Porsche Announces Yet Another PHEV Cayenne Variant
There may be some debate as to whether the Cayenne saved Porsche, but there’s no denying its popularity. The growing number of powertrain and configuration options attest to that fact, and Porsche recently announced another. The Cayenne S E-Hybrid will land for the 2024 model year and will be available in coupe and SUV body styles.
With a starting price of $100,750, the SUV version forms a midpoint between the “entry-level” E-Hybrid and range-topping Turbo E-Hybrid models. Though it does nothing to simplify Porsche’s insanely complicated model naming system, the new PHEV offers buyers a more reasonable price point than the $153,000-plus Turbo model.
The new model gets a 348-horse V6 paired with a 174-horsepower electric motor for a combined 512 horsepower and 553 pounds of torque. Porsche promises a 4.4-second 0-60 mph time and 13-second quarter-mile times. Porsche hasn’t yet detailed the PHEV’s electric range, but we expect a mid-50-mile estimate when it does.
Porsche equips 20-inch wheels and adaptive air suspension that helps minimize body movement during hard acceleration and braking. Inside, the S E-Hybrid gets plenty of bells and whistles, and Porsche offers a few new options, including an air quality filtration system. It also gets a digital gauge cluster, an available 10.9-inch passenger display, and the redesigned dash from the latest Cayenne update.
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Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.
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It may be awhile before these show up on US shores. The MV Fremantle Highway has just started demo/reconstruction in Rotterdam after the large fire when transporting its last shipment of electric Porsche products.
Porsche will never reach the status of TESLA.