About the New Cayenne

The new Cayenne opened for orders in December 2017. The lineup comprises three models: the Cayenne at ¥9.76 million, the Cayenne S at ¥12.88 million, and the Cayenne Turbo at ¥18.55 million. A plug-in hybrid model was also expected to follow.

Porsche offers plenty of models that cost more than ¥10 million before you add a single option, so your sense of what’s expensive can get a little skewed. Seen in that context, the new Cayenne almost seems affordable… But when you stop and think about it, it’s still a seriously expensive car (-_-).

I’ve ridden in the back of a Cayenne, but I’ve never actually driven one. With the new model arriving, I started wondering what it was like and decided to look into it online.

Wait, Is Adaptive Cruise Control Standard?

In one test-drive review, I read that Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) comes as standard. It wasn’t listed on the official Porsche Japan website, though. Normally, you’d expect to find ACC under “Optional Equipment” → “Interior” in the configurator, but it wasn’t there. So perhaps it really is standard…

When we bought our Panamera Turbo, adding Adaptive Cruise Control as an option cost ¥433,000. If it comes standard on the Cayenne, that’s a pretty great deal.
→ After this article was published, my husband emailed me: “Looks like ACC really is standard. The press kit says, ‘The Cayenne comes standard with cruise control with a speed limiter function, which helps regulate driving speed and the distance to the vehicle ahead.’” So there you have it: ACC is standard.

I Casually Asked My Husband…

I happened to ask my husband, “I wonder what the new Cayenne is like ( ´ー｀)?” I meant it as a casual question, but I must have flipped a switch. He immediately started researching the new Cayenne at full speed, muttering things like:

So the new Cayenne does 0–100 km/h in 6.2 seconds. That’s plenty quick, so no need for the S or Turbo—the base model will do. We probably wouldn’t take a Cayenne up Royu Driveway or anything… Still, the Sport Chrono Package and Rear Axle Steering are must-haves. That blue is a beautiful color.

After a while, he showed me the configurator and declared, “This is how I’d spec mine (￣ー￣)ｂ!” Wait—he’d gone and built his ideal Cayenne in the configurator, even though we weren’t buying one?! (LOL)

Here’s How My Husband Would Spec His Cayenne

This is the spec my husband would choose if he were buying a Cayenne.

Base price ¥9,760,000
Options ¥2,880,000
Total price ¥12,640,000

“Wait, floor mats cost ¥33,000? Isn’t that a bit much ( ﾟдﾟ )!?” I exclaimed. “Yep. Mats with the manufacturer’s logo can cost tens of thousands of yen, even for Japanese cars. We could always get a cheaper set from Autobacs,” he replied. The car world is something else. Still, I’m curious about the new Cayenne—maybe I’ll go take it for a test drive.

We later attended the “The New Cayenne Debut Fair.” Read about our visit and test-drive impressions in these articles:

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