2020 Porsche Cayenne Turbo Coupe! $131,350 Super SUV with Crazy Sound (Review)

2020 Porsche Cayenne Turbo Coupe! $131,350 Super SUV with Crazy Sound (Review)

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The new 2020 Porsche Cayenne coupe, which goes on sale in the United States in the fall, feels and drives pretty much exactly as the new-for- 2020 Cayenne does. It drives, in other words, like the Porsche of SUVs. It is more composed and precise and competent over the road than most any premium SUV you'd care to mention. That list of vehicles would include similarly style-oriented ute-like things such as the BMW X6, the Mercedes GLE Coupe, and the Land Rover Range Rover Sport. In terms of driving satisfaction, the Cayenne coupe's strongest competitors are those that share its basic Volkswagen Group MLB Evo platform and powertrain componentry, such as the Audi Q8 and the Lamborghini Urus.

The Cayenne coupe forms a sort of bridge between the Audi and the Lambo, in fact. Like the Q8, the base-level Cayenne coupe is powered by an Audi-designed turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6. In the Porsche, it makes the same 335 horsepower as in the Audi but less torque (332 lb-ft versus 369). The base Cayenne coupe-like all Cayenne coupes, Cayennes, Q7s, Q8s, Uruses, and Bentley Bentaygas—uses an eight-speed automatic transmission. We expect it will provide straight-line performance similar to the Q8's, which is to say competitive but not particularly zesty. But predictably, regardless of the options, the Porsche Cayenne coupe is the sportier-driving of the two. With a curb weight in the neighborhood of 4800 pounds, the base coupe is a heavy thing but it feels as though it has its mass under better control than the Audi.

At the top end of the Cayenne coupe, lineup is the Turbo, which of course borrows the twin-turbo 541-hp 4.0-liter V-8 from the non-coupe Cayenne Turbo. That can't quite match the output or the aural drama of Lambo's version, which was developed by Porsche and makes 641 horsepower. We would be surprised if there weren't eventually a Cayenne Turbo S coupe that came close to or fully matched that output. But for now, the lineup consists of the base version, the Turbo, and the tweener, the Cayenne S coupe, which is powered by the twin-turbo 2.9-liter V-6 familiar from the Audi RS5 and here making 434 horsepower. The S is the sweet spot of this range. It never feels burdened by the Cayenne's mass and carries an entry price more than $40K less than the Turbo model.

These things, like other Porsches, are expensive. The base vehicle starts at $76,550. The S rings in at $89,850. And the Turbo is a whopping $131,350. Those prices range between $5500 and $9600 more than those of the equivalent conventional Cayennes. But the coupe models get more standard equipment, including the Sport Chrono package that, besides the dashtop chronograph, brings what Porsche calls Performance Start (a launch-control system) and the drive-mode selector on the steering wheel with Normal, Sport, Sport Plus, and Individual settings. The coupe also includes a more permissive stability control setting called PSM Sport, adaptive dampers (a.k.a. PASM), an eight-way power-adjustable front seats (18-way chairs for the Turbo) as standard.

There is an absurdly long list of optional equipment. The loaded examples we drove carried between $34,910 and $56,400 in extras. Among the biggest-ticket items were carbon-ceramic brakes for $9080; a $7000 Burmester audio system; the $4900 Performance package with adaptive air springs, rear-axle steering, and a sport exhaust; the $3590 active anti-roll bars; and $2000 for adaptive cruise control. Potential buyers should note that most of these options cost slightly less on the considerably more expensive Turbo model. You also can get a six-disc CD changer for $560, but you can't have a factory tape deck for any amount of money.

VEHICLE TYPE
front-engine, all-wheel-drive, 4- or 5-passenger, 4-door hatchback

BASE PRICES
Cayenne coupe, $76,550;
Cayenne S coupe, $89,850;
Cayenne Turbo coupe, $131,350

ENGINE TYPES
turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 24-valve 3.0-liter V-6, 335 hp, 332 lb-ft; twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 24-valve 2.9-liter V-6, 434 hp, 405 lb-ft; twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve 4.0-liter V-8, 541 hp, 567 lb-ft

TRANSMISSION
8-speed automatic with manual shifting mode

PERFORMANCE (C/D EST)
Zero to 60 mph: 3.7–5.6 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 9.3–11.1 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 12.3–14.2 sec
Top speed: 151–177 mph

EPA FUEL ECONOMY (C/D EST)
Combined/city/highway: 17–21/15–19/19–23 mpg

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