New 2013 Porsche Cayenne GTS Revealed, Makes 420HP

[omoderncultureo]

High-Performance SUV with 420 HP, Lowered Chassis and Improved Driving Dynamics

ATLANTA – April 10, 2012 – Porsche is set to unveil the second-generation Cayenne GTS at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, also known as Auto China, on April 24, 2012. Based on the Cayenne S, this new model is equipped with 20 additional horsepower, a 20 mm lower ride height and a lower final drive ratio for improved driving dynamics.

The latest Cayenne transmits power from its 420 hp V8 to an active All-Wheel-Drive system coupled to an eight-speed Tiptronic S transmission with integrated Auto Start Stop function. The specially tuned engine and transmission combination enable the Cayenne GTS to sprint from a standing start to 60 mph in 5.4 seconds and to achieve a top-track-speed of 162 mph.

The Cayenne GTS is recognizable from the outside by its high-gloss black trim, prominent side skirts and wider wheel arches as well as the hood and front fascia from the Cayenne Turbo. 20-inch RS Spyder wheels with a unique offset for the GTS are standard. Two new colors are available for the Cayenne GTS; Peridot Metallic and Carmine Red. A sport exhaust system with matte black twin tailpipes is standard.

Inside, the Cayenne GTS features exclusive GTS eight-way adjustable front sports seats with Alcantara accents. For the first time in the Cayenne, a new Sport Chrono package is now available to monitor the improved performance offered by the GTS model. Additionally, a Sound Symposer channels authentic engine intake sounds into the cabin.

The 2013 Cayenne GTS will go on sale in the U.S. in August 2012, with a base MSRP of $82,050, not including a $975 delivery charge.

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[Mike!]

I want to like this, but Porsche is choosing the ugliest colors for its press photos lately. There's a similar hideous green on the new 911, and then that weird gold/brown/yellow for the otherwise gorgeous Boxster.

[bWs]

^

The candy apple red one is gorgeous

[patrickvr6]

^

The candy apple red one is gorgeous

That is just Carmine Red, it isn't a candy color.

[GiacGtiAgain]

420 those tires

[IgorRGTI]

Any word on a manual version? That was one of the best parts about the last GTS.

[Oliver@triplezoom]

I want to like this, but Porsche is choosing the ugliest colors for its press photos lately. There's a similar hideous green on the new 911, and then that weird gold/brown/yellow for the otherwise gorgeous Boxster.

Meh, at least they aren't silver/grey/black.

Love the red one.

[SSLByron]

I want to like this, but Porsche is choosing the ugliest colors for its press photos lately. There's a similar hideous green on the new 911, and then that weird gold/brown/yellow for the otherwise gorgeous Boxster.

The yellow on the Boxster actually looks pretty good in person, but tampaSi did comment that it looked kind of like an Easter egg.

[MrKevkevL]

Do want!

[Rob]

Looks good but I want to see the interior.

[SuperGroove]

meh. At 82K, is it that much of a stretch for those who can afford the vehicle to buy the $107K Cayenne Turbo instead?

/poor.

[Mike!]

meh. At 82K, is it that much of a stretch for those who can afford the vehicle to buy the $107K Cayenne Turbo instead?

/poor.

You could say the same about the original Cayenne GTS, or the ensuing Panamera GTS and 911 Carrera GTS. If there weren't buyers out there for them, I'm not sure they would do those editions.

There's certainly a market out there for "sporty" models in the lineup without going all-out racecar (GT3, GT3 RS, GT2) or over-the-top power/luxury (Turbo).

P.S. I do like that red.

[BENJMNS]

Nice, but needs about $50K in mod money.

[That1njguy]

Tasty!!



Here's the Insideline link http://www.insideline.com/porsche/ca...auto-show.html

[2VWatatime]

Looks good but I want to see the interior.

http://www.porsche.com/microsite/cay..._DEU_HP-teaser

[rabbit07]

very nice. I like it.

[Fritz27]

Holy crap, that green is awesome. Overall the whole thing looks kickass. It's nice to see a German vehicle in an actual color.

I'll take one.

[FlashRedGLS1.8T]

I've always like the Cayenne. This generation and this model, very impressive, if not costly.

[Inspector Detector]

Screw that fat ass, yuppy, bastardization, that, it's not a real Porshe:

[BattleRabbit]

Screw that fat ass, yuppy, bastardization, that, it's not a real Porshe:

Excuse me, as the owner of a "real" Porsche(albiet a broken one), let me explain to you a little something about Porsche.

What Porsche does best is take something that ought not work, and make it work insanely well. The 356, especially the Pre-A cars, was heavily related to the Beetle. The beetle was not a car with sporting intentions. It made very little power, and the handling could be a bit spooky. Nonetheless, Porsche took the basic idea of it and made a sports car, and a very good one at that. 356s often get classed into higher displacement classes for vintage racing because they simply go and change direction better than they ought to. The 911 took the 356 idea and turned it to 11, then 12(911 RS), then 15(930), then 27(997 GT2 RS).

