2011 NEW PORSCHE CAYENNE S HYBRID - test drive
Two years is a continued time and the amalgam powertrain in the 2011 NEW PORSCHE CAYENNE S HYBRID appearance affluence of changes back it aboriginal appeared in the agent bay of an Audi. To start, the agitation agent is now the 333-horse, 3.0-liter twin-supercharged V-6 from the accessible Audi S4 and is commutual with a 38-kilowatt/52-horse electric motor. A new eight-speed automated manual adds two overdrive apparatus compared with the old six-speed Tiptronic, and Porsche has alone the weight of the amalgam module's electronics by 30 percent. Ability council is now electrohydraulic (a aboriginal for the Cayenne's class, says Porsche), and the air-conditioning arrangement is angled into the 240-cell, 288-volt nickel-metal-hydride array amid beneath the rear burden area, rather than actuality belt-driven off the engine. Even the exhaustion pump for the brakes and oil pump for the manual accept been accustomed a additional look, relocating the exhaustion antecedent in the aboriginal instance and switching to electric ability for the latter.
The hybrid drivetrain is only one of many fuel-efficiency features on the 2011 Porsche Cayenne. Beyond the aforementioned weight reduction (approximately 400 pounds) and the eight-speed transmission (of which both 7th and 8th gear are overdrives), there's an automatic start/stop function to shut the engine down whenever the vehicle is stationary. This start/stop technology is actually standard across the entire Cayenne line for 2011, except in base V6 models with a manual transmission.
But while every 2011 Porsche Cayenne can shut its engine down when stationary, the hybrid model can also shut it down when the driver lifts off the throttle at speeds up to 97 mph. In this mode, dubbed "sailing" by Porsche's engineers, the dormant engine disengages from the drivetrain to reduce drag and increase fuel efficiency.
2011 PORSCHE CAYENNE S HYBRID INTERIOR
The hybrid drivetrain is only one of many fuel-efficiency features on the 2011 Porsche Cayenne. Beyond the aforementioned weight reduction (approximately 400 pounds) and the eight-speed transmission (of which both 7th and 8th gear are overdrives), there's an automatic start/stop function to shut the engine down whenever the vehicle is stationary. This start/stop technology is actually standard across the entire Cayenne line for 2011, except in base V6 models with a manual transmission.
But while every 2011 Porsche Cayenne can shut its engine down when stationary, the hybrid model can also shut it down when the driver lifts off the throttle at speeds up to 97 mph. In this mode, dubbed "sailing" by Porsche's engineers, the dormant engine disengages from the drivetrain to reduce drag and increase fuel efficiency.
