The best Cayenne yet? All signs point to 'yes'
Even for a champion of eking out wafer-thin space for each of its various trim levels,was something of a triumph for Porsche’s marketing department. Before that it had been a V6-powered derivative and was therefore only lightly regarded. But then some bright spark pointed out that, thanks to the accumulative effect of hybridisation occurring elsewhere in the Porsche range, there was really no need to persist with the smaller capacity engine. So it dropped the 4.0-litre turbocharged V8 in.
This is a braver call than it sounds. Because while the new GTS gets a 500hp V8 - 40hp more than its predecessor - you’ll likely recall that Porsche has already seen fit to pull off the same trick further down the lineup, meaning the current Cayenne S already gets a 474hp V8. And when, he suggested it was probably all the Porsche SUV you’d ever need.
For sure the ‘modicum of slack’ he noted in the air suspension will have been expunged because the GTS-specific chassis, which comes as standard with PASM and PTV+, is lowered by 10mm onto revised two-valve dampers, and shares its front axle settings with the Turbo GT. So you’ll be that bit more hunkered down with 0.58 degrees more negative camber to call upon.
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