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Porsche has just exposed the fresh Cayenne, a replacement to what was already a good SUV. However, now that we’ve seen the fresh Porsche Cayenne, …
Porsche has just exposed the fresh Cayenne, a replacement to what was already a good SUV. However, now that we’ve seen the fresh Porsche Cayenne, does it set the luxury SUV bar to a fresh height? It seems like it might and that the fresh Cayenne will be the SUV to hammer in the segment.
This fresh Porsche Cayenne will be built on the fresh MLB-Evo platform that underpins the Audi Q7 and Bentley Bentayga. So despite having more technology and luxury, the fresh Cayenne is almost one hundred fifty lbs lighter than the outgoing car.
At the moment, there are only two Cayenne variants that Porsche has unveiled, the base Cayenne and the Cayenne S. The former will pack a turbocharged Trio.0 liter V6 engine, the very same one that’s seen in the Audi S4. In Cayenne-spec, it makes three hundred forty hp and has a claimed 0-60 mph time of Five.8 seconds. In the latter Cayenne S, you get a Two.9 liter twin-turbocharged V6, the same in the brand-new Audi RS5. That makes four hundred forty hp and can get the big Porsche from 0-60 mph in Four.9 seconds. There will be a twin-turbo V8 model variant in the future, as well as a V6 plug-in hybrid variant.
All engine variants will be tooled with an eight-speed automatic and power all-wheel drive. The fresh Cayenne will also get a fresh four-wheel steering system, similar to the one used on the Porsche 911. It also gets a 48-volt electrical subsystem that helps power electrically-controlled anti-roll bars, similar to the Audi SQ7, and adjustable air suspension. What’s fresh and interesting is something Porsche calls Surface Glazed Brakes. A tungsten-carbide surface layer is applied to the typical cast-iron brake rotors, which is supposed to increase durability, longevity and spectacle, as well as reduce brake dust.
On the outside, the fresh Cayenne indeed doesn’t look much different from the old car. It seems that after sharing platforms and engines with Audi, Porsche caught its bland styling increases as well. However, the fresh car does look better than the car it substitutes. It looks sharper and more modern, if a bit boring. The inwards is fairly dramatically switched, tho’.
The fresh infotainment system features a massive touchscreen that predominates the dash and looks slick. The center stack features touch buttons built into a piano black finish that looks good but will surely be a fingerprint magnet. Overall, the cabin looks good but very typically German and a bit cold.
While it doesn’t look fairly that different, the fresh Cayenne features all fresh, very good engines, a fresh chassis that’s most likely the best SUV chassis on the market, fresh technology and some spectacle bits pulled from the 911. Is it possible that the fresh Cayenne is the SUV to hit in the segment?