Porsche used this week’s 2023 Shanghai auto show to debut an up to date Cayenne that can attain U.S. showrooms later this yr as 2024 mannequin.
Each the common Cayenne and Cayenne Coupe had been proven, and Porsche additionally confirmed beginning costs of $80,850 and $85,950, respectively. Each figures embody a $1,650 vacation spot cost.
As hinted at last month by Lutz Meschke, Porsche’s head of finance and IT, pricing has acquired a pointy improve over the earlier yr in an effort to enhance revenue margins. The 2023 Cayenne is priced from about $73,000.
2024 Porsche Cayenne
Nevertheless, the updates made to the Cayenne are among the many most vital for an present mannequin, in line with Porsche, and extra commonplace tools has been added. Commonplace objects embody matrix LED headlights, adaptive dampers, 20-inch wheels (22 inches on the Cayenne Turbo GT), keyless entry, a wi-fi charging pad for smartphones, and a number of digital driver-assist options.
The updates to the Cayenne contact upon a number of key areas together with the powertrain, chassis, exterior styling, and cabin.
The important thing change on the skin are the brand new matrix LED headlights, which not solely characteristic a brand new form but additionally present extra illumination. The taillights have additionally been revised, as have the entrance and rear fascias. New colours (Algarve Blue Metallic, Montego Blue Metallic, and Arctic Grey) and wheel patterns have additionally made the lower.
2024 Porsche Cayenne
Inside, the SUV adopts a fully digital dash just like what’s used within the Taycan electrical automotive. Gone are the present mannequin’s analog gauges in favor of a 12.7-inch digital instrument cluster. There’s additionally a 12.3-inch infotainment display screen and an out there 10.9-inch display screen for the entrance passenger. The passenger display screen can stream content material and incorporates a particular layer that stops the motive force from viewing it. The gear lever has additionally been moved away from the middle console and onto the sprint, the place it’s now positioned subsequent to the steering wheel.
As for chassis updates, Porsche has added a brand new metal spring suspension setup with lively dampers on the bottom, S, and E-Hybrid grades. The important thing change are new dampers with twin-valve expertise, which allow separate rebound and compression levels to ship consolation at low speeds and decreased pitch and roll at larger speeds. For Cayennes with air suspension, Porsche mentioned enhancements have additionally been made, together with sharper differentiation between the Regular, Sport, and Sport Plus driving modes.
2024 Porsche Cayenne
The powertrains begin with a turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 that has seen output rise 13 hp to a brand new whole of 348 hp. This engine can also be used for the E-Hybrid plug-in hybrid, the place it is joined by a extra highly effective electrical motor that ups mixed peak output to 463 hp. A 25.9-kwh battery has additionally changed the previous 17.9-kwh unit, which suggests a rise in electrical vary, although Porsche hasn’t offered an EPA estimate.
For V-8 followers, the S mannequin has ditched its former V-6 in favor of a twin-turbo V-8 rated at 468 hp, or 34 hp greater than earlier than. The output of the twin-turbo V-8 within the Turbo GT (Cayenne Coupe solely) rises by 31 hp to a brand new whole of 650 hp. It means the Turbo GT will dash from 0-60 mph in simply 3.1 seconds and hit a prime pace of 189 mph, in line with Porsche. The Turbo GT stays the highest grade for the Cayenne within the U.S.
The 2024 Cayenne vary is presently out there to order. Deliveries are anticipated to begin in the summertime.
The modifications made will assist hold the automobile contemporary as a fourth-generation, fully electric Cayenne is deliberate for launch round 2026. Porsche is anticipated to promote the fuel model alongside the electrical newcomer for a brief interval.
