The first official images of Porsche’s new Panamera Diesel have been released.

With its 3.0-litre turbodiesel V6, the car is able to cover 1200km a just one 80-litre tank of fuel. In other words, the car can take four passengers from Sydney to Melbourne and there would still be around 10 litres to spare.

Porsche has stated that the vehicle can cope “effortlessly with short bursts of speed and cross country touring” and can reach 100km/h in just 6.8 seconds.

This makes it a fairly powerful vehicle for a large luxo-laden car. It has a fuel consumption rate of 6.5L/100km and emites approximately 172g/km of CO2.

The Panamera Diesel is offered in rear-drive format and only an eight-speed Tiptronic S automatic is offered.

This vehicle was electrically controlled variable-geometry turbochargers (VGTs) as well as an auto start-stop function which is fitted as standard.

The Panamera Diesel has standard steel springs, however adaptive air suspension is available for those who want a bigger range of settings.

It does sit lower than most of its four-door rivals, however it is no longer considered a petrol guzzler.

It is expected that the Panamera Diesel will be available with a leather interior, BiXenon headlights, Porsche Active Suspension Management, front and rear ParkAssist, automatic dimming rear-view mirrors and tyre pressure monitoring.