The Cayenne diesel will be powered by a 3.0 liter V6 engine

Few days ago we reported that Porsche will unveil a diesel version of its luxury Cayenne SUV in March 2009. Today we can confirm that under the hood of the future Cayenne there will be a 3.0 liter V6 diesel engine that will deliver 240 hp.

The engine will be powered from Volkswagen group subsidiary Audi. Porsche had intended to unveil the diesel Cayenne and an updated version of the Boxster roadster in January 2009.

But the automaker pushed back the Cayenne presentation to March to give the entry-level Porsche, which has had slow sales, an exclusive debut at the start of the year.