Wheels Australia – August 2019

Drives

’VENEVERBEENsoldon

thecoupe-SUVmovement.

Practicalityandperformance

rarelygowelltogether,which

is whyyouneverhearanyone

bangingonaboutbootspace

atF1races.

ButthenwhenthePorsche

Cayennefirstlandedin2002,the

ideaoftheperformance-carmaker

evenproducinganSUVwasnoless

paradoxical,andjustlookhowwell

that’sgone.

Besides,I waspleasantlysurprised

whenI firstsawtheCayenneCoupe

inthemetal.It’snota hulkingmuscle-

monsterlikesomeothercoupe-styled

SUVs,andthatgoesa longwayto

makingitsrear-endstylingwork.The

transformationfromwagontocoupe

hingeslargelyonsubtlealterations,

likeloweringtherearnumberplate

sothehaunchesappearmoreslender

andnotlooklikethey’retryingtotuck

excessflabintoa pairoftights.

TheCayenneCoupemeasures18mm

widerduetoitspumped-outrear

wheelarches,whichaccommodatea

PORSCHECAYENNECOUPE

widerwheeltrackforbetterlateral

stability.Theroofdrops20mmfrom

theregularCayennetofacilitatethe

coupestyling,andtherearseatsdrop

30mmsothere’sa lowercentreof

gravityandenoughheadspacefor the

rear-seatoccupants.If youwantto go

alloutonperformance,anoptional

carbonfibreroofremoves21kgfrom

thehighestsectionofthecar,and

there’sa setoflightweight,22-inch

alloysontheoptionslist.Youcan

evenhavethesoundinsulation

removed,fora fee.

TheTurbois hardlylightonthe

wallet,though,pricedfrom$254,000

pluson-roadcostsandcost-option

trinkets.However,theextrastandard

inclusionsinthecoupeoverthe$15K

cheaperCayennewagoncontribute to

thesteeperprice,likespeed-sensitive

steering,theSportChronopack,and

theadditionofPSMSport.

CrankovertheV8millintheTurbo

andtheexhaustbeginswitha purr,

risingtoa growlearlyintherevrange,

beforehowlingtowardsitsredline.

It’splentyexciting,thoughformine,

ModelPorscheCayenneTurboCoupe

Engine3996ccV8(900),dohc,32v,twin-turbo

Maxpower404kW@6000rpm

Maxtorque770Nm@1960-4500rpm

Transmission8-speedautomatic

Weight2200kg

0-100km/h3.9sec(claimed)

Fueleconomy11.9L/100km

Price$254,000

OnsaleQ4 2019

I

An exhaust that purrs, growls

and howls is standard. But so is

a $254,000 sticker price...

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