The Porsche Cayenne GTS has been revised for 2024, gaining efficiency chassis know-how from the Cayenne Turbo GT, improved normal tools, and a number of exterior design modifications.
On sale now within the UK, the normal SUV-bodied Cayenne GTS instructions a price ticket of £106,100, rising barely to £107,700 for the Cayenne coupe variant.
Changes made to the Cayenne GTS’s exterior are delicate however noticeable. Porsche’s Sport Design bundle is now included as normal, as are HD LED matrix headlights.
The bundle provides gloss black facet skirts, window trims, entrance inlays and wheel extensions from the off. It additionally provides bronze-coloured tailpipes, beforehand black, whereas the automobile’s 21in wheels are actually painted gray.
While the Cayenne GTS appears largely related on the surface, massive modifications have been made beneath the metallic.
The sporty SUV features new chassis know-how and sits 10mm decrease than earlier than. Adaptive air suspension – already used on the Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid and Turbo GT fashions – is now included as a normal characteristic on the GTS.
As nicely as enhancing journey consolation, the system consists of Porsche lively suspension administration (PASM) and Porsche torque vectoring plus (PTV Plus) as normal.
A robust 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine nonetheless powers the Cayenne GTS, however the model says it has been technically improved for 2024. Power is now up from 454bhp to 493bhp, whereas torque rises from 457lb ft to 486lb ft.
The GTS’s eight-speed Tiptronic S transmission has additionally been revised, gaining faster response and shift occasions in Sport and Sport Plus modes.
As for outright velocity, the Range Rover Sport rival hits 0-62mph in 4.4sec – 0.1sec faster than earlier than – and on to a prime velocity of 171mph.
More modifications come inside, with the addition of the model’s up-to-date Porsche Driver Experience system, which provides a curved digital driver’s show as normal.
Other new normal options embody ambient lighting and a premium Bose sound system, whereas Cayenne GTS Coupe fashions acquire a panoramic roof and an extending rear spoiler. Drivers additionally gave the choice so as to add a passenger-side infotainment show.
Three light-weight packages are additionally provided, which decrease the Cayenne GTS’s weight by as a lot as 25kg, including options akin to a carbon rear diffuser, a lighter roof and lowered insulation.
There’s nonetheless no electrical Porsche Cayenne, nevertheless it’s closely anticipated to reach throughout the subsequent few years, additional bolstering the market place of the model’s best-selling automobile. Autocar sources beforehand recommended the EV would launch in 2026 earlier than UK gross sales start in 2027