Porsche has teased the styling of the brand new Cayenne SUV forward of its reveal on the Shanghai motor present on April 18. The third-generation Cayenne was launched in India in 2018 and its facelift is predicted to launch right here later this yr.

1. Porsche Cayenne facelift to debut with a three-screen structure
2. Cayenne facelift to debut at Auto Shanghai
3. The Cayenne was a bestseller for Porsche India in 2022

Porsche Cayenne facelift exterior

The new picture reveals a extra angular headlight design and a simplified daytime operating mild signature, through which one LED bar replaces the earlier cut up design. The grille has grown in dimension and in addition takes on a extra aggressive, much less rounded form.

Porsche Cayenne facelift inside and options

The German carmaker has already unveiled the Cayenne’s new inside, which takes inspiration from the Taycan EV with a heightened emphasis on driver engagement.

Aimed at offering an “even more intensive driving experience” whereas facilitating interplay – each with the car and the front-seat passenger – the Cayenne’s new dashboard is dominated by a full-width digital panel comprising three screens: a 12.6-inch curved instrument cluster, a 12.3-inch central infotainment display and – new for 2023 – an elective touchscreen in entrance of the passenger.

Porsche Cayenne facelift will debut with triple-screen structure.

This new 10.9-inch interface permits the passenger to “take the strain off the driver” by giving them entry to the sat-nav and media settings. Innovative expertise means it’s invisible to the motive force, minimising distraction on the transfer.

The ‘free-standing’ digital instrument show – which will get as much as seven totally different views, together with a five-dial set-up paying homage to the 911 – new-generation steering wheel, dash-mounted drive selector and redesigned centre console take their lead from the Taycan. All this kinds a part of Porsche’s ploy to attain “the right balance between digital and analogue elements”.

The Cayenne’s technological functionality has additionally been considerably enhanced, gaining a brand new cooled wi-fi smartphone charging pad, Siri voice management, 4 USB-C quick charging ports and a brand new video streaming service that exhibits movies on the central show when stationary, and on the passenger display when shifting.

Porsche Cayenne facelift powertrain particulars

Porsche will provide the Cayenne with a 354hp, 500Nm, 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 petrol engine. The Cayenne S, which isn’t bought in India at the moment, shall be supplied with a 476hp, 600Nm, 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine. The range-topping Turbo GT mannequin will get a closely retuned model of the 4.0-litre V8, however will produce 660hp and 850Nm.

Porsche examined the Cayenne facelift for over 2,00,000km underneath numerous situations.

The plug-in hybrid variants of the Cayenne facelift will get a brand new gearbox-mounted electrical motor that can produce 176hp mated to a barely detuned, 304hp, 3.0-litre V6 engine petrol engine. The mixed output, nevertheless, shall be 470hp and 650Nm. The battery capability on the e-Hybrid variants shall be elevated to 25.9kWh and assist as much as 11kW charging speeds with an electric-only vary of as much as 80km.

Porsche Cayenne facelift world debut

Billed as “one of the most extensive product upgrades in the history of Porsche” by the agency, the brand new Cayenne has already been put by its paces in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America, overlaying greater than 4 million take a look at kilometres in prototype kind.

Ahead of its look in Shanghai, the SUV took on excessive situations within the desert, snow and rugged mountain terrain, with Porsche engineers testing the mannequin’s new semi-active chassis. Tests additionally included over 2,00,000km spent in city site visitors, on motorways and on nation roads.

Porsche stated it has been testing the Cayenne as if it had been “developed from scratch”, with the purpose of “achieving an even wider range between the typical Porsche on-road performance, long-distance comfort and off-road capability.”

Porsche Cayenne facelift India launch, rivals

The Cayenne was a bestseller for Porsche in India because it bought 399 items in 2022. We count on the facelifted Cayenne to be launched in India a couple of months after its world debut. When launched, the Cayenne facelift will rival the likes of BMW X5, Mercedes-Benz GLE and Range Rover Sport.

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