Test programme begins for fourth-generation Porsche Cayenne EV

Porsche has commenced its test programme on the upcoming fourth-generation fully-electric Cayenne SUV prototypes. 

Simultaneously, Porsche is developing its hybrid and combustion engine models. Up to and beyond 2030, the Cayenne will be offered with three powertrain variants worldwide.

Porsche says the new fourth-generation Cayenne EV will significantly support its electromobility ramp-up. It is based on a further development of the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) with 800-volt architecture. 

After an extended phase of digital development and testing, as well as the first test drives on the proving grounds of the Development Centre in Weissach, the first camouflaged prototypes of the new Cayenne EV have left the Porsche factory. 

“Real-world testing is one of the most important milestones of the development process,” Cayenne Product Line vice-president Michael Schätzle says. 

By the launch date, prototypes will have completed several million test kilometres worldwide under extreme conditions. 

“This way, we ensure the durability and reliability of the hardware, the software and all the car’s functions follow our high-quality standards,” Schätzle says.

The current third-generation Cayenne will be upgraded further and will continue to be offered alongside the new EV.

 “The Cayenne has always defined the sports car in its segment. In the middle of the decade, the fourth generation will set standards in the segment as an electric SUV,”  Porsche AG chief executive Oliver Blume says 

“At the same time, into the next decade, our customers will still be able to choose from a wide range of powerful and efficient combustion and hybrid models.” 

“Our product strategy could enable us to deliver more than 80% of our new cars fully electrified in 2030 – depending on the demand of our customers and the development of electromobility in the regions of the world,” says Blume.