Porsche Cayenne
Last version of this sports SUV before its all-electric overhaul gets extra power and tech On sale July Price from £79,000 (est)
Alasdair Rodden alasdair.rodden@haymarket.com
FOR ANYTHING TO succeed, it has to live up to its description.A funfair should indeed be fun, an ice rink icy and a sports SUV… well, you see where we’re going here.
Fortunately for Porsche, its Cayenne sports SUV has never struggled to live up to the ‘sports’ bit of the description.And now it’s been given a range of updates to keep it fresh against rival models.
Arguably, the most significant changes to the Cayenne – and the sleeker Cayenne Coupé version – are under the bonnet.This will be the last generation to run on petrol before an all-electric model replaces it, and the engines have been given more power than ever so they go out on a high.
At the top of the performance tree is the Turbo GT, which comes in Coupé form only and is ridiculously quick for any car, let alone an SUV. Its twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 now has 650bhp, and can officially dart from 0-62mph in just 3.2sec – faster than the previous Turbo GT and the rival Lamborghini Urus.