CAYENNE S
You don't have to like what the Cayenne represents, but you can't help but respect what it has done for its maker during the past two decades. A trailblazing performance SUV, the model was initially met with alarm from Porsche purists, but the brand held firm in its belief a sports utility vehicle carrying the famous Stuttgart crest would be a massive sales success and has reaped the reward for its decision. There's no denying SUVs are now Porsche's money-spinner — since the Cayenne's introduction, more than 1,250,000 units have been sold. In 2022 alone, Porsche main dealers shifted more than 300,000 examples of the E3generation Cayenne. This is even more impressive when you appreciate the model was already five years old.
All this means the arrival of a new Cayenne is big news, even when the new Cayenne isn't especially new. Essentially, Porsche has launched a ‘facelift’ for the E3, albeit a fairly comprehensive one. The exterior design is tweaked, the interior completely revamped and changes have been applied to Cayenne's engine range. Suspension components have been fettled, too.
The Cayenne S is one of the most radically altered variants in the new line-up, having been effectively subjected to a heart transplant. Gone is the old V6 petrol engine, in comes
