According to Australian website Motoring, Porsche
plans to extend the high-powered hybrid setup to the Cayenne as well. But it'll
have to wait until the next-generation model arrives sometime next year.
The top-of-the-line engine option takes the
4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 from the Turbo S and
pairs it to an electric motor to give it a combined output
of 671 horses and 627 lb-ft of torque.
That's enough to send the Panamera rocketing to 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds. The Cayenne is bound to take a little longer, but we'll
likely see a much faster time than the 5.4 seconds that the current, 416-hp
Cayenne S E-Hybrid takes, or the 3.8 seconds claimed by the 570-horse Cayenne
Turbo S.
The bigger question is whether the self-styled
sports car manufacturer will apply the “hybrid as top of the line” formula to
other models.
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