Vehicle
Porsche Cayenne
The large SUV, and the Porsche that shares most with the rest of the Volkswagen Group — its platform is the Touareg's and, on the first generation, the Audi Q7's. That is the practical fact: where Porsche information is scarce or expensive, the equivalent Touareg is often the same component with the same failure.
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Generations
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955 2002–2010
Shares its platform with the Touareg and the first Q7; V6, V8 and the V6 TDI.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Volkswagen PL71
- Engines
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- 3.2 V6 — EA390 · petrol · 310 Nm (229 lb-ft)
- 3.6 V6 — petrol · 385 Nm (284 lb-ft)
- 4.5 V8 — M4800 · petrol · 420 Nm (310 lb-ft)
- 4.8 V8 — M4801 · petrol · 500 Nm (369 lb-ft)
- 4.8 twin-turbo V8 — M4851 · petrol · 700–750 Nm (516–553 lb-ft) · Turbo and Turbo S
- 3.0 V6 TDI — EA896 · diesel · 550 Nm (406 lb-ft)
- 4.5 turbo V8 — M4850 · petrol · 620–720 Nm (457–531 lb-ft) · Turbo/Turbo S
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 8-speed Tiptronic S
- Drivetrain
- Four-wheel drive
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958 2010–2017
Adds the first Porsche hybrid at volume — the hybrid-block codes reach the make here.
- EA837 (3.0 TFSI supercharged) 3.0 L
- EA896 (3.0 V6 TDI) 3.0 L
- EA897 (3.0 V6 TDI) 3.0 L
- M46 V6
- M48 (Cayenne V8)
- TDI (badge, not an engine)
- VR6
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Volkswagen Group PL72 platform
- Engines
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- 3.6 V6 — EA390 · petrol · 220 kW (295 hp) · 400 Nm (295 lb-ft)
- 4.8 V8 — M4801 · petrol · 294–382 kW (394–512 hp) · 500–515 Nm (369–380 lb-ft)
- 3.0 V6 S Hybrid — hybrid · 580 Nm (428 lb-ft)
- 3.0 V6 TDI — diesel · 180–193 kW (241–259 hp) · 550–580 Nm (406–428 lb-ft)
- 4.2 V8 TDI — diesel · 850 Nm (627 lb-ft)
- 3.0 supercharged V6 — EA837 · petrol · 193–250 kW (259–335 hp)
- 4.8 turbo V8 — M4851 · petrol · 294–382 kW (394–512 hp) · 700–800 Nm (516–590 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 8-speed Tiptronic S · 8-speed TL-80SN/TR-82SD automatic
- Drivetrain
- Four-wheel drive
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9Y0 2017–present
MLB Evo; plug-in hybrid variants across the range.
- Body styles
- SUV · Coupé
- Platform
- MLB Evo
- Engines
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- 3.0 turbo V6 — petrol · 250 kW (335 hp) · 450 Nm (332 lb-ft)
- 2.9 twin-turbo V6 — petrol · 324 kW (434 hp) · 550 Nm (406 lb-ft) · S
- 4.0 twin-turbo V8 — petrol · 338–404 kW (453–542 hp) · Turbo and Turbo GT
- 3.0 turbo V6 PHEV — plug-in hybrid · 650–700 Nm (479–516 lb-ft) · E-Hybrid
- 4.0 twin-turbo V8 PHEV — plug-in hybrid · 900 Nm (664 lb-ft) · Turbo S E-Hybrid
- Transmissions
- 8-speed Tiptronic S · 8-speed ZF 8HP automatic
- Drivetrain
- Four-wheel drive
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