Some facelifts encompass nothing greater than a pointless visible re-jig, whereas different refreshed automobiles, just like the 2024 Porsche Cayenne actually are greater than a prettier face.

To be sincere, we will solely presume that it’s now prettier. Porsche hasn’t formally revealed the 2024 Cayenne, but it surely let some members of the media drive disguised automobiles in California. And whereas they weren’t capable of see or {photograph} the automobiles with out their camouflage to indicate us the entrance and rear gentle and bumper revisions, they got a complete rundown of some extra essential {hardware} upgrades heading the SUV’s method for the approaching season.

And maybe the weirdest of these is that the mid-range Cayenne has really upsized from a V6 to a V8, whereas most automakers’ automobiles are going the opposite method. The S used to have a V8, however Porsche ditched it 5 years in the past for a 2.9-liter V6 that provided all the eight’s efficiency however not one of the allure.

That V6 has gone, changed by what appears to be a low-tune model of the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 already used within the GTS, Turbo, Turbo S E-Hybrid, and Turbo GT fashions. The place the outdated V6 S made 434 hp (440 PS) and 406 lb-ft (550 Nm) the brand new V8 S is claimed to supply 469 hp (476 PS) and 443 lb-ft (600 Nm), numbers that may make it much more highly effective than the present 454 hp (460 PS) GTS, so count on that to get a lift, too. Automotive & Driver stories that it solutions all the criticisms of the outdated S due to its V8 soundtrack.

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Extra Muscle For Each Mannequin

In truth, there are energy upgrades throughout the board, based on the identical report. The entry-level Cayenne’s 3.0-liter V6 is boosted from 335 hp (340 PS) to 349 hp (355 PS), and positive aspects 11 % extra torque within the course of, whereas the Turbo GT range-topper receives an additional 20 hp (20 PS), lifting complete output to 651 hp (660 PS). Autocar’s Grek Kable has some dangerous information for power-hungry Europeans although. He stories that the Turbo GT will now not be provided on the market there as a result of it doesn’t adjust to Euro 6 emissions laws.

But when there was one mannequin that basically wanted assist, it was the E-Hybrid. A tiny 17-mile electrical vary and embarrassingly sluggish on-board charger left it wanting critically uncompetitive, and whereas enlarging the battery from 17.9 kWh to 25.9 kWh is unlikely to ship class-leading EV vary, it ought to add a minimum of 10 miles. And regardless of the additional capability it may be refilled extra rapidly due to a 11 kW on-board charger.

Greater Wheels, However Allegedly Higher Trip Consolation

Chassis upgrades reportedly embody commonplace PASM dampers throughout the vary, bigger wheels for base automobiles (20s as a substitute of 19s), and new dual-chamber springs for automobiles with air-suspension {hardware}. There’s additionally further steering angle for the rear-axle steering system and tweaks to the torque vectoring characteristic.

However Porsche hasn’t spent all its time bettering the stuff beneath the pores and skin. The inside additionally will get a welcome replace due to a curved digital gauge cluster, infotainment display, passenger-side show, and dash-mounted gearshift toggle lifted from the all-electric Taycan. What it positively doesn’t get is that automobile’s all-electric drivetrain. Porsche’s Macan EV has been delayed till 2024 and we most likely received’t see a Cayenne EV for a few years after that.

We’ll get extra complete technical particulars when Porsche drops full undisguised photos of the 2024 Cayenne and Cayenne Coupe someday within the subsequent few weeks, however on this proof, it seems like Porsche will ship some significant enhancements to an SUV that was already its finest promoting car in 2022.