{"id":2690,"date":"2025-09-08T13:46:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/car\/?p=2690"},"modified":"2025-09-08T13:47:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:47:00","slug":"this-is-the-most-powerful-production-porsche-yet-here-are-6-things-you-must-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/car\/2025\/09\/08\/this-is-the-most-powerful-production-porsche-yet-here-are-6-things-you-must-know\/","title":{"rendered":"This is the most powerful production Porsche yet: Here are 6 things you must know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;vehicle-name&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#f8d648&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><span style=\"color: #fca028\">PORSCHE CAYENNE ELECTRIC<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;article-title-allcaps&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|800||on|||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;44px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h1><span style=\"color: #ff8300\">BRINGING <span style=\"color: #111111\">THE<\/span> HEAT<\/span><\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-introv2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p class=\"p1\">Cleaner, yes. Quieter, sure. But 2026\u2019s new electric Cayenne is also way spicier and more capable. Here\u2019s your six-point briefing on the most powerful production Porsche yet<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-byline&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Words<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s2\"> Ben Miller<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>Illustrations<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s2\"> Avarvarii<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Porsche-Cayenne-frontquarter.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Copy of Porsche-Cayenne-frontquarter&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;bold-subhead&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2><span style=\"color: #f76b00\">1<\/span> PORSCHE\u2019S NEW ELECTRIC FLAGSHIP IS A VERY BIG DEAL<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>I drop a clanger just five minutes into my first taste of the new Cayenne. I\u2019m behind the wheel, Cayenne vice president Michael Sch\u00e4tzle is in the passenger seat, and a couple of minutes into our conversation, as part of a long and rambling question, I mention that of course the platform is PPE, shared with the Macan and Audi Q6 e-Tron\u2026 Sch\u00e4tzle grimaces like he just took a swig of warm beer. \u2018No. We have a new platform, PPE41C, owned by Porsche. It\u2019s our platform and if someone else in the [VW] Group wants to use it they have to buy it from Porsche. We started with the joint platform but the changes are so big that this is now our own platform, with new motors and a new battery. At the moment it\u2019s the most powerful platform in the Group.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Tell me more, Michael. And apologies for the misunderstanding.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/Porsche-Cayenne-side-copy.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Porsche-Cayenne-side copy&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>\u2018We have five different options in the new Cayenne; two different motors at the front \u2013 motors shared with the Macan but with more power \u2013 and three motor options on the rear. The base motor on the rear is also shared with the Macan. But for the Cayenne S and Turbo we have completely new motors with oil-cooled stators \u2013 very efficient, very light, very powerful. And we have this completely new battery, much bigger than in the Macan [113kWh] and with doublesided cooling. It\u2019s very special. We have so much power in the car.\u2019 All of which serves to underline just how seriously Porsche is taking the new Cayenne, its third modern EV after the Taycan and Macan. The pressure on Sch\u00e4tzle\u2019s shoulders is considerable, but so too is his R&amp;D budget.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This is the most important model for Porsche,\u2019 he explains. \u2018The Cayenne sells 100,000 cars a year in a segment in which you can earn a lot of money, so it\u2019s the most important product for Porsche.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A big deal, then, and a car worth getting to know months ahead of its official premiere. Here\u2019s your guided tour and first drive.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;car-pullquote&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|800||on|||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><span style=\"color: #f76b00\">THE PRESSURE TO GET THIS CAR RIGHT IS HUGE. FORTUNATELY, SO TOO IS THE R&amp;D BUDGET<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/P21_0394_a3_rgb.