It’s funny to think about how the first-generation Cayenne was received by Porsche purists when revealed to the world in 2002. These days, of course, SUVs form the core product portfolio of most major car brands, including Porsche. As a case in point, last year, the Macan accounted for almost a third of the company’s global sales – more than 80,000 factory fresh examples of the crossover luxury SUV found buyers. In fact, since model launch in 2014, Porsche has produced in excess of 680,000 Macans. These are staggering numbers when you consider how the fortunes of the Porsche brand have shifted over the last two decades, a tidal change to the better beginning with the arrival of the Cayenne.
In the present, a quick visit to Porsche’s online configurator will present you with a dizzying nineteen Cayenne model variants, ranging from a silent-running plug-in hybrid to the Nordschleife-conquering Turbo GT. In contrast, Porsche’s offering for the Cayenne’s smaller sibling, the massive-selling Macan, is more streamlined, though the line-up is growing, as demonstrated by the introduction of a fourth variant, the new Macan T.
The T designation was resurrected for the 2019 991 Carrera T after
