Porsche has unveiled the 2024 Cayenne SUV, which, in line with the corporate, just isn’t an all-new technology, however a radical overhaul. This spherical of updates is way more important than an everyday mid-cycle replace. In truth, Cayenne product boss Michael Schatzle referred to as the facelift “one of the most extensive product upgrades in the history of Porsche”. The new ICE-powered Cayenne will stay on sale till the top of the last decade – alongside an all-new and technically unrelated electrical Cayenne arriving in 2026.

1. New Cayenne will get vary of V6, V8 and plug-in hybrid powertrains
2. Interior impressed by the Taycan
3. Exterior modifications are beauty and delicate

Ben Weinberger, spokesperson for Porsche’s SUV fashions, informed our sister publication Autocar UK that the Cayenne wanted an intensive refresh if it was to stay aggressive for one more mannequin cycle. “We already announced that we’re going to bring the electric Cayenne in less than two years, and this car will stay on the market in parallel for quite some time,” mentioned Weinberger. “So that was the reason why we said ‘okay, we need to do a lot to keep it fresh for the next few years’.”

2023 Porsche Cayenne engine, specs 

Chief among the many mechanical upgrades is the Cayenne S switching from V6 to V8 energy, with the twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre unit – acquainted from the Porsche Panamera and Lamborghini Urus. It places out 475hp and 600Nm within the Cayenne S and sends energy to each axles for a 0-100kph time of 4.8 seconds and a high pace of 269kph. The entry-level Cayenne will get a twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre V6, and energy and torque are up right here as properly, to 356hp and 500Nm.

The V6 additionally kinds the premise for a closely upgraded plug-in hybrid drivetrain for the Cayenne E-Hybrid, teamed with a boosted electrical motor for a mixed 470hp and supplemented by a bigger 25.9kWh battery. It has a aggressive electric-only vary of 84km and might now be charged in simply 2.5 hours, courtesy of its new on-board 11kW charger. Two PHEV variants shall be added to the road up later, together with a warmer, V8-toting Turbo S E-Hybrid.

There’s additionally an influence enhance for the top-rung, V8-engined Cayenne GT, which now places out 659hp and clocks 0-100kph barely faster than the 911 GT3, in a blistering 3.2 seconds. However, this range-topper is not going to be supplied on sale in Europe for emissions-compliance causes. Europe is in line to obtain a stiffened-up, V8-engined Cayenne GTS quickly.

2023 Porsche Cayenne will get reworked chassis

Just as important because the drivetrain revamp is the work that Porsche has carried out to provide the Cayenne an “increased range between ride comfort and performance”. New two-valve shocks – working along with a two-chamber air suspension system – with separate rebound and compression levels are mentioned to spice up agility in arduous corners, improve trip consolation at low speeds and cut back pitch and roll.

Plus, the tyres are larger, which improves consolation and has the added advantages of each filling the arches extra successfully and with the ability to run at a decrease stress, thereby boosting grip.

Weinberger mentioned that getting the chassis set-up was an absolute precedence when it got here to extending the Cayenne’s lifecycle. “The quality of the Cayenne since it came on to the market has always been a very wide range between driving like a sports car and, on the other hand, a luxurious travelling car for the whole family,” he mentioned.

2023 Porsche Cayenne inside and options

The give attention to luxurious and refinement extends to a dramatic, Taycan-inspired overhaul of the Cayenne’s inside, revealed final month. The 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 non-obligatory touchscreen in entrance of the passenger.

This new 10.9-inch interface permits the passenger to “take the strain off the driver” by setting the sat-nav and adjusting the media settings. Innovative expertise ensures it is invisible to the driving force, minimising distraction on the transfer.

The Cayenne will get a touch-based haptic panel as an alternative of a correct central display as on the Taycan.

The “free-standing” digital instrument show (with as much as seven completely different views, together with a five-dial set-up paying homage to the Porsche 911), new-generation steering wheel, dash-mounted drive selector and redesigned centre console take their lead from the Taycan – and all of it kinds a part of Porsche’s ploy to attain a stability between digital and analogue parts.

“If you ask a Chinese customer,” explained Weinberger, “they say: ‘The bigger the screen, the better’. More screens, bigger screens, more lights. But if you ask a customer in Europe or the US, they say: ‘No, I like knobs. I don’t like this touchy stuff’.”

2023 Porsche Cayenne exterior design

The intensive mechanical and technological overhaul is belied by a comparatively delicate exterior makeover that is headlined by the introduction of a reshaped entrance finish internet hosting new-look matrix LED headlights with over 32,000 pixels per cluster.

Standard on all Cayennes for 2023, and optionally upgradable to “HD”, these new lights can block out oncoming cars “with pixel accuracy” to keep away from dazzling different drivers, whereas maximising ahead visibility. They supply greater than 1,000 variations of brightness to cater to completely different driving conditions.

Otherwise, the brand new Cayenne is finest informed aside on the entrance by its resculpted bonnet and swollen wings, whereas on the rear it will get a contemporary, “three-dimensional” LED lightbar and a reshaped apron with a low-mounted numberplate. A raft of recent color and wheel choices, starting from 20-inch to 22-inch, spherical off the massive SUV’s look.

2023 Porsche Cayenne India launch, anticipated value 

The new Cayenne has already gone on sale in Germany and can quickly observe in different European markets as properly. The Cayenne is Porsche’s bestselling mannequin in India and this up to date mannequin will certainly be India-bound someday sooner or later. However, the brand new Cayenne will even be priced considerably above the outgoing Cayenne, partly attributable to prolonged normal equipment and the truth that the model had beforehand mentioned it plans to finally obtain a 20 p.c return on every car, up from its present 18 p.c. Currently, the Cayenne is priced between Rs 1.27 crore-Rs 2.57 crore in India. 

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