Ever marvel what the consequence would be if you took the Macan’s 911-inspired styling and applied it to the Porsche Cayenne? Well here it is in all its splendor, set to hit roads in April 2018 after a Frankfurt motor show first appearance.
It has a couple of tough procedures to go after, with the first Cayenne the car accredited with Porsche’s turn of fortunes from near-bankruptcy to the alarming organization we know today, and the second selling half a million of the 760,000 units sold internationally.
This is a popular car – although at the moment less so than the smaller Macan – and so you can appreciate the firm’s unwillingness to alter the formula too much. Thus we have iterative design enhancements, the most visible of which is that rear end stimulated by the 911.
We’re to a certain extent fond of the way the two 3D rear light clusters are connected using a thin strip of LEDs and the 3D Porsche logo snuggles behind a Perspex panel just underneath.
From the frontage, there is a smaller amount visual difference among the new car and the Mk2 Cayenne, apart from the inflamed air vents – somewhat engineers ordered for superior cooling in forthcoming models. LED lamps are standard-fit across the range.
Familiar VW Group engineering
Its size augmented in the hunt to SUV-ise sports car lines, the third-generation Cayenne sits at top, the very same underpinnings as the Audi Q7 and Bentley Bentayga, so it’s no revelation to discover a lot of of the same sorts of equipment creating its way into the Porsche – albeit with somewhat sportier gait for Stuttgart’s largest SUV.
That is :
- A 48-volt backbone-powered active anti-roll tech, three-chamber air suspension (the benefit of which is more accurate control of vertical wheel movement and a bigger range between Comfort and Sport settings),
- Rear-wheel steering and a selection of drive modes – including Normal, Mud, Gravel, Sand or Rocks.
This is all added to a lightweight chassis design using a ‘separated link’ front set-up and multilink rear suspension. It’s set to take on the likes of the BMW X5, Range Rover Sport, Maserati Levante and Jaguar F-Pace.
What’s under the bonnet of the 2018 Porsche Cayenne?
To begin with it’ll launch with a choice of two engines and one gearbox – an eight-speed Tiptronic S auto with shorter low gears and a longer eighth for better cruising ability.
The normal Porsche Cayenne comes with a 3.0-litre V6 turbo motor (336bhp/332lb ft) for 6.2 seconds to 62mph and 152mph flat-out.
On the other hand, the Porsche Cayenne S gets an all-new 2.9-litre motor with a pair of turbos, so the highest point power output is 434bhp and 406lb ft. This means 0-62mph in 5.2sec.
