RE: New, faster Porsche Cayenne Coupe revealed

RE: New, faster Porsche Cayenne Coupe revealed

Thursday 21st March 2019

New, faster Porsche Cayenne Coupe revealed

Sleeker version of Porsche's largest SUV is faster than its sibling; arrives as V6 and Turbo



Porsche has pulled the covers off its new Cayenne Coupe, and confirmed that the shapelier model will be marginally quicker than the standard model. The firm's biggest-selling car has been given a substantial makeover to work its roofline and tailgate into the body of the new, sleeker SUV - and has received minor chassis alterations to give it a performance edge over the regular five-seater Cayenne, too.

First things first, that back-end. It’ll come as no surprise to see a light bar and Panamera-esque tail light arrangement integrated within the car’s pinched rear, where it also has a dual spoiler setup incorporating Porsche active aero tech. The firm says it produces even more downforce here thanks to its aerodynamic design.


This isn’t simply a case of a new rear slapped onto the Cayenne, however. Porsche’s designers have also widened the rear arches by 18mm for a more muscular appearance and also trimmed the A-pillar to better blend with a roofline which is 20mm lower. Passengers in the front might not notice the latter, but those in the back sit 30mm closer to the ground in order to claw back some of the headroom lost by that new lid. There are just two seats in the back, by the way, helping the Cayenne Coupe to save weight (although it's possible to have the standard bench as a no-cost option).

The Coupe comes as standard with the Sport Chrono package, meaning the range-topping Turbo makes use of the same 550hp twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 to sprint 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds, two tenths quicker than the regular SUV, while top speed is unchanged at 177mph. The other variant revealed at launch, a turbocharged 3.0 V6, also has the same 340hp as its standard counterpart and can hit 62mph in 5.9 seconds (also with the Sport Chrono package), saving it a couple of tenths as well, before reaching 150mph. Both variants run with a slightly wider rear track (hence the wider arches), providing the Coupe with more stability and, ultimately, more overall grip. Or so the engineers told PH.

Most importantly, the performance stats place the new Porsche ahead of the Mercedes-AMG GLE Coupe, despite that car’s V8 enjoying a power advantage. Porsche’s hybrid powertrain is going to be added to the Cayenne Coupe at a later date, creating a rival for AMG’s forthcoming electrified 53-badged alternative. Executives also hinted to PH that a more extreme S E-Hybrid that pinches the electrified V6 system from the Panamera will follow, while a Turbo S model will complete the line-up.


Of course, the negative of opting for the Coupe over the regular Cayenne, other than the loss of a rear seat, is a scalped boot. Space in the back of the V6 is down from the regular SUV’s 770 litres to 625 litres, while the Turbo loses 145 litres from the five-seat version’s 745 litres. Fold the seats down and it’s a similar story, the V6 Coupe now offering 1,540 litres and the Turbo version swallowing 1,510 litres. If boot space is your thing, the AMG GLE Coupe wins this battle. But nobody buys an SUV-coupe for boot space, surely…

Porsche is taking orders for its new Cayenne Coupe now, with prices starting at £62,129 for the V6 and £104,729 for the Turbo, making the models pricier than their five-seat siblings by £6,164 and £5,438 respectively. The first cars are due in Britain this May, meaning we’ve not long to wait to see how a haircut has affected Porsche’s broadly talented Cayenne. More to come on that soon.


 










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phope

Original Poster:

510 posts

139 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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As these things go, that's pretty nice looking

Dale487

1,334 posts

122 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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phope said:
As these things go, that's pretty nice looking
I thought the same, well at least better than the X6 & GLE - plus I do like the orange paint & hounds-tooth seats.

Augustus Windsock

3,340 posts

154 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Sorry but to me it’s the same as the BMW and Mercedes equivalents; gopping and pointless...

Omaruk

611 posts

158 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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I thought coupes had 2 doors? Clearly I’m wrong as there are BMW, VW 4 door coupes etc. What’s the definition?

Chestrockwell

2,624 posts

156 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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The rear looks exactly how I thought it would, like an X6 and GLE Coupe, you literally cannot make a ‘coupe’ SUV look good, I’d rather just have a Cayenne, looks much better.

I know money talks and all that but I’d love to see Porsche make a 928 successor, a car to tackle the 8 series

RobDickinson

31,343 posts

253 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Omaruk said:
I thought coupes had 2 doors? Clearly I’m wrong as there are BMW, VW 4 door coupes etc. What’s the definition?
It's whatever they think they can sell.

rare6499

648 posts

138 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Omaruk said:
I thought coupes had 2 doors? Clearly I’m wrong as there are BMW, VW 4 door coupes etc. What’s the definition?
Restricted rear head room for marginally improved aesthetics :/

The Voice

204 posts

148 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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I’m equally as confused by this as I am the BMW X6 et al.

It appears to be a normal Cayenne, which has been made less practical by looping off part of the roof / boot? Yet it still has five doors like the regular car, just with severely reduced headroom.

What does this give you over a regular Cayenne, other than more compromises?





RDMcG

19,096 posts

206 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Pointless ugly exercise in destroying practicality for some kind of perceived style. Will appeal to the like-the-view-when-riding higher people, but less that a Cayenne and certainly not a coupe. No more horrible than the X6 and the others of this ilk. I think BMW started this trend. There should be a visit from the design police.

thebigmacmoomin

2,796 posts

168 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Why Porsche …. why

Pericoloso

44,044 posts

162 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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As mentioned ,nice colour ,I like a bit of orange ,don't like anything else about it though.....nono

GhellopeSir

70 posts

79 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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-_-


When will it end?

swisstoni

16,850 posts

278 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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S’alright.

Wills2

22,669 posts

174 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Love the interior and the hounds tooth seats however I prefer the looks of the standard cayenne which for me is a really good looking SUV.


Wills2

22,669 posts

174 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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compositionwhat8 said:
340HP and the V6 car can just about do 5.9 seconds to 60? Yikes.
0-60 would be 5.7 the 5.9 is to 62mph, it's a very large and heavy car.



J4CKO

41,287 posts

199 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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thebigmacmoomin said:
Why Porsche …. why
Maybe because their market research has identified what will sell and make them money ?

Porsche would be a distant memory if it was left up to us lot on here to manage it.

0a

23,879 posts

193 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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At some point vulgar will go out of fashion, and these will be seen as deeply naff!

CS Garth

2,860 posts

104 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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You can add 10% to that price after next week's vote

Trikster

818 posts

201 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Blimey, one of these faux coupes that actually looks alright..... no room for the dog though...

unpc

2,831 posts

212 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Downforce? They're having a laugh.