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| Although both models have an identical hybrid drive, the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid requires approximately 20 percent less fuel than the Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid. The reason is a software application that developed the self-Zuffenhausen. (Photo: Porsche, Volkswagen) |
The VW Touareg Hybrid and the Porsche S Hybrid do have an identical hybrid drive - but differ in operation greatly. Porsche's own software application, the Cayenne S Hybrid makes him a practical test exactly consume 2.0 liters less than the hybrid SUVs from Wolfsburg.
SUV with prestige, like the Porsche Cayenne and VW Touareg, there are as bearish as well as petrol and diesel since mid-2010 as "Squeaky clean" hybrid. The special for them, they have 1:1 over the same hybrid drive. The VW Touareg Hybrid and the Porsche S Hybrid have a supercharged 3.0-liter V6 petrol engine (245 kW/333 hp, 440 Nm), as the unit with electric motor and 8-speed automatic transmission, a system power of 279 kilowatts (380 hp) and 580 Newton meters of torque beefy provides. The two axes of full hybrids are mechanically driven, so stay the full four-wheel drive SUV - flawlessly.
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| The Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid with the same hybrid drive consumes around 20 percent less fuel than its counterpart from Wolfsburg, the Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid. Noticeable in the test was ... |
The hybrid twins are different, apart from the drive, not from their siblings with a combustion engine: spaciousness, comfort, good processing quality, responsive handling and class-automatic functioning states also with them. But what does the hybrid drive more than its siblings? He can not use the diesel engine in the beat (Cayenne V6 TDI in the test average 8.3 liters per 100 km), probably the gasoline in city driving - are in the highway mode hybrid is no bonus. At extra cost to the hybrid of comparatively to around 20,000 euros for V6 TDI buyer of VW Touareg Hybrid and Porsche S Hybrid are more environmentally moved as economically computing customers.
Porsche Believes In Electrical Operation
Significant differences were nonetheless - between the hybrids. Although both long-legged tourer have an identical drive that Porsche believes in electric operation and thus fuel consumption. In the tests, the Touareg Hybrid swallows average of 11.6 liters exactly 2.0 liters per 100 kilometers more than the Cayenne S Hybrid, the breadth of the gasoline consumption stood at 11.0 liters between VW and 12.5 liters per 100 kilometers, the Porsche it was 8.7 liters to 11.6 liters.
Both hybrid giant swallow but firmly, when their excellent performance are available: acceleration from zero to 100 km / h in 6.5 seconds, max. to 240 km / h to achieve. For athletic use, frequent tempos over 130 km / h and high wind resistance resulting come at a price - more than 13 liters per 100 kilometers.
The Software Makes The Difference
But what gives the Cayenne S Hybrid, the better overall driving impression? Followed up with Thomas Hagg, spokesman of the Cayenne series, he asked the technician in the department at Porsche. His conclusion: "The hybrid drive is 1:1, the same as in the Touareg, but the clever software application for the Hybrid Manager was developed with us." Thus explains the significant differences between the hybrid twins. The electric drive components in the Touareg are difficult to track. The contrast of the Cayenne are perceived even by passers-by who see the S Hybrid to when in city traffic only with a faint smacking tire rolls over.
Porsche: More Than 60 Percent Of Electrical City Operation
If the on-board statistics Porsche identifies that more than 60 percent was driven purely electrically in, which explains the increase in consumption of 2.0 liters of the Touareg. Its hybrid drive has more than driveaway ¬ - with feinfühligstem foot on the accelerator to get electrically up to 50 km / h, the theoretically possible electric drive by pressing a button on a full battery 2 miles was not reached, a pure electric drive could not be realized. The Cayenne S Hybrid achieved under current in the test well filled with nickel-metal hydride battery around 600 meters - nearly 60 km / h
Cost Advantage For The Touareg
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| ... that the Touareg almost no forward movement was purely electrical - the hybrid looks more as a start. |
Whom the buyer as "environmental label" Hybrid is important and not the business aspect of the VW Touareg Hybrid is a significant cost advantage. Its base price with side airbags for the outer rear seats (350 euros) is 76,800.00 euros. The cost of the equipment the same Porsche S Hybrid climb from 81,849.00 to 89,250.80 Euros Euros to offer the "basic comfort" of the Touareg Hybrid.
