Porsche updates its popular Cayenne SUV by replacing the old V8 block with a new twin-turbocharged V6 unit in the S variant

Porsche updates its popular Cayenne SUV by replacing the old V8 block with a new twin-turbocharged V6 unit in the S variant.
  Turbocharging has become a motoring byword, whereby the majority of carmakers are converging on this 'route' to meet increasingly stringent emissions standards. Porsche is no stranger to turbocharging. The Stuttgart sports carmaker is in fact one of the first few in the industry to adopt force induction in their production models, such as the first generation of the iconic 911 Turbo back in 1975.

The Cayenne's lightly reworked front end now looks slightly more aggressive, and bears a closer resemblance to its smaller brother, the Macan. In fact, when viewed from afar, both SUVs can be mistaken for each other. Thankfully, there're tiny details to help distinguish this newer, bigger brother, such as the four-point rear brake lamps, which create a unique and characterful light signature - especially at night.


Four decades on, Porsche has introduced turbocharging to almost all of its models, including the Cayenne - a polarising SUV that has raised brows (of purists) as much as it boosted profits for the sports carmaker.

 And now, in a highly anticipated move, Porsche has replaced the Cayenne S' naturally aspirated V8 with a new, in-house developed twin-turbocharged V6 unit. Up close and Personal Less extensive than the new powertrain is what Porsche has done to the Cayenne's exterior. In fact, it's almost hard to spot what has changed in this 2015 model.