Porsche’s Cayenne Coupe Turbo will even make 911 owners nervous
Back in 2002, Porsche fans sputtered with rage as the Cayenne made its debut at the Paris Motor. More than 20 years later, Porsche now sells more SUVs than anything else in its lineup. Last year, the Macan and Cayenne accounted for 62 percent of all Porsche sales. Now, these SUVs are trolling traditionalists in a whole new way: They’ve gone electric, with a Cayenne Electric joining a smaller plug-in Macan. And the Cayenne Coupe Turbo is fast enough to have 911 owners looking over their shoulders.
Even Porsche’s hardcore fans, the kind who attend Lollapalooza-type festivalsto worship a bygone age of air-cooled engines, have to give the Turbo Coupe Electric some credit. The new Cayenne has a legitimate claim as the most powerful Porsche of all time, boasting a loopy 1,139 horsepower and 1,106 pound-feet of torque. Not a 911, or a seven-figure supercar like a 918...
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