed is 242 km/h. However, the main highlight of the new engine will be not horsepower (in the world are diesel engines and more powerful), but the economy.According to the manufacturer's average fuel consumption of Panamera just 6.3 l (installation of special tires with low rolling resistance), so that on one tank of 80 liters machine will be able to pass as much as 1200 km of a way.
The base price for the Porsche Panamera Diesel is 80,183 Euro in Germany. Porsche will start delivering the Panamera Diesel from August 2011.
