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New Porsche Cayenne Coupe Brings Sexy Back

Following a lot of camouflaged test mules, the all-new Cayenne Coupe decided to show up at long last! Even compared to the BMW X6, the Porsche looks better and more upscale. The bulbous rear end isn’t as egg-shaped as the Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe, and as expected, the Turbo packs 4.0 liters, two turbochargers, 541 horsepower, and 567 pound-feet.
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Despite the weight of the Cayenne Coupe, the Turbo is much obliged to accelerate to 60 miles per hour in 3.9 seconds. Top speed? Do 177 miles per hour sound like enough? The Urus and Bentayga Speed are faster, but let’s be frank here. How fast is fast in the real world where speed limits are enforced by the police?

Hitting dealerships in May 2019, the Cayenne Coupe will start at €83,711 in Europe. The Turbo costs €146,662 from the get-go, and over in the United States, pricing is $73,500 and $130,500, respectively. Care to guess what Porsche offers in the entry-level model?

A 3.0-liter V6 serves as the beating heart of the most affordable Cayenne Coupe, rated at 335 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. The more sensible numbers translate to 5.7 seconds to 60 miles per hour. Customers opting for the go-faster upgrades can cut that to 5.6 seconds while 151 miles per hour are possible on full song.

Porsche hasn’t made an announcement in regard to electrification, but the Cayenne Coupe E-Hybrid shouldn’t differ on paper from the regular Cayenne with the fuel-efficient powertrain. An even more powerful option is expected, packing similar numbers to the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid. As a brief refresher, the super sedan develops 671 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque.

“The Coupé includes all the technical highlights of the current Cayenne, but has an even more dynamic design and new technical details that position it as more progressive, athletic, and emotional,” declared Oliver Blume, chairman of the Executive Board. Reading between the lines, the higher-ups at Porsche are kicking themselves for waiting so long to come up with an alternative to the X6 and GLE Coupe.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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