Porsche Cayenne GTS unveiled
'Focused' and 'sporty' Cayenne revealed ahead of Beijing show debut
Designed to sit between the 'basic' V8 Cayenne S and the full-house Turbo, the new GTS gets an uprated version of the naturally aspirated 4.8-litre V8 engine from the S, with 420hp (up from 400hp), channelled to all four wheels via an eight-speed Tiptronic ZF auto, the eccentric manual option from the previous GTS sadly long gone.
Porsche says the engine and gearbox have "each been tuned to deliver particularly sporting levels of responsiveness, with the consequence that the Cayenne GTS sprints from a standing start to 62mph in 5.7 seconds, reaching 100 mph in 13.3 seconds. The top speed is 162mph and the Combined fuel consumption on the NEDC is 26.4mpg." By way of perspective, that's 0.2 seconds quicker to 62mph than the S, and an extra 2mph piled onto the top speed. Everybody say 'oooohhhh!'.
Chassis tweaks include PASM active suspension, a ride height that's 24mm lower than in the S and a rather more nebulous suggestion that the suspension is "more tautly tuned".
Visual clues include Cayenne Turbo-esque front-end styling, gloss-black window surrounds and trims, side skirts, bigger wheel arches and a 'twin-wing' roof spoiler.
The Cayenne GTS will cost from £67,147 when it goes on UK sale in July 2012.
I have become so used to this sort of behaviour from these vehicles that subconsciuosly I just think 'tw@t' every time I see one on the road and prepare for the inevitable evasive action that will be required.
'Cash cow' they might be, but without them Porsche would not have the funds to invest in the development of the 'more exciting' Porsches and to continue to support the race program.
They are also very good cars if you want or need something of their ilk.
'Cash cow' they might be, but without them Porsche would not have the funds to invest in the development of the 'more exciting' Porsches and to continue to support the race program.
The new versions are definitely an improvement but not my cup of tea. He chopped it in for a q7 4.2 tdi v8 which i had the pleasure of driving down to France for him. Now that was a beast.
You see plenty of them about over here in Dubai- I also think they look far better in the metal than in photos. What what mates have siad, they appear to be fairly bulletproof too, whcih is why he sold his woeful RR sport to get into one.
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