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About This Car
A plug-in hybrid Cayenne that pairs quiet electric running with the V6-and-turbo shove Porsche's SUV has always delivered.
The Cayenne E-Hybrid is proof that electrification doesn't have to mean giving anything up. A 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 pairs with an electric motor for a combined 463 hp, enough to send this two-tonne SUV through the kind of acceleration that would have seemed absurd for the segment a decade ago.
The battery allows genuinely quiet, electric-only running for shorter stretches, city driving and school-run pace handled without waking the V6 at all. Ask for more and the petrol engine joins in seamlessly, an eight-speed automatic managing the handoff so smoothly most passengers won't notice the switch happened. Porsche's Advanced All-Wheel Drive System keeps everything planted regardless of which power source is doing the work, wet roundabouts and fast motorway on-ramps handled with the same unbothered composure.
Inside, five seats and genuine luggage space mean this isn't a compromise vehicle for people who wanted an SUV but felt guilty about it. It's a Cayenne first, electrified second, built for the driver who wants Porsche's usual precision with the option to do the first twenty minutes of the trip in near-silence.