Stuttgart: Porsche Cayenne Hybrid prototype unveiled

Appropriate Fuel Consumption is not only an issue that matters to some one who is buying a car…..in fact it’s a global crisis. Porsche has looked in to this crisis and come up with a Cayenne SUV hybrid prototype that is specifically designed to decrease fuel consumption.

Just recently in Stuttgart the company demonstrated its vision to the media through this hybrid car. The Cayenne Hybrid will feature a full-hybrid design where the hybrid module (clutch and electric motor) is positioned between the combustion engine and the transmission rather than having the hybrid drive train branching output along various lines and in various directions via a planetary gear set. This in-line configuration is a better fit for Porsche as it will provide improved acceleration and engine flexibility compared to a conventional Cayenne. Coordinating the car's three main components - the combustion engine, the electric motor and the battery - is the Hybrid Manager, the heart of the Cayenne Hybrid.

The power steering and vacuum pump for the brakes, as well as the air conditioning, which operate on electric power…..all contribute to its enhanced mileage factor. Porsche intends to introduce similar hybrid technology in a version of its Panamera four-door Gran Turismo that is scheduled to debut sometime in 2009.