Electric Porsche Cayenne, everything you need to know about the 1,000-plus horsepower SUV
Over 600 kilometres of autonomy. Recharges 300 km in 10 minutes and a curved screen comes on board. by Simonluca Pini
Porsche Cayenne becomes 100% electric and does so in the style of the Zuffenhausen brand, bringing high performance, driving pleasure and great fun to the road. Expected in 2026, it aims to impress with over 1,000 horsepower, 1,500 Nm of torque, over 600 kilometres of range, super-fast charging and a 0-100 km/h sprint covered in less than 3 seconds. To find out what lies beneath the electric suv, we went to Leipzig, where it was developed and then produced in Bratislava next to its thermal sibling. Because the arrival of the plug-in version will not coincide with the farewell of the petrol model, as happened with the Macan, but on the contrary will expand the range of lithium-ion models.
New electric Porsche Cayenne
.Designed on the PPE (Premium Platform Electric) platform with 800 volt voltage developed in collaboration with Audi (and on which the A6 e-tron and Macan models are based), the electric Cayenne in its top version exceeds 250 km/h top speed. Numbers that place the car in the same bracket as supercars, thanks to a drive system capable of over 1,000 hp and up to 1,500 Nm of torque. One of the key innovations is the direct oil cooling of the rear electric motor: a solution borrowed from racing that allows heat to be dissipated more efficiently, reducing space requirements and improving durability.
Active chassis and towing capacity
.Driving dynamics rely on electronically controlled adaptive air suspension, complemented by the new Porsche Active Ride system. The latter keeps the body in a horizontal stance even under braking, acceleration and cornering, improving both comfort and precision. There is also optional rear steering, useful for reducing the turning radius in the city (with the rear wheels in reverse at up to 100 km/h) and increasing stability at high speed. The towing capacity is also remarkable, up to 3.5 tonnes, a rare value among electric vehicles.
Electric Porsche Cayenne on the road
On the driving dynamics front, the electric Porsche Cayenne introduces the Porsche Active Ride system, which keeps the body on axis even in the most demanding situations and broadens the spectrum between comfort and sportiness. Adaptive air suspension, Torque Vectoring Plus, rear steering and a carbon-ceramic braking system complete a package that promises lap times like a sports car and certainly not an SUV. Tested by 'passengers', it showed driving dynamics at the top of the high-performance maxi SUV category.
113 kWh battery and ultra-fast charging
.The technical basis is a 113 kWh gross battery integrated into the vehicle's backbone. The chemistry uses graphite and silicon anodes, nickel, manganese, cobalt and aluminium cathodes. The result: higher energy density than the Taycan and a claimed range of over 600 km. DC recharging reaches 400 kW, going from 10 to 80 per cent in just over 15 minutes. In ten minutes more than 300 km is recovered. Domestic inductive charging at 11 kW via a floor plate is also planned, a first for the brand. The regeneration system reaches 600 kW, values comparable to those of the 99X Electric single-seater in the Formula E championship. In everyday driving this means that most braking is done by electric motors alone, limiting the use of the conventional braking system. There are three selectable modes: free acceleration, moderate recuperation with engine braking effect and automatic adjustment according to traffic.
