PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO COUPE
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- As good to drive as the regular Cayenne - New roofline may not be to all tastes (^) evo rating (^) ;;;34
Engine
V8, 3996cc, twin-turbo
Weight
2,200kg (250bhp/ton)
Torque
770Nm @ 2,000-4,500rpm
0-100kmph
3.9sec
Top speed
285kmph
Power
542bhp @ 5,750-6,000rpm
Price
`2.3 crore (estimated )
Specification
335bhp three-litre turbo V6 producing 450Nm
of torque; the S Coupe with its 434bhp, 550Nm,
2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 (essentially the engine
used in Audi’s RS4); and the Turbo Coupe,
powered by a 542bhp, 770Nm twin-turbo V8.
Porsche quotes 0-100kmph times of 6.0, 5.0
and 3.9sec respectively, and top speeds of 241,
262 and 285kmph.
On-road performance follows the figures. The
basic Coupe is brisk and the Turbo thunderingly
quick, with an exhaust bark that wouldn’t be
out of place at La Sarthe. The S sits somewhere
between the two, its soundtrack rowdier than
the base car’s but its performance not quite as
blistering as the Turbo’s. For some it might be
the sweet spot, but it’s hard to imagine Cayenne
Coupe customers missing out on the full Turbo
experience.
bludgeon their way down a road, the Cayenne
Coupe is more adjustable and fluid. The steering
- precise, perfectly weighted, predictable in
response – remains a highlight, backed up by
Porsche’s torque vectoring and rear-wheel-
steering systems.
They give the Cayenne Coupe the kind of
agility that cars such as this simply shouldn’t
be capable of, and a counter-intuitive but
wonderfully naughty sensation that turning
harder and using more throttle actually seems
to tighten your cornering line rather than forcing
the nose to run wide. With the Turbo clocking in
at 2200kg it’s not infallible, but it’s damn close.
On this evidence, Porsche’s record for creating
driver’s SUVs remains unblemished by the new
Cayenne Coupe.
Antony Ingram (@evoAntony)
To p : Windscreen is less upright for the Coupe, to
complement the new rear-end treatment (left); also
note the wider, more muscular rear wings. Above:
Cabin differs little from that of the regular Cayenne
For anyone who doesn’t go the whole hog,
the chassis feels largely identical (both between
each model, and to the regular Cayenne’s),
despite the Turbo riding on adaptive air
suspension rather than on just regular adaptive
dampers. Sport Chrono is standard across the
range, so you’ve got a spread of driving modes
from Normal to Sport+. We’d leave it in Sport+,
to benefit from the lively throttle response
and slightly tighter steering. Knocking the gear
selector across to choose your own gears from
the eight-speed auto feels natural too – and
changes are swift, if not as snappy as a PDK’s.
Where some performance SUVs feel like they
