Introducing the 2011 Porsche Cayenne

Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by PB in Cayenne

Porsche has always been a name commonly associated with top of the line, high performance sports cars. With Porsche’s introduction of the Cayenne in recent years, they’ve managed to create a new market for the car enthusiast. The Cayenne gives a sports car fanatic the speed, performance and look of a sports car along with the additional seating and cargo that an SUV provides. It’s the ideal vehicle for the sports car bachelor-turned-family-man or the housewife that’s anti-minivan.

With Porsche’s release of the 2011 Cayenne, Porsche now provides five versions of the vehicle, including the Cayenne, Cayenne Diesel, Cayenne S, Cayenne Turbo and the new Cayenne Hybrid released in 2011 for the first time. The new base level Cayenne starts at £41,404 and goes up to £81,589, depending on the options and trims chosen.

Lighter and Lower

In addition to introducing its hybrid version, Porsche has also modified the Cayenne into a new lighter, longer and lower version of the vehicle along with additional perks and features inside and out. With the five versions of the vehicle available, the buyer has options of a 300 horsepower 3.6L V6 engine in the base model, a mid range 400 horsepower 4.8 L V8 engine in the Cayenne S or the high performance 500 horsepower twin-turbocharged 4.8L V8 motor that the Cayenne Turbo offers. Buyers looking for performance along with fuel economy have the option between the Cayenne Diesel and Cayenne Hybrid.

Hybrid vs Diesel

The Cayenne S Hybrid offers the 333 horsepower Audi supercharged 3.0L V6 while the Cayenne Diesel offers a 3.0L diesel unit with 240 horsepower and 405 lb-ft of torque. While fuel economy has never been one of Porsche’s main concerns, its vastly improved its fuel economy not only with its diesel and hybrid versions but all across its 2011 models. The base Cayenne gets almost 24 mpg, the Cayenne S gets 22.4 mpg and the Turbo has an impressive mile per gallon improvement of 20.4 mpg combined.

Not surprisingly, the Cayenne Hybrid and Diesel versions have outstanding fuel economy. The hybrid version achieves up to 28.6 mpg and the diesel is not much lower at slightly over 25 mpg overall.

In addition to excellent fuel economy and the new Hybrid version, the new 2011 Cayenne has more ergonomic body lines, a redesigned interior, a larger wheel base and more cabin room. For starters, the interior of the Cayenne features a new steering wheel, a longer centre console, a repositioned shift-knob, vertical silver-trimmed air vents and an overall more modern look.
New Features

The exterior features rounder headlights resembling the Panamera, a three part lower grille that blends well with the LED daytime running lights and an overall sleeker appearance with more ergonomic lines.

It’s safe to say that, with the addition of a new, more environmentally friendly version of its SUV in addition to a sleeker, more sports car geared design, the Porsche enthusiast will not be disappointed. The new 2011 Cayenne is the perfect blend where the sports car meets the family SUV.

Special thanks to our Guest Contributor: Design 911 – Porsche Parts, spares and accessories supplier based in Essex, UK.

11 Responses to “Introducing the 2011 Porsche Cayenne”

Bruno

08. Jun, 2010

The new Porsche Cayenne is truly a piece of art. Whereas the first version of Porsche’s SUV was very close to its sibling, the VW Touareg, the new edition has the flair of a true Porsche car. I am very curious to see how the Cayenne will fair with its potential customers in Germany, as well as internationally.
Rob

08. Jun, 2010

Have you seen this Porsche/Tag Heuer watch? eBay item # 150452932374. Very nice.
PB

08. Jun, 2010

That is very nice indeed! Great buy for someone and will be a good collectors piece.
PB

08. Jun, 2010

Agree with that Bruno. Good to see the new design is more unique to Porsche. Think the slight design changes make it look a lot more…well…Porsche like. Hybrid one looks interesting.
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08. Jul, 2010

couldn’t agree more, its a great car
Mark

16. Jul, 2010

We’re big fans of the original Cayenne, and think the new one, particularly in Turbo form, is absolutely cracking!

Well done Porsche!
F1JOBS.COM

02. Aug, 2010

Wonder if they will introduce a hybrid now that the 918 seem to go into production?
Felipe

16. Aug, 2010

Is there any of you that has a Cayenne model between 2007 and 2010 with interior Sand/Beige with the Anagram of Cayenne in the central Arm Rest? I’ll appreciate a lot your answer.
e46 m3

24. Aug, 2010

I love the new Cayenne! The commercial is awesome and the sound of that exhaust is incredible. But is it faster than the BMW X5 M?
Porsche Cayenne

23. Nov, 2010

the new one is definetely nicer than th old one…I do not think it is faster than X5M
Driving lessons Birmingham

03. Mar, 2011

Good looking , one of the best SUV’s