Porsche Discontinues Remaining Diesel Model
By Paul Riegler on 20 February 2018
2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel
Porsche said Tuesday that it had discontinued production of the one remaining diesel in its lineup.
The Macan S Diesel has been “taken out of the production program,” the German automaker said in a statement. Porsche previously discontinued the Panamera and Cayenne diesel variants.
As part of Volkswagen Group, Porsche was caught up in the Dieselgate scandal as it used the group’s 3.0-liter diesel powerplant. That engine had been developed by Audi.
Porsche first sold a diesel-powered model in 2002. Last year, only 15% of its worldwide sales were for diesel variants.
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