Porsche will keep V-8s in the Cayenne as long as it can, and hybrid power helps improve power and efficiency.
There are three ways to get the new Porsche twin-turbo 4.0 V-8 in the overhauled 2024 Cayenne: Thein the V-8 at 468 hp and 442-lb ft of torque; the Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid’s V-8 is tuned to 591 hp and 590 lb-ft; and the Turbo GT’s V-8 makes 650 hp and 626 lb-ft. By my count, that’s the most V-8s offered on a single non-truck model for 2024.How Porsche changed the V-8 in the 2024 Cayenne
There’s no more cylinder deactivation for the Cayenne Turbo V-8 as well. The 2024 Cayenne Turbo-E relies on more electric power from a larger 25.9-kwh battery pack and more potent 130-kw electric drive unit . The only time the Turbo E-Hybrid relies on the twin-turbo V-8 alone is at speeds above 84 mph.
Sold only in the sleeker, more attractive Coupe body style, the Turbo GT weighs nearly 700 pounds less than the Turbo E-Hybrid Coupe’s bulky 5,719-pound curb weight. This is one reason the Turbo GT burns to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds.2024 Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-HybridThe Turbo E-Hybrid hits 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, but it makes up for it in the next leg with a quarter-mile time of 11.7 seconds, just one-tenth off the Turbo GT.
Porsche encourages the use of the larger battery pack and its motor, sandwiched between the V-8 and the 8-speed, on every start up. It defaults to E-Power, the electric mode of five selectable modes.Even with the default EV mode, Porsche understates the presence of the electrified powertrain. There’s a power delivery gauge in the new 12.6-inch, and the driver can enhance it or minimize it with the seven different display options. A graphic in the 12.
There’s no sense estimating a total range from those numbers, as there was a lot of uphill-downhill travel on that route. But it shows the regen was doing its job, and a range of at least 25 miles seems reasonable and very welcome compared to the 15 miles of range on its predecessor.
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