Porsche Cayenne Coupe Test Drive Review – What An SUV!

Performance – The Porsche Cayenne Coupe will be launched in India with 2 engine options – a V6 and a V8 (better known as the Turbo), we drove the latter which is powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo motor that pumps out an impressive 550 PS and 770 Nm, enough to take the Cayenne Turbo Coupe from 0-100 km/hr in just 3.9 seconds, the top speed being 286 km/hr. The engine is extremely refined, turbo lag is well contained and thus drivability is great. In fact, you can barely hear the engine in the low-end and at idle, it’s inaudible. However, as you push it post the mid-range to the top-end of the rev band, it becomes vocal, in a sporty way. The mid-range is the strongest part of this powertrain but there is just no flat spot whatsoever, with a proper shove when the revs climb past 2000 RPM.

Performance is astonishing and the V8 mill leaves you spell-bound

The Porsche Cayenne Turbo Coupe comes with the Sports Chrono package as standard, you can flick through the 4 modes on the steering mounted rotary knob with Normal, Individual, Sport and Sport+ settings that alter the engine, gearbox, suspension and also the steering wheel. There is also a Sports Response button which gives additional punch for 20 seconds, it’s an OverBoost function, there is launch control too which Porsche aptly dubs as ‘Performance Start’. The 8-speed gearbox is quick with shifts and one can manually take control of the cogs using either the tiptronic function on the gear lever or the steering mounted paddles. The exhaust does brrraaap on upshifts and cracks and pops on downshifts, it also blips the throttle in manual mode while giving the driver complete control of the transmission. Fuel efficiency is between 5-8 km/l.