Hybrid version of the Porsche Cayenne

The idea of a hybrid version of the first Porsche Cayenne appeared well over a year ago, but now things seem to be firmly in place. At Melbourne Auto show this week, Porsche's Australian managing director Michael Winkler revealed that a hybrid Cayenne is hitting the streets in 2009 and it will be available in Australia. Winkler also said that the system is designed to work with an engine for the Cayenne range, rather than being limited to one. This means a hybrid Cayenne Turbo came with the V-6 and NA V-8 models. The hybrid will be coupled with all-wheel drive system and will not be offered in all other models, but if it were, the Panamera seems a likely candidate, especially given the DCX / BMW hybrid announcement yesterday.