2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid Buying Advice

The 2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid will utilize an "inline configuration," meaning the electric motor is located between the gasoline engine and the transmission and clutch assembly.

Porsche rarely resorts to incentives, and the Cayenne S Hybrid's first-ever cachet sh­ould mean above-sticker transaction prices in the early going. Moreover, supply will doubtless always be pegged to run just behind demand, and Porsche customers tend to be well-heeled folk more concerned with status than value. In short, if you can't afford the ante, you don't belong in the game. And you know who you are.

2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid Release Date: Sources expect a roll out in calendar 2010, with sales starting immediately or soon afterward.

2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid First Test Drive: Previews should be on the media docket for the first or second quarter of 2010.

2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid Prices: One recent report projects a $44,000 base price, about the same as a 2009 V6 Cayenne. But that seems wishful (or sloppy) thinking. We guesstimate the entry fee by announcement day will be more like $48,000-$50,000.