Porsche may be ready for upcoming CO2 emission-cap regulations in Europe, but that does not mean they are happy about it. While the company denies it plans to pull up its production stakes in Europe due to the looming mandates, it recognizes that CO2-emissions of Porsche cars are just not comparable to small-cars on the market, making a cross-the-board mandated cap unfair, company representatives say.
Wolfgang Durheimer, who heads Porsche's research and development, said that unfortunately, high-powered Porsches that tend to have high CO2 emission levels compared to small-engine cars are what customers want:
The issue, Durheimer said, is that a Porsche race machine with a V8 emits a different scale of CO2 emissions, which will be a challenge to cap.
