2024 Porsche Cayenne Review: Spicy Enough for Hot Ones

The heavily refreshed 2024 Porsche Cayenne adds an interior layout borrowed from the Taycan EV, suspension upgrades, revised sheet metal and more power across the lineup. Road Test Editor Brian Normile traveled to Los Angeles to get behind the wheel of a 2024 Cayenne S Coupe, now with a twin-turbocharged V-8 engine in place of a twin-turbocharged V-6.

The six-figure SUV impressed with its near sports-car handling prowess, brilliant eight-speed automatic transmission, steady body control and modern interior that doesn’t mistake technology for luxury. Then again, those are mostly things any six-figure SUV — and all things a six-figure Porsche SUV — should do well.

Hear Brian overuse “very” because speaking contemporaneously is difficult at any time, but especially when a 5,000-pound SUV is accurately imitating a sports car. Be amazed that a person who longs for station wagons is actually pleased to get behind the wheel of a coupe SUV that is both more expensive and less practical than its traditional SUV sibling. Win $5 from Brian if you’re the first person to spot the E9 BMW that makes a cameo appearance. And stay tuned for more details about the new Cayenne, including fuel economy and all-electric range for the upgraded plug-in hybrid E-Hybrid and its larger battery pack.

You may not be able to afford a $150,000-plus SUV, but if you can, you should seriously consider the 2024 Cayenne S. If you can’t, you can always daydream about buying one — after you use Porsche’s configurator to build yours exactly how you want it.

Chapters:
0:00 Cold Open
0:28 Introduction
0:56 Exterior styling
2:24 Interior
6:52 Exhaust note
7:14 Driving
15:34 Outro

Editorial mission:

[salwalker]

Love this awesome vehicle! Great review! By the way, how did you take those arial videos? Drones?

[rong]

Beautiful looking vehicle. I probably will purchase one. Maybe the e hybrid

[iamdarola]

Mixed feelings about this... let me go work on affording one though 🚶🏽‍♂️

[anellawrites]

My build was $170, 000. I’m currently taking donations 😂 This color is magnificent.

[peterwaserman]

you may want to tell us your height/size when you say its a little cramped, so we can gauge it

[blade]

May I know what’s the colour of the car ？

[MrSirensEye]

dont agree with your statement about the mid panel. I am glad they didn't digitize this and kept actual responsive buttons, which elevates the style/enterior.

[sammokoena]

Sunroof....not sliding for south africa
Its My concern

[WFO.]

Had to take Dramamine and you review cars? 🤣

[charitymaster]

They ruined the interior and the center gear shifter is gone which does not look sporty at all...the car just appears cheap compared to prior Cayenne models.