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;P21_0394_a3_rgb&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;car-img-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-15px||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Tell me more, Michael. And apologies for the misunderstanding. <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;bold-subhead&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2><span style=\"color: #f76b00\">2<\/span>\u00a0THE NUMBERS ARE&#8230; HUGE<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>As Sch\u00e4tzle has already made clear, the new Cayenne Electric is an all-new car on a bespoke, uprated version of the PPE platform. A bigger car in every dimension than the current one (which will remain on sale alongside the pure-electric newcomer), it offers a lower driving position, loads of interior space, a bigger boot, a 90-litre frunk and more legroom in the back. It\u2019s also being cut zero slack when it comes to bettering the current car in every Cayenne role, from off-road to high-speed cruising. <\/p>\n\n<p>Because life\u2019s too short for range anxiety, hyper-miling and turning the air-con down so low your shirt turns see-through, battery capacity is 113kWh gross, for a headline range figure of 373 miles. Enjoy the Turbo\u2019s muscle and you\u2019ll be looking at 2.4\/2.5 miles per kWh. Go steady in the less powerful variants and you\u2019ll get more like 3.5 miles per kWh, making that range look feasible. <\/p>\n\n<p>Power is\u2026 plentiful. Porsche is saying \u2018more than 1000PS [986bhp]\u2019 for the Turbo, but it\u2019s also claiming this is the most powerful production Porsche yet, so the truth is likely north of the Taycan GT\u2019s 1020bhp. That\u2019s a hefty margin of superiority over even the fruitiest combustion Cayennes, such as the 650bhp Turbo GT (above) and the Turbo E-Hybrid.<\/p> \n\n<p>Based on the existing Cayenne\u2019s \u00a377k starting price, the Cayenne Electric is likely to start at around \u00a385k. Given the gulf in performance between the entry-level versions (less than 500bhp but still sub-5.0sec 0-62mph) and the 1000bhp-plus Turbo, flagship Cayennes will likely eclipse even the \u00a3161k Taycan Turbo S. Weight starts at around 2550kg, with a loaded Turbo coming in at about 2700kg. The chassis uses every trick in the book, with optional Porsche Active Ride, rear-steer and ceramic brakes.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/250702_HM_152350.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;default&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;bold-subhead&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2><span style=\"color: #f76b00\">3<\/span>\u00a0IT&#8217;S A BIT OF A MONSTER (IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY)<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Porsche\u2019s SUVs have long managed to feel like Porsches first and SUVs second, with sweetly-judged steering, wicked turns of speed and enough body control, grip and brakes to have a good time. On first impressions, the Cayenne Electric is no different.<\/p> \n\n<p>I kick off with the base car. We don\u2019t know its precise numbers but circa 2500kg, between 450 and 500bhp and 0-62mph in less than five seconds give you a steer. We\u2019re on narrow, ultra-twisty Spanish mountain roads \u2013 by rights a daunting place in which to try to get to know a very big, very fast new car. But, perhaps assisted by the relative simplicity of this particular test car\u2019s honest spec (no active ride, no rear-steer and no ceramics \u2013 they\u2019re only available on Cayennes with 21- and 22-inch wheels), I\u2019m at ease right away. You feel the mass moving at times but it\u2019s all very composed and benign, the nose tucking in readily even when it feels like understeer\u2019s inevitable.<\/p> \n\n<p>At no point do I feel I need more of anything, and yet more is precisely what the Turbo delivers \u2013 and to a degree that calls to mind the best iterations of the current car, including the addictively good GTS. Just with a boatload more performance.<\/p> \n\n<p>Along wide open dusty trails, and up and down breathtaking stretches of deserted hill road, the Cayenne Electric Turbo is absolutely monstrous, luring me deeper and deeper into a world of stupendous acceleration, outrageous agility and no little driving enjoyment. As ever, it\u2019s that perfectly weighted and laudably slackfree steering that sets the tone; the keystone around which everything else has been built. It gives you confidence right off the bat and, together with the unintimidating power delivery, works to put you at ease with the kind of shove you used to have to be an F1 driver to experience.<\/p> \n\n<p>Sch\u00e4tzle: \u2018We have three levels of power: a certain amount on the pedal, more on the push-to-pass button, and then another little bit with launch control. We had big discussions around how much power we put onto the pedal so that it\u2019s usable and not too much power for normal driving. We have a good compromise, I think.\u2019<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/Z3A4819-1.