2008 Cayenne Technical Changes
Porsche's new Cayenne will go on sale next year with updated styling, a more powerful range of engines, and an advanced roll stability control system.
Porsche released pictures and details of the Cayenne, saying that the new Cayenne is more distinctive now, four years after its debut. The front end gets narrower headlamps and projector-beam headlights on the Cayenne and Cayenne S models (Turbos get xenon dynamic-cornering headlamps). New air intakes and an egg-crate grille blend into more pronounced fenders.
All Cayenne engines for the 2008 mode year offer direct injection. The new 3.6-liter V-6 found in the base car has 290 bhp, an increase of 40. Porsche promises 0-62 mph times of 8.1 seconds, a second quicker than before, and a top speed of 141 mph, up 8 mph from the previous V-6 Cayenne.
The Cayenne S, meanwhile, gets a new 4.8-liter V-8 with Variocam Plus valve control and puts out 385 bhp, up 45 from the previous V-8. The 0-60 mph run now takes 6.6 seconds, faster by 0.2 seconds, and the S will reach a top speed of 157 mph, up from 150 mph.
The Cayenne Turbo adds twin turbos to the V-8 engine for 500 bhp, with a 0-60 mph time of 5.1 seconds and a top speed of 171 mph - down a half-second and up 6 mph from the previous Turbo.
All Cayenne models get stability control, with roll stability control programmed in as an option. Stability and traction control are standard, along with anti-lock brakes. And European Turbo models get a sort of LoJack system, based on GPS, that will not allow the car to start unless an electronic card is present.
Pricing ranges from $43,400 for the Cayenne, to $57,900 for the S, to $93,700 for the Turbo.
--Originally from PCNA--
Porsche released pictures and details of the Cayenne, saying that the new Cayenne is more distinctive now, four years after its debut. The front end gets narrower headlamps and projector-beam headlights on the Cayenne and Cayenne S models (Turbos get xenon dynamic-cornering headlamps). New air intakes and an egg-crate grille blend into more pronounced fenders.
All Cayenne engines for the 2008 mode year offer direct injection. The new 3.6-liter V-6 found in the base car has 290 bhp, an increase of 40. Porsche promises 0-62 mph times of 8.1 seconds, a second quicker than before, and a top speed of 141 mph, up 8 mph from the previous V-6 Cayenne.
The Cayenne S, meanwhile, gets a new 4.8-liter V-8 with Variocam Plus valve control and puts out 385 bhp, up 45 from the previous V-8. The 0-60 mph run now takes 6.6 seconds, faster by 0.2 seconds, and the S will reach a top speed of 157 mph, up from 150 mph.
The Cayenne Turbo adds twin turbos to the V-8 engine for 500 bhp, with a 0-60 mph time of 5.1 seconds and a top speed of 171 mph - down a half-second and up 6 mph from the previous Turbo.
All Cayenne models get stability control, with roll stability control programmed in as an option. Stability and traction control are standard, along with anti-lock brakes. And European Turbo models get a sort of LoJack system, based on GPS, that will not allow the car to start unless an electronic card is present.
Pricing ranges from $43,400 for the Cayenne, to $57,900 for the S, to $93,700 for the Turbo.
--Originally from PCNA--