What is not of the standard specification includes but is recommended as an option, as Park Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with environment monitoring, dynamic handling package with air suspension and adaptive roll compensation, radio plus GPS and phone on speakerphone, can park the car price of the VW Touareg Hybrid at around 86,000 euros , the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid at 99,800 euros. But this is not just the end of the story of Individualisierens - ¬ is always more.
Rising SUV Sales
SUVs are prestigious and formed a booming segment that is growing and growing and growing: Next year it will in Western Europe, according to Ford topped the one million mark. In Germany from January to October 2012, the SUV sales up 31.5 percent and reached for the car, according neuangemeldeten Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) Total already accounted 19.7 percent (386,753 SUV), in the same period 2007, there were only 7 , 2 percent.
Despite this year's skid mark of 1.6 percent in car sales in Germany include the powerful SUV to the winners in the booming segment: In the large SUV increased Mercedes sales of the ML-Class by 181 percent (12,368 units), followed by Porsche Cayenne (+ 44.8 percent) and VW Touareg (+ 2.8 percent).
84 Cayenne Delivered
And how much buyers chose in the first ten months of 2012 with 8879 VW Touareg and Porsche Cayenne 6581 for a hybrid? "At the individual model variants we communicate any figures," it says in Wolfsburg. Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid 84 delivered to German customers and recognized worldwide sales of 2,867 units of the variation in total 61,081 Cayenne. Therefore decided in Germany only one 78th Cayenne fan for hybrid drive - every 20th however it is abroad.
Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid - Specifications
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| Scheme of arrangement of the components of the hybrid Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid. The hybrid drive is 1:1 identical ... |
- SUV with a hybrid drive, permanent all-wheel drive, 8-speed automatic, length: 4,846 meters, width: 1,939 m, height: 1,705 meters, wheelbase: 2,895 meters
- Weight: 2,315 tons, payload: 670 kg, luggage space: 580 liters, max. 1690 liters with rear seats folded.
- Gasoline hybrid drive system with power of 279 kW/380 hp at 5,500 rev / min, max. Torque 580 Nm at 1,000 r / min
- Combustion engine: 3.0-liter V6 supercharged 245 kW/333 hp at 5500 to 6500 rev / min, max. Torque 440 Nm at 3000-5250 r / min
- Electric motor: 34 kW / 47 hp 0-1150 rev / min, max. Torque: 300 Nm from 0 to 1150 r / min
- Traction battery: 1.73-kWh nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH); Vmax 242 km / h, 0 - 100 km / h in 6.5 s
- EU standard cycle consumption "combined": 8.2 l/100 km CO2 emissions: 193 g / km
- Test consumption: 9.6 l/100 km (226 g CO2/km)
- Price: from € 81,849.00.
VW Touareg Hybrid - Specifications
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| ... with the Volkswagen Touareg. Its fuel consumption advantage of the Cayenne S Hybrid is achieved using a self-developed software application. When the purchase price goes to the Touareg, the Cayenne of them, however: about 77,000 euros, the Wolfsburg Prices are around 89,000 euros of the Zuffenhausen claim on - if the Cayenne to offer the "basic comfort" of the Touareg. |
- SUV with a hybrid drive, permanent all-wheel drive, 8-speed automatic, length: 4,795 meters, width: 1,940 m, height: 1,709 meters, wheelbase: 2,893 meters
- Weight: 2,315 tons, payload: 670 kg, luggage space: 493 liters, max. 1555 liters with rear seats folded.
- Gasoline hybrid drive system with power of 279 kW/380 hp at 5,500 rev / min, max. Torque 580 Nm at 1,000 r / min
- Combustion engine: 3.0-liter V6 supercharged 245 kW/333 hp at 5500 to 6500 rev / min, max. Torque 440 Nm at 3000-5250 r / min
- Electric motor: 34 kW / 47 hp 0-1150 rev / min, max. Torque: 300 Nm from 0 to 1150 r / min
- Traction battery: 1.73-kWh nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH); Vmax 242 km / h, 0 - 100 km / h in 6.5 s
- EU standard cycle consumption "combined": 8.2 l/100 km CO2 emissions: 193 g / km
- Test consumption: 11.6 l/100 km (273 g CO2/km) Price: from € 76,450.00.
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