Porsche Cayenne Electric Breaks Cover; Priced At Rs 1.75 Crore In India

Porsche has expanded its electric car lineup with its flagship SUV being the latest addition to the electrification trend. The Porsche Cayenne Electric is as bonkers as the first-ever Cayenne that came a couple of decades ago. Like its electric siblings - the Taycan and Macan EV - the Cayenne EV is also superlative in numbers and is available to order in India for a starting price of Rs 1.75 crore for the standard and Rs 2.25 crore for the Turbo guise.

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Let's talk about those superlative figures first. In its most powerful Turbo state-of-tune, it makes 1,156 bhp and 1500 Nm, and can clock 0-100 kmph in 2.5 seconds in the boost mode. The more “docile” version is no slouch either, with 440 bhp and 835 Nm, and its claimed time is 4.8 seconds.

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Both versions have a dual-motor AWD setup and are fed by a sufficiently large 113kWh battery pack. It has a claimed range of 642 kilometres and can support up to 400 kW of fast charging. But more importantly, it becomes the first Porsche to come with “Wireless Charging”. With 11kW of inductive charging, all that the Porsche Wireless Charging system requires is for the car to be parked above a floor plate, and the charging process starts automatically.

Taking inspiration from the Formula E outing, the Cayenne Electric also has 600 kW of recuperative power, wherein everyday use, about 97 per cent of all braking operations can be handled purely by the electric motors.

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In terms of dimensions, the new Cayenne EV is 55mm longer than the combustion-engined version with 4,985mm length, 1,980mm width and 1,674mm height. The wheelbase has grown to 3,023mm, which should mean more space inside the cabin. If the styling of the Taycan and Macan EV is anything to go by, the Cayenne EV is muscular, modern and still characteristically a Porsche. Even the cabin is modern and has a 14.25-inch OLED screen atop the dashboard, which can be joined with a 14.9-inch optional passenger display.

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With order books open right away, Cayenne EV will exist alongside the internal combustion versions (which is not the case with the Macan anymore). The global deliveries should commence in the second half of next year with an imminent India arrival.