The german car-magazine "Automobilwoche" reports today, that there is a good chance for the succsessfull Porsche Cayenne SUV to become a hybrid - with technologie from Lexus/Toyota ! (What else ?) http://automobilwoche.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=3867 Nomax from Munich, Germany
DaimlerChrysler’s Mercedes-Benz division said it intends to have its first hybrid vehicle within five years, while Porsche reportedly is studying whether to build a hybrid version of its Cayenne sport utility vehicle using a Toyota powertrain. >>> More...
5 years sounds like a realistic estimate to me. That lends a lot of credibility to me (as opposed to GM saying they'll have "real" hybrid vehicles out in 2006 or somesuch.)
But, of course, Porsche drivers are accustomed to the power and pick-up of their cars. I seriously doubt that most of them are all that concerned about the environmental aspect. I think the Cayenne commercial where the guy is revving the engine into a phone is a pretty good example of that.
