The Cayenne Electrical made headlines yesterday as essentially the most highly effective manufacturing Porsche ever. With launch management, it (briefly) unleashes an astounding 1,139 horsepower and 1,106 pound-feet (1,500 Newton-meters) of torque. However straight-line power isn’t the one eye-opening determine. At 5,831 kilos (2,645 kilograms) and not using a driver, the Turbo variant can also be the heaviest automobile Porsche has ever constructed.
That distinction beforehand belonged to the (deep breath) Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid Coupe, which tipped the scales at 5,721 lbs (2,595 kg). Remarkably, that swoopy SUV with a combustion engine outweighs Porsche’s different EVs, together with the Taycan/Taycan Cross Turismo and the second-generation Macan. Even so, the Cayenne Turbo Electrical provides one other 110 lbs (50 kg), making it the porkiest mannequin ever to return out of Zuffenhausen.
Like the bottom model, the Turbo carries a large 113-kWh battery pack weighing roughly 1,322 lbs (600 kg). For perspective, that’s practically as heavy as a whole automotive: the Porsche 356 SL. The light-weight racer gained its class on the 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans for autos with engines underneath 1,100 cc. The Sport Gentle coupe weighed simply 1,410 lbs (640 kg).
Nonetheless, it might be worse. The Cayenne Turbo Electrical is way from the heaviest electrical SUV in the marketplace. Mercedes weighed the combustion-free G-Class and recorded 6,801 lbs (3,084 kg). Granted, the G580 with EQ Expertise is a severe off-roader, however even the EQS SUV lands in the identical ballpark at 6,792 lbs (3,081 kg).
Picture by: Porsche
These hefty European EV SUVs look virtually dainty in comparison with America’s zero-emission land yachts. The Cadillac Escalade IQ, for instance, is a colossal 9,134 lbs (4,143 kg). Even the a lot lighter Rivian R1S nonetheless eclipses the Porsche at 7,068 lbs (3,205 kg ). A Lucid Gravity weighs 6,100 lbs (2,766 kg), so nonetheless greater than the Cayenne Turbo Electrical.
It’s price noting that the unique 2002 Cayenne wasn’t precisely a featherweight. Developed throughout Ferdinand Piëch’s reign over the Volkswagen Group, an period identified for green-lighting extremely advanced initiatives, the primary era was a bona fide off-roader. It featured full-time four-wheel drive, a low-range switch case, a locking rear differential, and a hydraulic anti-roll bar disconnect for added suspension journey. In Turbo S trim, the 955-generation SUV weighed a stable 5,191 lbs (2,355 kg).
And Porsche’s upward weight development isn’t stopping right here. A 3-row SUV, introduced just a few years in the past, continues to be on the best way. Though it was initially deliberate as a purely electrical mannequin, it should debut with combustion engines. As soon as the EV model arrives, a seven-seat configuration will virtually actually push Porsche’s weight file even larger.
83
Supply: Porsche
