Driving enthusiasts eventually have to grow up and face life’s responsibilities, that sometimes means giving up on their passion and embracing the reality that their cars need more space for their growing families. But is that necessarily true? Not if Porsche can help it. The Porsche Cayenne was designed for exactly that, for driving enthusiasts
Driving enthusiasts eventually have to grow up and face life’s responsibilities, that sometimes means giving up on their passion and embracing the reality that their cars need more space for their growing families.
But is that necessarily true? Not if Porsche can help it.
The Porsche Cayenne was designed for exactly that, for driving enthusiasts who need more space yet did not want to sacrifice on driving pleasure.
And for Malaysians, the Cayenne is extra special because Malaysia is the only other country outside Europe where the Cayenne is assembled.
There are only two other countries where the Cayenne is built, one in its home nation of Leipzig, Germany, and the other is in Bratislava, Slovakia.
In a world full of options, the Porsche Cayenne stands out as the one true icon by striking a perfect balance for those craving something that ignites their fun-loving nature yet remains functional.
The locally-assembled Porsche Cayenne breaks boundaries as it comes with a price tag of just RM599,999, and absolutely retains the manufacturing precision and quality of its fully imported brethren.
It offers the razor-sharp driving dynamics that we have come to expect of a Porsche together with the visceral appeal, particularly when you floor the pedal on highways or chuck it into a corner as you would its coupe siblings.
As a spacious five-seater, the Cayenne has a Jekyll and Hyde character. It can entertain you for hours on end on curvaceous roads, and when you reach home, it can transform into a comfortable, spacious family SUV for with space for their luggage thanks to its cavernous 772 litres of boot space.
And in case the wife needs to get new furniture, the boot space can extend to 1,708 litres with the rear seats folded flat. Versatility is obviously the name of the game for the Cayenne.
However, performance and driving pleasure are not the Cayenne’s only qualities.
The locally-assembled Porsche Cayenne offers all the qualities one would expect from a fully-imported Porsche as well. In fact, the build quality of Porsches does not differ no matter where it is built, only that it wears the iconic Porsche crest, an ode to the marque’s build quality.
And of course, it comes with the characteristic DNA we have come to expect of a Porsche as well.
At the front of the Cayenne sits a 3.0-litre, turbocharged, V6 engine putting out 353PS and 500Nm of torque. A lightning-quick 8-speed Tiptronic S automatic transmission channels all that power to all four wheels, giving it a century sprint time of 6.0 seconds flat and a top speed 248kph.
The powertrain responds immediately to the driver’s every prod of the throttle, delivering immediate performance that is to be expected of the marque.
Inside, you will find a modern interior with what Porsche calls, five racing seats. The latter a nod to the Cayenne’s performance that can be shared with the entire family. As Porsche says, the Cayenne allows you to ‘sports car together.’
The middle of the dash is dominated by a 12.3-inch central display for the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system, allowing access to key controls of the vehicle’s settings, navigation as well as infotainment. Right atop the dash is the Sport Chrono stopwatch that symbolises Porsche’s performance heritage.
All that soothing audio from the PCM reaches the occupants through a Bose Surround System, giving the sonorous V6 engine a run for its money. Below the screen sits additional convenience in the form of a cooled smartphone compartment with wireless charging.
Drivers take the reins by gripping on the perfectly sculpted multifunction sports steering wheel that comes with shift paddles for when road lays down a challenge.
Behind the steering wheel is a new 12.-6-inch curved display with the tachometer sitting front and centre among the other dials, prioritising performance just like every Porsche before it.
The seating position is pin point perfect with seats adapted to hold you in place when the roads get interesting, or to keep you comfortable over miles and miles of highway.
Working to keep you comfortable and in control at the same time is a new adaptive air suspension system including Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM). Depending on the drive mode, this can soften the suspension for maximum comfort for all passengers or stiffen the suspension for maximum cornering performance.
Working hand in hand with the PASM is Porsche Traction Management (PTM), an active, all-wheel-drive system that delivers maximum traction and optimise torque distribution in any driving condition, be it on the road or off it.
This comes as standard with the Malaysian assembled Cayenne, along with other advanced features such as the Sport Chronograph Package, Adaptive Cruise Control, soft-close doors, Power Steering Plus, Park Assist with Surround View, Matrix LED headlights and Lane Keeping Assist, among many others of course.
With sports car like performance available on tap as well as space for the family, the Cayenne is the definition of a performance car for the entire family.
Now made in Malaysia with an attractive price tag, the Porsche Cayenne stands out in a saturated market as the one proper performance SUV with practicality for the entire family.
Your locally-assembled Porsche Cayenne can be had in three stunning shades to further stand out, Chromite Black Metallic, Quarzite Grey Metallic or Carrara White Metallic. Additionally, the interior can be stitched in timeless pure Black Leather upholstery or have a little scarlet thrown in with the Black-Bordeaux Red Leather option.
The Porsche Cayenne is proof that you don’t need to give up on your passion for performance and driving, you just need the right Porsche.
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