[Updated with High-Res Photos and Additional Info] Breaking news: after more leaks than the Titanic, Porsche came out of hiding and released official photos and initial specs on its redesigned SUV model that will have its first public outing at next week's Geneva Motor Show..
The verdict is still out on the new Cayenne's styling, but from what we can tell by these images, the next generation of Porsche's most profitable model looks less clumsy and a bit more sleeker than its predecessor thanks to a lowered roofline, steeper angle of the rear tailgate and sharper looking snout.
Then again there's that awkwardly styled rear end that could be mistaken for any other SUV - Crossover model - you didn't hear the word "Nissan" from us...
The interior has been redesigned from the ground up with the dashboard and center and lower consoles looking very similar to the Panamera sports sedan.
The new Cayenne shares its platform with the also new Volkswagen Touareg while using various mechanical bits and pieces from the Panamera.
And even though it has grown 40mm in length, like the Touareg, Porsche's SUV model is somewhere around 200kg or about 440 pounds lighter than the outgoing Cayenne with the German claiming that fuel consumption is down by 23 per cent.
Also helping improve fuel economy and reducing CO2 emissions is a new Tiptronic S eight-speed automatic transmission with Auto Start-Stop.
Engine options for the new Cayenne include the VW Group-sourced 3.6-liter V6 petrol with 300HP (also found in the Panamera) and 3.0-liter V6 turbo diesel with 240HP, as well as a naturally aspirated 4.8-liter V8 with 400HP (Cayenne S) and a turbocharged version of the same V8 with 500HP (Cayenne Turbo).
The big news for the latest Cayenne, however, is the introduction of a Hybrid model motivated by the same diesel-electric hybrid drivetrain found on the Touareg. It couples a 3.3-liter supercharged V6 TSI producing 333HP and 265 lb-ft of torque to a 47HP electric motor for a total output of 380HP and 580Nm or 428 lb-ft.
The Cayenne Hybrid can cover short distances at speed of up to 60km/h or 40mph in pure electric mode. No performance or economy figures were released but the Germans claim that with CO2 emissions of 193g/km, the Cayenne Hybrid is the firm's cleanest Porsche throughout the company's entire portfolio.
The 2011 Cayenne will have its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show early next week and go on sale this Spring.
2011 Porsche Cayenne Pricing in Germany Including Taxes:
Cayenne 300HP 3.6: €55,431
Cayenne 240HP 3.0 V6 Diesel : €59,596
Cayenne S 400HP V8: €72,686
Cayenne S Hybrid 380HP: €78,636
Cayenne Turbo 500HP V8 : €115,526
21 Comments:
looks like a luxery Hyundai lol
love the panamera styled interior. do not like the tail-lights.
BORING!!!!!!!!!
It's the new Hyundai Santa Fe!!!...oh...its the 2011 Porsche Cayenne...
Love the front (looks like any Porsche!), the rear looks oddly half Porsche half Nissan Murano or Dualis(Qashqai).
I like it, the interior is so much better now, interesting taillamps
The brown one looks OK but the white one looks rubbish. The interior is a massive improvement though.
Pretty neat Yeah.
what an ugly ass...ass
Just went to the Porsche Media website and the Cayenne range is totally gone? possibly they are updating the photos?
Bluurg,I need a cloth to wipe the puke off my keyboard.I don't know why I just vomited, must be the corn flakes no.
Another f...... vulgar and boring car like chinos with crocodile leather belt and shoes.
Ugly car. For bankers, panders, sheikh, russian and chinese rich folks, etc...
Bad taste.
the back is pretty creepy!
very nice .the back is not so porsche-ish though:it's like clio iii station wagon rear lights with nissan qashqai styling in general.front and others are very nice!
NISSAN MURANO anyone??
it's not the best looking SUV out there, but heck is not so bad either, I don't know why you guys are complaining so much.
the front looks good but the tail lights are so big!
I think it looks great. I am sure it out performs too. I own a 2006. Best SUV I have ever had. I'd buy this one too. Everyone, have fun driving your Ford Explorers and you GMCs!!
awesome
The Cayenne model includes another system, the resonance induction system with a variable-length intake manifold. This is also an inventive engineering concept that uses pressure waves created by the inlet valves. It does this to increase the density of the incoming air, which, in the end, will increase the amount of energy released during combustion.
porsche's design team is the laziest in the world.
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