Fast forward to the early 2000s, and Porsche is looking to expand their product line. They add an SUV, but they wanted one that could do everything. The Cayenne can be used offroad, and it(for a stock unibody SUV, and not so much the GTS) is very capable. As it happens though, it also goes like the clappers. It is a format that shouldn't work, but with the GTS Porsche took something that shouldn't do what a sport sedan can do, and made it do that anyways. It's Porsche being Porsche just as they always have been. Just because it is an SUV and you don't like SUVs, that doesn't make it not a Porsche.

I hate to tell you, but there are people out there who hate track-day-loving, back-roads-hooning, sports car lovers as much as you hate tall "yuppie mobiles." Porsche has always made Porsches, and will for the foreseeable future. The Cayenne is a real Porsche, and I'm happy that it exists. May it rip about with alacrity on all surfaces until people stop buying them.

[bzcat]

So no more manual transmission for the GTS?

[Hawk]

I get that it's hypocritical to criticize an SUV driver for driving on the road rather then driving it off road, because Ferrari owners don't drive their 458 at 180mph everywhere either.

However.... when you take said SUV and give it the sports car treatment to me that's like taking a 458 and puting it on 26" off road tires and a 12" lift kit to make it amazing off road.

It's just a bit weird.

[Inspector Detector]

Excuse me, as the owner of a "real" Porsche(albiet a broken one), let me explain to you a little something about Porsche.

What Porsche does best is take something that ought not work, and make it work insanely well. The 356, especially the Pre-A cars, was heavily related to the Beetle..

Yes that's the way it should be. Ferdinand Porsche wanted to base a light weight sports car off his own creation. He certainly wasn't thinking about building a fat ass, luxo barge off it back then CASE CLOSED!!!!!!!!!

[BattleRabbit]

Yes that's the way it should be. Ferdinand Porsche wanted to base a light weight sports car off his own creation. He certainly wasn't thinking about building a fat ass, luxo barge off it back then CASE CLOSED!!!!!!!!!

Excuse me? It's not like they made an SUV out of a 911. They applied Porsche TO the SUV concept. They did the Porsche thing very well.

Let's not forget that Ferdinand Porsche was also responsible for tanks, tank turrets, the first hybrid automobile, the beetle, a whole bunch of other forgotten rear engined compact cars. I don't think it's up to you to suppose what he might have wanted or not wanted. I'm saying that the Cayenne is an SUV by the Porsche principle.

Also, compare a 356 to virtually any of its contemporaries. Roll up windows? Sound deadening? You won't find those on an MGA or Triumph TR2. Porsche didn't like to let their vehicle's occupants suffer

[NoDubJustYet]

Excuse me? It's not like they made an SUV out of a 911. They applied Porsche TO the SUV concept. They did the Porsche thing very well.

Let's not forget that Ferdinand Porsche was also responsible for tanks, tank turrets, the first hybrid automobile, the beetle, a whole bunch of other forgotten rear engined compact cars. I don't think it's up to you to suppose what he might have wanted or not wanted. I'm saying that the Cayenne is an SUV by the Porsche principle.

Also, compare a 356 to virtually any of its contemporaries. Roll up windows? Sound deadening? You won't find those on an MGA or Triumph TR2. Porsche didn't like to let their vehicle's occupants suffer

How dare you use reason and facts!!

[Inspector Detector]

Also, compare a 356 to virtually any of its contemporaries. Roll up windows? Sound deadening? You won't find those on an MGA or Triumph TR2. Porsche didn't like to let their vehicle's occupants suffer

You're really walking off the ledge to defend the bastardization of Porsche here. Now the question is why does this remind of Cubby fans defending Sammy Sosa when he was obviously taking steroids?

[Mike!]

Excuse me, as the owner of a "real" Porsche(albiet a broken one), let me explain to you a little something about Porsche.

What Porsche does best is take something that ought not work, and make it work insanely well. The 356, especially the Pre-A cars, was heavily related to the Beetle. The beetle was not a car with sporting intentions. It made very little power, and the handling could be a bit spooky. Nonetheless, Porsche took the basic idea of it and made a sports car, and a very good one at that. 356s often get classed into higher displacement classes for vintage racing because they simply go and change direction better than they ought to. The 911 took the 356 idea and turned it to 11, then 12(911 RS), then 15(930), then 27(997 GT2 RS).

Fast forward to the early 2000s, and Porsche is looking to expand their product line. They add an SUV, but they wanted one that could do everything. The Cayenne can be used offroad, and it(for a stock unibody SUV, and not so much the GTS) is very capable. As it happens though, it also goes like the clappers. It is a format that shouldn't work, but with the GTS Porsche took something that shouldn't do what a sport sedan can do, and made it do that anyways. It's Porsche being Porsche just as they always have been. Just because it is an SUV and you don't like SUVs, that doesn't make it not a Porsche.

I hate to tell you, but there are people out there who hate track-day-loving, back-roads-hooning, sports car lovers as much as you hate tall "yuppie mobiles." Porsche has always made Porsches, and will for the foreseeable future. The Cayenne is a real Porsche, and I'm happy that it exists. May it rip about with alacrity on all surfaces until people stop buying them.

[teutonicgoodness]

Red: yes

Lime Green: no