Porsche has just taken its electrification sprint to the next level, and the newest rocket in the lineup is… an SUV. Yes, the Cayenne Electric is here, and it’s every bit as outrageous as the original Cayenne that scandalised purists two decades ago. Only now, instead of a howling V8, this thing pulls the future towards it with enough volts to light up a small town. You can order one in India already, starting at Rs 1.75 crore for the standard variant and a cool Rs 2.25 crore for the Turbo.
Let’s get straight to the madness. In Turbo form, the Cayenne EV unleashes a preposterous 1,156 bhp and 153 kgm. Hit boost mode and it’ll do 0–100 kmph in 2.5 seconds. That’s not ‘fast for an SUV.’ That’s ‘fast, full stop.’ The so-called sensible version is hardly a slouch either, with 440 bhp and 85.1 kgm, good for a 4.8-second sprint, quick enough to upset sports cars that cost half as much.
Both versions run a dual-motor AWD setup, juiced by a mighty 113 kWh battery pack. Porsche claims up to 642 km of range, and if you find a 400 kW fast charger, the Cayenne EV will happily gulp electrons like a long-lost camel at an oasis. But the real party trick? It’s Porsche’s first-ever model with wireless charging. Not the phone kind, the car kind. Park it over a floor plate, and 11 kW of inductive charging gets to work while you pretend you’re in 2050.
Some of the EV wizardry comes straight from Porsche’s Formula E programme. With a monstrous 600 kW of recuperation on tap, up to 97 per cent of your braking in daily driving is handled purely by the motors. Translation: you’ll be one-pedalling around like you own the future.
As for size, the Cayenne Electric has grown a little: 4,985 mm long, 1,980 mm wide, and 1,674 mm tall, 55 mm longer than the petrol model, with a stretched 3,023 mm wheelbase. Expect more cabin room and the same muscular, unmistakable Porsche stance. Inside, there’s a massive 14.25-inch OLED screen for the driver and an optional 14.9-inch display for the passenger, because nobody should feel left out when a thousand-plus-horsepower SUV is doing spaceship things.
Porsche will sell the Cayenne EV alongside the combustion versions (unlike the Macan, which has gone full-electric overseas). Global deliveries start in the second half of next year, and India’s turn won’t be far behind. So yes, the future has arrived. And it’s enormous, luxurious, and apparently quicker than most supercars.
