Porsche: Maturity test for the next Cayenne 🎥

Following its market launch in 2017, Porsche has further developed the third generation of the Cayenne with far-reaching measures to the powertrain, chassis, design, equipment, and connectivity. In addition to realigning the drive range, the engineers at the Weissach Development Center dug deep into the Cayenne's chassis technology.

The aim was to achieve an even greater range between on-road performance, long-distance comfort and off-road capability. To this end, the Cayenne will feature, among other things, a new, semi-active chassis. In addition, a new, extensively digitized display and operating concept with enhanced Connect functions will be used.

Simulation and road tests

The extensively renewed technology required an elaborate testing process in order to perfectly match the many newly developed components.

Test manager Ralf Bosch: "We subject the Cayenne to a complete test program. This hardly differs from that of a completely new development. In addition to the increasingly precise virtual simulations, however, real testing continues to be of great importance to Porsche. It represents the maturity test for every new model."

Under everyday conditions, the vehicles complete more than 200,000 kilometers in city traffic, on country roads and on highways in shift operation within a few months.

The Cayenne is a multi-talent

With the aim of proving quality and durability in different climatic zones, the prototypes have been traveling around the world. In total, more than four million test kilometers have been covered.

Dirk Lersch, Team Leader Prototype Assembly and Testing for the Cayenne: "Anyone who buys a Porsche Cayenne should know that it can withstand exceptionally high loads-regardless of the surface being driven on."

The new Cayenne will soon be making its debut.

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