We can still remember the backlash Porsche received when it introduced the first Cayenne in 2002. ‘How dare they!’ the purists wailed, and claimed the company they worship had just sold its soul to the devil. But the outrage was quelled as soon as the sales figures came up. The Porsche Cayenne would be the best-selling model from the Stuttgart-based brand until the Macan arrived in 2014.
It still continues to be a strong seller, and without the strong profits it generates, we wouldn’t see the epic 911 GT3s and Cayman GT4s we oh so desire. That said, we’re genuinely curious about it. Is it just a Volkswagen Touareg/Audi Q7 in a sportier outfit? Having driven the Q7 already, we were keen to see if the Cayenne will offer a genuinely different driving and riding experience. To help us satisfy that curiosity, we got the Coupe version in its most basic trim. Having spent a couple of days with it, let’s just say that it’s almost impossible to hate. Admittedly, there will still be debates about the Cayenne’s design, but we’ll say that it looks heaps better than the original model from 2002. Also, Porsche has made that rare achievement of making a coupe crossover look, well, not awkward. If anything, this is what the Cayenne should’ve looked like from the start, at least in our book. It suits the brand’s sporting ethos, after all. The design language is unmistakably Porsche, but it doesn’t look forced or trying hard. It’s effortlessly cool, we say, and the facelift made it look even sleeker. If you’re a fan of gloss black trims, then you’ll adore the cabin of the Cayenne. There’s an abundance of it on the dash, center stack, and even on the door
PORSCHE CAYENNE SUV Coupe DESIGN PERFORMANCE
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