Porsche is now working on a replacement for it. Volkswagen Group CEO Matthias
Mueller has confirmed that the next-gen Porsche Cayenne will debut this year,
although sales of the redesigned model are expected to commence only in 2018.
The Cayenne will undergo an
evolutionary redesign for its third generation, retaining the basic shape,
proportions and silhouette of the outgoing model. The new generation model
should have cues borrowed from the smaller Porsche Macan as well as the all-new
Porsche Panamera. To rendering previews a Macan-inspired front fascia, and it
is not any difficult to imagine a Panamera-like rear with sleek LED tail lights
that span across the width. The interior should have notable similarities to
the new Panamera, including the digital dashboard and other latest tech.
The next-gen Porsche Cayenne will ride on the
MLB-Evo platform that currently underpins the Audi Q7 and Bentley Bentayga and
will form the basis for even the Lamborghini Urus. The new platform is lighter
than the one the current model uses, and it should help make the SUV lighter by
up to 100 kg.
Along with an array of V6 and V8 conventional petrol
and diesel engines, rumour has it that a pure electric powertrain is also on
the cards. Needless to say, the range will include a hybrid model too, probably
powered by the 680 hp plug-in hybrid powertrain of the Panamera Turbo S
E-Hybrid.