If you want a new Cayenne — trust us when we say you do — you’re faced with a fair few choices. For starters, not only can you pick a conventional SUV or a Coupe, but you can opt for the S, complete with its thumping V8, or the only mildly less potent E-Hybrid, with its slightly less ravenous appetite for premium unleaded. There are many more alternatives on the way. Having said all this, you could stay in the (relatively) cheap seats and go for the basic Cayenne.
It’s something of an unloved model in the range, without the glamour of its more powerful siblings. With prices starting at less than £68,000, however, is the underdog the unsung hero of the current Cayenne line-up?
Let’s start with that price tag, which makes the stock Cayenne almost £10,000 cheaper than the next-cheapest version: the E-Hybrid. Many of you will be aware of Porsche’s modus operandi of keeping specification more or less the same as you climb the Cayenne range, meaning it’s fair to say the E-Hybrid’s hybrid system is pretty much all you’re getting for the extra spend. And even if it wasn’t, ten grand would buy you a good number
