It will grow in size, but be lighter. It will have use its brother's architecture, the Panamera, and will be capable of more intense off-roading.
We present to you, the first test of the all-new Cayenne.
Although the outgoing Cayenne was well-respected with its off-roading skills, the new Cayenne is said to take a serious beating, according to Autocar.
One downside: no PDK transmission. The most coveted option on most Porsche's order sheets simply cannot handle the high stress of low speed maneuvers according to a Porsche head of development. For more information, read on here at AutoSpies...
Autocar reports:
"Porsche’s new Cayenne will have much improved off-road ability than the model it replaces, Autocar has learned while on an exclusive development ride along in the new luxury SUV.
Jurgen Zoellter joined Porsche’s head of development Rolf Frech and his team in the UAE to test the Cayenne’s resilience to hot weather, as well as its ability to cope with the extreme conditions of a 300ft sand dune known as Big Red.
Off-road ability
Advancements have been made to the Cayenne’s centre and rear locking differentials, its air suspension, traction control and torque vectoring system to improve its off-road ability over the old car.
The Cayenne Turbo model tested was able to go up and down Big Red four times, with the speed rarely dropping below 30mph..."
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