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;_Z3A4819 (1)&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;car-img-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-15px||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Just needs Rothmans paint and roof bars<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;bold-subhead&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2><span style=\"color: #f76b00\">4<\/span>\u00a0IT CAN OFF-ROAD<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Is it possible to feel embarrassed on behalf of a car? Up ahead, a V8- engined, current-generation Cayenne is leading me and my Cayenne Electric up a long, rocky climb, our path anything but direct as we weave around heat-ravaged trees, ugly-looking boulders and slopes so steep they\u2019re essentially overhanging.<\/p> \n\n<p>Trying to fight gravity with an unhelpful layer of sandy silt all over the very uneven surface, the car ahead\u2019s on its third attempt. Each time it lurches forward there\u2019s a promising spasm of forward progress, then some ugly scrabbling, flares of wheelspin and an ignominious, gravity-assisted retreat. I can\u2019t help looking away to spare its blushes.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>I\u2019m up next and, in full-height Offroad 2 setting and with Rocks mode selected, the same steep gully is child\u2019s play. Although my car is probably heavier, its ground clearance is at least as good; there\u2019s over 200mm adjustment in the air suspension\u2019s ride height. Being allelectric, my car enjoys two enormous powertrain advantages: big torque from next to no revs, and the cleanest, most linear relationship between pedal and driving wheels you ever experienced. Where the V8 must try to acquire momentum and then desperately hang onto it, its hard-working engine and soaring revs giving the contact patches a hard time and making slip at the tyres almost inevitable, the Cayenne Electric just rolls inexorably forward at a speed of my choosing, the travel in the pedal now so generous that it flatters my entirely average throttle control. Cut loose on faster tracks and the Porsche is up for that, too, balanced and driftable.<\/p> \n\n<p>Land Rover engineers have long talked of this theoretical electric advantage off-road but it\u2019s only now, with cars like this Cayenne and the new electric Range Rover, that we\u2019re getting the chance to experience the difference for ourselves. While the chances of you forging into the undergrowth in your new Cayenne Electric are no doubt slim, certainly if you live in Europe, rest assured that, more than ever before, not having a clue about how to drive off-road is absolutely no barrier to doing so.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/250702_HM_125025.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;default&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;car-img-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-15px||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Park where you like<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Cruising too-hot-to-touch black highways, there\u2019s nothing to do but sit back and enjoy the views; deep blue skies, farmland bleached the colour of bone by the heat and, in the distance, a wildfire burning in the foothills, its billowing slate-grey smoke blotting out the sun.<\/p> \n\n<p>We\u2019re gliding down the motorway on what feels like a 1000bhp pile of bubble wrap. Bumps, vibrations, wind and road noise\u2026 apparently they weren\u2019t invited. The cabin\u2019s so quiet you could \u2013 and we do \u2013 hear a Peanut M&amp;M drop. The ride quality is sublime in every variant but hits a new high in the cars equipped with Active Ride Control. Even ridged, cracked concrete is smothered, regardless of setting. At one point, in a fit of investigative journalism, I even drive a broken stretch of mountain road in Track mode without so much as a tremor.<\/p> \n\n<p>So, life is good. The Porsche navigation is confident I\u2019ll reach the hotel without another charge and we\u2019re enjoying a cabin that forgoes giant screens or cinema gimmicks in favour of level-headed usability. The neat curved infotainment screen, which follows the contours of the dash, sweeping from vertical to a slush fit with the centre tunnel, is uncluttered. For those who wish to turn off some of the more intrusive assists and bongs, doing so is easy, and you can do the same with the V8-esque soundtrack, too. Though you might find you like it. I do.<\/p> \n\n<p>\u2018There were a lot of people, even on the board, who were not convinced [by the synthetic noise],\u2019 says Sch\u00e4tzle. \u2018But when it was ready and they drove the car, everybody preferred it. And if you don\u2019t like it you can switch it off in every mode.\u2019<\/p> \n\n<p>Roll-on performance is awesome. The numbers at this stage are sketchy but for the Turbo it\u2019s less than 3.0sec 0-62mph and 0-124mph in less than 10. At one point the lane between us and our motorway exit is nose-to-tail with trucks. In an instant the Turbo leapfrogs the entire convoy, its fluency with huge changes in speed, up and down, quite addictive.