Up to 1,156hp for new Cayenne Turbo Electric

Porsche's ultimate SUV is here, with 400 miles of range, 400kW charging - and 0-62mph in 2.5 seconds

By Matt Bird / Wednesday, 19 November 2025 / Loading comments

Say hello to the most powerful production Porsche of all time, the Cayenne Turbo Electric. And you thought the Taycan was getting silly. Thanks to a pair of motors harnessing everything a 113kWh battery can give, this SUV offers up Launch Control maximums of 1,156hp (850kW) and 1,106lb ft. They’re enough for 0-62mph in 2.5 seconds, 0-124mph in 7.4, and 162mph flat out - in a Cayenne. Direct oil cooling of the rear motor, said to be a motorsport innovation, should mean ‘high continuous output and efficiency.’ So passengers can be made to throw up time after time. It seems a tad elementary to kick off with performance stats, and we should be familiar with obscenely fast EVs (and Cayennes) by now, but that really is something else. When not overboosting, 857hp is the max output.

The Turbo heads up a two-model line up initially for the UK, with a 408hp Cayenne Electric also available. As discussed at length already, these continue alongside the combustion and hybrid Cayennes, and will do into the 2030s; this isn’t the end of V8 Porsche SUVs just yet. Who’d have thought 20 years ago that the Cayenne would ever be deemed worthy of protected status. The 408hp model, for what it’s worth, can produce 442hp and 616lb ft to launch out of the farm shop car park, with 4.8 seconds to 62mph possible. More than fast enough, basically.

Range and charging numbers are probably just as important, if not more so, as raw acceleration stats for the Cayenne. Porsche had already mentioned in the build up that fast charging was a priority for this model, building on what was achieved with the Macan’s 800-volt architecture and double-sided cooling for optimum temps. So there’s 398 miles in the tank for the Cayenne, 387 for the Turbo, and DC charging up to 390kW is possible - if you can find a charger that potent in the UK. In very specific scenarios (which, knowing EV charging, will be at 10pm on the 29th February or something), Porsche suggests even 400kW is possible. Whatever, it means that the 200 miles in 10 minutes threshold has been reached, which would be pretty cool to see happen, the standard model able to add 202 in 600 seconds with all the stars aligned. The Turbo can do 196 miles in the same time, and both can achieve the 10-80 per cent State of Charge benchmark in 16 minutes. Say you have to walk from the Beaconsfield Ionity all the way to the loos at the back of the services, that should be half the time done.

Additional new benefits on the EV side are the inductive charging we’ve seen previewed, and the ability to recoup up to 600kW in regen braking; it’s suggested that about 97 per cent of braking will be on regen in a Cayenne. But there’s PCCB optional on the Turbo, because for that other three per cent of the time you’re probably going to be going really quickly.

While we’re on Porsche acronyms, the usual suspects can be found working their magic on the Cayenne chassis. So adaptive air suspension with Porsche Active Suspension Management is standard fit, as is electronic Porsche Traction management (ePTM) with Porsche Active Aerodynamics (PAA) contributing towards a 0.25Cd drag co-efficient. The Turbo gets the PTV Plus limited-slip diff (you just know it’ll do very silly skids), with Active Ride on an extensive options list for the flagship (more in a sec). Both Cayenne Electrics can be had with rear-axle steering, so Waitrose need not hold any fear.

That’s only slightly sarcastic, too, because this is an absolute whopper of a Cayenne, 55mm longer than any combustion engined version at 4,985mm long. It’s also 1,980mm wide and 1,674mm tall. The giant wheelbase (3,023mm) will be much loved by rear seat passengers, and the boot is from 781 litres to 1,588 (with a 90-litre frunk), but that space hasn’t been magicked out of thin air - rear-steer might be a wise option. What an electric Cayenne weighs hasn’t yet been disclosed, but then 3.5 tonnes can be towed with it, and that’s probably a more relevant number for the average customer. Horseboxes aren’t exactly light, y’know.

Head of Style Porsche Michael Mauer says the new Cayenne is "unmistakably Porsche and unmistakable Cayenne.” Which he would say, of course, but it’s easy to see where he’s coming from. The light signatures are familiar, the silhouette is recognisable, the details easily identifiable. There’s classic Porsche (or old Cayenne, at least), contemporary Porsche and future Porsche, all in one. Or perhaps we’re still a bit giddy from the 1,156hp thing. From here it’s smarter looking than a Macan, and not as likely to stir up controversy like Cayennes may once have. Because now every other car is like it. Maybe some of the Turbo add-ons are a bit strange (especially the rear active aeroblades) and the T-Hybrid-style grilles only work a bit better than on a 911, but it’s going to sit outside a Zone 2 townhouse just nicely. If it fits in the space.

And for those that don’t like how the Cayenne Electric and Turbo look for now, know that this is the most ‘comprehensively and individually customisable’ Porsche SUV yet. So there are - deep breath - 13 standard colours (before even thinking about the optional ones), nine wheels from 20-22-inch diameter, 12 interior combinations, five accent packages and five interior packages. There’s even an Off-Road package, for the really committed - or mad, perhaps. The Cayenne will have charged off a three-pin plug before you’ve completed the configuration. The green Turbo seen here features Turbonite accents.

The inside of the Cayenne Electric is probably where the greatest transformation has taken place (apart from, y’know, the Electric bit). It’s a significant enough overhaul that the interior has already been featured in its own story; you can learn more about the Augmented Reality head-up display, Mood Modes and the Flow Display here. Safe to say it promises a very different experience to what’s come before, complete with the largest screen display area ever in a Porsche and an AI-enhanced Voice Pilot.

"The Cayenne Electric shows performance in a completely new dimension, with innovative technologies that we have developed in motorsport. It sets new standards in the SUV segment – in terms of driving characteristics as well as charging," said Oliver Blume, Porsche Chairman (at least until the end of the year). "Outstanding electric performance meets very real everyday usability. Excellent long-distance comfort combines with uncompromising off-road capability."

Both the new Cayenne models are available to order now; the standard Electric costs £83,200, so not very far off a 408hp, 367-mile BMW iX 45 M Sport (£78,405) and comparable with the seven-seat Volvo EX90, which is from £82,660. Understandably given the performance potential, the Turbo costs a lot more, starting at £130,900 before thinking about those personalisation possibilities. The only other electric SUVs anywhere near that price point are the Mercedes G-Class and the odd Hummer, both of which offer up very different experiences to the Porsche. Expect deliveries sometime in 2026.