You may soon get a heck of a deal on a 'new' diesel Porsche Cayenne
When a new car immediately becomes a used car, the buyer stands to benefit.
Right now, Porsche is sitting on approximately 1,500 new Cayenne diesel SUVs that it can't sell. But once it gets its diesel ducks in a row, buyers stand to get a hell of a discount on those cars.
Once Porsche solves the issues with its 3.0-liter diesels, it can lift its stop sale and sell those cars. But it won't sell them as new cars -- it will sell them as used cars, Automotive News reports, citing an interview with the CEO of Porsche North America. Selling a car as used instead of new can provide significant discounts to the buyer, although Porsche isn't giving out explicit prices.
Right now, Porsche and the feds are working to craft a solution for its 3.0-liter diesels. The cars contain unreported software that affect its emissions. It's believed that a software fix is all that's required to bring its newest cars into compliance. If that's the case, a single hour of dealership work is all that stands between these Cayennes and buyers.
The diesel Porsche Cayenne starts around $62,000. Its diesel engine is rated at approximately 20 mpg city and 29 mpg highway, according to EPA estimates. With 406 pound-feet of torque on tap, it's packing plenty of forward thrust, despite having one of the slowest acceleration times of any Cayenne.