The Porsche Cayenne has been a success story for the German automaker, combining luxury, performance, and practicality in a stylish package. For 2024, Porsche has thoroughly refined its successful luxury SUV, giving it a fresh look, more tech features, and a revised powertrain. The 2024 Porsche Cayenne S is one of the variants that benefit from these updates, offering a balanced blend of sportiness and comfort.
Exterior Design
The 2024 Porsche Cayenne S features a redesigned front end with a new bumper, grille, and LED headlights. The rear end also gets a new bumper and taillights, as well as a roof spoiler and a diffuser. The Cayenne S also sports 20-inch alloy wheels, dual exhaust tips, and red brake calipers.
The Porsche Cayenne S is available in nine exterior colors, including two new ones: Frozen Blue Metallic and Cherry Red Metallic. The SUV also offers several optional packages to enhance its appearances, such as the Sport Design Package, which adds black accents and larger air intakes, or the Lightweight Sport Package, which adds carbon-fiber elements and a sport exhaust system.
Interior Design
The interior of the Porsche Cayenne S is spacious, luxurious, and high-tech. The SUV can accommodate five passengers in leather seats with 14-way power adjustment and memory function for the front seats. The rear seats can also slide and recline for more comfort and cargo space.
The 2024 Porsche Cayenne S features a 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, wireless charging, and a Wi-Fi hotspot. The SUV also comes with a 14-speaker Bose sound system, a panoramic sunroof, four-zone automatic climate control, and ambient lighting. The Cayenne S also offers several optional features, such as a head-up display, a 21-speaker Burmester sound system, massaging seats, and a rear-seat entertainment system.
The 2024 Porsche Cayenne S also boasts a generous cargo capacity of 27.1 cubic feet behind the rear seats and 60.3 cubic feet with the rear seats folded down. The SUV also has a power liftgate and an optional air suspension that can lower or raise the vehicle for easier loading and unloading.
Performance
The 2024 Porsche Cayenne S is powered by a 2.9-liter twin-turbocharged V6 engine that produces 434 horsepower and 405 pound-feet of torque. The engine is paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission and an all-wheel-drive system. The Cayenne S can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds and reach a top speed of 164 mph.
The Porsche Cayenne S also offers impressive handling and agility thanks to its adaptive suspension, active anti-roll bars, torque vectoring system, and rear-axle steering. The SUV also has several driving modes to suit different road conditions and driving preferences.
The Porsche Cayenne S has an EPA-estimated fuel economy of 18 mpg city and 23 mpg highway. The SUV also has a hybrid version that uses the same engine, an electric motor, and a 14.1-kWh battery pack. The hybrid version can deliver up to 455 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque, as well as an electric range of up to 17 miles.
Safety
The 2024 Porsche Cayenne S comes with a comprehensive suite of safety features, including forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, lane keeping assist, blind spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, adaptive cruise control, parking sensors, a surround-view camera system, and night vision assist. The SUV also has optional features such as traffic sign recognition, intersection assist, emergency assist, and adaptive headlights.
Pricing
The Porsche Cayenne S has a starting price of $86,500 (excluding destination charges). The hybrid version starts at $93,500 (excluding destination charges). The SUV also offers several optional packages and features that can increase its price significantly.
Conclusion
The 2024 Porsche Cayenne S is a refined luxury SUV that offers plenty of power, performance, comfort, and technology. It is one of the best choices in its segment for drivers who want a versatile vehicle that can handle any road condition with ease and style.