<\/p> \n\n<p>\u2018This car is really impressive on the autobahn,\u2019 continues Sch\u00e4tzle. \u2018With the longer wheelbase [up 35mm] it is so stable going through the fast corners and, more than the absolute speed, it\u2019s how the car accelerates from say 120mph to 150mph that is really crazy.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n<p>He\u2019s not wrong. So, is this now Porsche\u2019s electric flagship? I catch Sch\u00e4tzle grinning. \u2018There\u2019s quite a nice competition between Kevin [Giek, Taycan product line VP] and us, for the faster car \u2013 it\u2019s funny. Sometimes he surprises us with new stuff and vice versa. There\u2019s internal competition. He\u2019s improving the acceleration of his car all the time.\u2019 Interestingly, the Cayenne eschews the Taycan\u2019s two-speed rear gearbox. \u2018We save weight without it and we don\u2019t need it because the motors are so powerful. We\u2019re slipping the tyres up to 40mph [without a lower ratio]\u2026 We don\u2019t need any more acceleration.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n<p>Sch\u00e4tzle is particularly proud of the active ride system, though admits it won\u2019t be an auto-include, so good is the passive car. \u2018On the non-active car we have air suspension, adaptive damping on both compression and rebound and we have conventional roll bars. But the active system can move the wheels to follow the road surface \u2013 it\u2019s completely different.\u2019 For drive system director Denis Rancak the active advantage is clear.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/Z3A3866-1.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;_Z3A3866 (1)&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;bold-subhead&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2><span style=\"color: #f76b00\">5<\/span>\u00a0IT&#8217;S A LIMO ON THE BORING STUFF<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>\u2018It\u2019s the benchmark,\u2019 he explains. \u2018I\u2019ve driven the car more than 10,000 kilometres, and with the active system it\u2019s like the tyres are glued to the road. Of course in this car that is crazy because if the tyre never loses contact then you\u2019re always able to use the massive torque.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n<p>Pushed to choose, I\u2019d go with rear-wheel steering and without active ride, for the more natural, confidence-inspiring body movements of mechanical roll bars and the modest cost and weight savings. I also find myself wanting a sportier brake pedal at times, so capable are the faster variants. There\u2019s so much talent in the chassis and so much sheer performance that when you\u2019re really in the groove I\u2019d love less travel, a firmer pedal and a more direct feel. <\/p>\n\n<p>\u2018You have to find the best compromise between having a brake pedal that is very direct but that\u2019s also not confusing or uncomfortable in everyday use,\u2019 explains Rancak. \u2018It wouldn\u2019t be a problem to make the braking feel like a sports car\u2019s. But most of the customers would not appreciate it.\u2019<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;bold-subhead&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2><span style=\"color: #f76b00\">6<\/span>\u00a0IT&#8217;S READY FOR NEXT GENERATION CHARGING <\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]\n<p>Porsche has waged war on tardy charging ever since the first Taycan, and the new Cayenne is equally keen to minimise overall journey times. It offers a 400kW peak charging rate, thanks to its 800-volt architecture and advanced batterycooling technology (the unit cools its pouch-type cells from above and below; other Porsche EVs cool only one side). We didn\u2019t get a chance to try it, but that should give 10-80 per cent charges in less than 16 minutes. The car can also regen at up to 600kW under deceleration, a figure that\u2019s way above even the secondgeneration Taycan (400kW).<\/p> \n\n<p>In line with the Cayenne\u2019s status as a tech innovator, Porsche has chosen to bring inductive charging to market with this car. The theory \u2013 roll into your garage and charge wirelessly without cables, plugs or faff \u2013 has been around for a while, but mostly dismissed on the grounds of inefficiency, cost and the risk to wandering pets. Porsche reckons it\u2019s solved those issues to deliver reliable, cat-safe 11kW charging at 90 per cent efficiency \u2013 and the Cayenne will be the first car with the tech. All UK cars will be ready for the technology. <\/p>\n\n<p>It uses a base plate installed in your garage or driveway, working with a plate on the underside of the car, between the front wheels, to deliver the ultimate lazy-charging experience. The car will automatically lower to minimise the gap between pad and plate, and sensors will stop the charging process if creatures or metallic objects find themselves in the line of fire. 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