The Porsche Cayenne GTS has been revised for 2024, gaining efficiency chassis know-how from the Cayenne Turbo GT, improved standard equipment and a bunch of exterior design adjustments.
On sale now within the UK, the normal SUV-bodied Cayenne GTS instructions a value of £106,100, rising barely to £107,700 for the coupé-shaped variant.
Changes made to the Cayenne GTS’s exterior are delicate however noticeable. Porsche’s Sport Design bundle is now included as standard, as are HD LED matrix headlights.
The bundle provides gloss black aspect skirts, window trims, entrance inlays and wheel extensions. It additionally provides bronze-coloured tailpipes (beforehand black), whereas the automotive’s 21in wheels are actually painted gray.
Although the Cayenne GTS appears largely comparable on the skin, huge adjustments have been made beneath the metallic.
The sporty SUV gains new chassis know-how and sits 10mm decrease than earlier than. Adaptive air suspension – already used on the Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid and Turbo GT fashions – is now included as a standard characteristic on the GTS.
As properly as enhancing journey consolation, the system contains Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) and Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV Plus) as standard.
A 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine nonetheless powers the Cayenne GTS, however Porsche says it has been technically improved for 2024. Power is now up from 454bhp to 493bhp, whereas torque rises from 457lb ft to 486lb ft.
The GTS’s eight-speed Tiptronic S transmission has additionally been revised, gaining faster response and shift occasions in Sport and Sport Plus modes.
As for outright velocity, the Range Rover Sport rival hits 0-62mph in 4.4sec – 0.1sec faster than earlier than – and on to a high velocity of 171mph.
More adjustments come inside, with the addition of the model’s newest Porsche Driver Experience system, which provides a curved digital driver’s show as standard.
Other new standard options embrace ambient lighting and a premium Bose sound system, whereas Cayenne GTS Coupé fashions achieve a panoramic roof and an extending rear spoiler. There can be the choice so as to add a passenger-side infotainment show.
Three light-weight packages are additionally supplied, which decrease the Cayenne GTS’s weight by as a lot as 25kg. Features embrace a carbon rear diffuser, a lighter roof and lowered insulation.
There’s nonetheless no electrical Porsche Cayenne, but it surely’s anticipated to reach throughout the subsequent few years, additional bolstering the market place of the agency’s best-selling automotive. Autocar sources beforehand urged the EV can be launched in 2026 earlier than UK gross sales start in 2027.