Porsche will be holding the official reveal of their all-new Cayenne on August 29th at the headquarters in Stuttgart, the near-summit to what was feels like a rather stretched development process. A lot will be riding on this new Porsche, the third model to wear a name that pretty much invented the sports SUV.
Judging by the teaser above, some clear through lines are clearly visible between it and the latest (albeit smaller) Porsche high-rider, the Macan. That said, we expect even more similarities to be observable between it, known internally as the E3, and the second-generation Panamera saloon.
Without even really being informed outright, already there are very strong likelihoods about what the all-new third-generation Cayenne will be like, at least in terms of its specifications. Porsche has been tight lipped for the most part, but certain outcomes are inevitable.
What we did not know about the all-new model is how exactly it will look like, or rather how much of a visual difference will make. But given that it will share underpinnings with those of other SUVs in under the Volkswagen Group umbrella such as the Audi Q7 and Bentley Bentayga, certain predictions, such as wheelbase and drivetrain choices, can be made fairly safely.
The new Panamera, other than outwardly displaying some close genetics (especially likely with the Sport Turismo variant), should paint picture of what will lie under the bonnet of this upcoming Cayenne. Powertrain options should closely mimic or outright mirror it, meaning that lower-tier variants would derive motivation from a 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 while the mid-range would receive the newer, more advanced, and more powerful 2.9-litre bi-turbo petrol.
Lastly, a twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 should round off the range, occupying the such variants as the Cayenne Turbo and Turbo S. Like the Panamera range, the new power king could take the form of a Turbo SE Hybrid which further augments the 4.0 with an electric motor for added power, torque, and efficiency.
In that spec, the highest-output Panamera produces 500kW and 850Nm, which are figures that could conceivably be ported over unchanged to the new Cayenne. Some are even keen on the idea that Porsche will introduce a fully electric version, despite not having made their first move toward an true EV aside from the Mission E concept, a futuristic saloon that’s due to enter production in 2020.
Naturally, we’ll have coverage of the all-new Cayenne once Porsche peels those curtains back. We’re also curious how this will stack up against the Range Rover Sport SVR, BMW X5 M, and Mercedes-AMG GLE 63.
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