Slipstream - May 2002

Standards in the Cayenne
By PCNA
Modern technologies set standards in the Cayenne
Porsche has pursued a new path and developed an off-road
sport utility vehicle.
Stuttgart. With the Cayenne model due to be launched in the
fall of 2002, the Stuttgart-based automobile manufacturer Dr. Ing.
h.c. F. Porsche AG intends to set standards in the Sport Utility
Vehicle (SUV) market segment. The new Porsche model with
off-road capability is to be available in two versions, the Cayenne S
and Cayenne Turbo. It is a totally new design incorporating many
impressive, pioneering technologies and not based on any previous
model.
Porsche has conceived the Cayenne as an extremely sporty
vehicle capable of being driven off road when necessary. Its entire
character, shaped at the company's research and development
center in Weissach, reflects its close affinity with the Porsche sports
cars that enjoy worldwide success.
Among the many technical highlights to be found in the new
design are totally new 4.5-liter, eight-cylinder engines. The
Cayenne S is rated at 250 kW (340 bhp) and has a peak torque of
420 Nm; the Cayenne Turbo's engine develops 331 kW (450 bhp)
and a torque of 620 Nm. Both these engines guarantee exceptional
performance: for the sprint from 0 to 100 km/h, the naturally
aspirated Cayenne version needs 7.2 seconds and goes on to a top
speed of 242 km/h. The Turbo version accelerates to 100 km/h from
a standing start in 5.6 seconds and has a top speed of 266 km/h.
Both Cayenne engines easily outperform the EU 4 exhaust
emission limits that will be in force from 2005 on, and also all other
regulations of this kind anywhere in the world. A six-speed
Tiptronic S transmission is standard equipment on the Cayenne
Turbo. Both Cayenne versions naturally have permanent all-wheel
drive and the well-known Porsche Stability Management (PSM)
system, which has been further developed to suit the specific needs
of this type of vehicle. An inter-axle differential lock and additional
low-range gears are evidence of the new Porsche's potential on
loose surfaces.
As well as offering the driver and up to four passengers sportscar
standards of performance, agility, handling and braking, the Cayenne
S and Cayenne Turbo feature the latest chassis and suspension design
developments that yield standards of ride quality and refinement
never before available in this vehicle category. The Cayenne also
goes to the top of its class when it comes to towing a trailer, with
the high load limit of 3,500 kilograms.
The Cayenne's low engine hood and strikingly styled headlamps
identify it immediately as a true Porsche. Both Cayenne S
and Cayenne Turbo combine elegance with an aura of power. The
range-topping Cayenne Turbo has certain visual features that
distinguish it from the naturally aspirated version: additional air
inlets at the front, power domes on the engine hood and four
exhaust tailpipes. The latter have a slight effect on the overall
length: the Cayenne S is 4,782 millimeters long, its more powerful
turbocharged counterpart 4,786 millimeters long. The width of
1,928 millimeters and the height of 1,699 millimeters are identical,
and so is the wheelbase of 2,855 millimeters.
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