ポルシェ新型カイエン
On July 21st (Sat) and 22nd (Sun), I received a DM announcing “The New Cayenne Debut Fair” at the Porsche Center, so I decided to go yesterday. We were wondering, “What time should we go?” but when my husband called our dealer contact, Mr. H, around noon, he said “It’s insanely crowded right now…!” Apparently, during the day, there were so many cars that there was nowhere to park.
Both my husband and I dislike “crowds,” “waiting in lines,” and “rushing around”, and since we brought the kids, it would be troublesome if they ran around in a crowd. So we decided, “Let’s go after it calms down. Surely by around 5 p.m., the crowd will have thinned out.” We headed to the dealer aiming to arrive just before 5 p.m.
When we arrived at the Porsche Center, there were still quite a few people despite the time. I might not have seen the Porsche Center this lively before, lol. Inside, right in the center, we found the display car of the “New Cayenne S.” The body color was black. From the front, it was a bit hard to spot major differences from the current Cayenne model.
Looking from the side, you can see that the design around the rear lights has changed significantly. Many automotive sites mention it looks similar to the rear design of the new Panamera, and indeed, just looking at the lights, it resembles the Panamera. In fact, from a direct side view, it looks like a Panamera Sport Turismo with a taller profile.
The rear looks like this, featuring the connected tail lights that have become a design hallmark since the new Panamera. Compared to the current model, it gives a sportier SUV impression. Overall, it somehow feels a bit more squared off—maybe that’s just because the body is black. I imagine white or red colors would give a different impression.
So, I got inside. The doors close with a satisfying firmness—not too heavy, not too light. Somehow, I feel the Panamera’s doors are heavier—maybe because it has the soft-close door option. Here’s the driver’s seat area.
Sporty and cool. Since the new Panamera came out in 2017 (so maybe it’s not really “new” anymore), the touch panel area has grown larger, and the center console display looks sleek. The engine wasn’t on in the photo, so the displays are all black, but when started, the icons light up red.
I suddenly noticed the handles on both sides of the center console. I asked my husband, and he said “They’re there so you can hold on when the car body shakes a lot during off-road driving.”
Oh, I didn’t know that—such thoughtful design! (Though I guess that’s standard for SUVs.) The cup holders and storage box look like this:
There are two cup holders placed horizontally. (The Panamera has two vertically aligned.) This seems more convenient for both driver and passenger. The storage box is deep and looks like it can hold quite a bit. The seats look like this:
The seating feels natural and comfortable, and driving seems easy. Personally, I find overly sporty seats make me tense and tired, while luxury seats don’t put me in “let’s drive!” mode, so the seats in this Cayenne feel just right. Next, the rear seats.
From the back, the front view is so open. I’m just under 160 cm tall (probably, though I haven’t measured in about 10 years), and for my height, the rear seats feel very spacious and seem comfortable enough for long drives without fatigue. Then again, maybe there’s no SUV where someone 160 cm tall can’t sit comfortably in the back… The seatbacks aren’t too upright or too reclined—just right.
After getting in the Cayenne, I thought the higher ride height probably makes driving much easier. The width is 1983 mm, which is larger than the Panamera, but I still think driving the Cayenne is definitely easier. While thinking this, I glanced at the price list, and the total payment was…
20,058,375 yen~ (；ﾟДﾟ)!!
Vehicle base price: 12,880,000 yen (tax included) + Options total 5,234,000 yen (tax included) + Registration fees 484,770 yen = Total 18,598,770 yen (tax included)
The total shown for loan payment example was about 20 million yen.
Wow—that’s expensive!
When I said to my husband, “The Cayenne is really pricey (；ﾟДﾟ),” he replied,
Yeah. This time it’s expensive because of all the options added. Well… if you care about hierarchy, you might want to buy the S or Turbo. But if you just consider the car itself, even the standard model is super fast, and for driving in Japan, the normal specs are more than enough. If I were to buy one, I’d go with the base model.
That’s true. Our previous Panamera wasn’t a Turbo or S, but a “Panamera Edition,” and even the base model delivered more than enough performance. So here’s the spec my husband said he’d choose:
On the way home, we received a storage carry box as a novelty gift. Porsche’s novelty goods are always pretty good (we’ve gotten sturdy coffee cups and tote bags before), and this will be handy for carrying my husband’s car accessories. Thank you very much!
Also, the Porsche Center we always visit recently set up a kids’ space, so the kids could play a bit. Since it’s a luxury car dealer, I thought a huge kids’ area might not fit the image, so this size felt just right.
So, regarding the new Cayenne, since there are still few test drive reviews and more info will come out soon, if you want to know about the interior, options, specs, or test drives at this stage, I have a summary article from before, so please check it out.