Porsche launches Cayenne in India

The company’s ex-showroom price for the five models are–Cayenne Rs 65,82,000,Cayenne S Rs 78,62,000,Caynne Turbo Rs 1,27,10,000,Cayenne Diesel Rs 59,22,000 and Cayenne S Hybrid Rs 75,46,000.

“We have already received bookings of at least 70 units. This model represents the perfect balance between elegant design and powerful driving dynamics. Efficiency has significantly improved making this model an outstanding trendsetter in its segment,” Porsche India’s Director,Ashish Chordia,told reporters here.

Presently,the company has two showrooms and plans to open five more by December 2020.

“We will open five more showrooms in Chandigarh,Channai,Kochi,Hyderabad and Ahmedabad by this calender year,” Chordia said.

Its Cayenne S Hybrid’s highly sophisticated parallel full hybrid drive ensures fuel consumption of just 8.2 litres/100 kilometres. Cayenne Diesel with its 240 bhp three-litre V6 likewise reduces fuel consumption by 20 per cent,down from 9.3 to 7.4 litre/100km.

Fuel efficiency is also up significantly on the high-torque Cayenne S with its 4.8 litre V8 power unit. However,Cayenne Purbo,with its 500 bhp 4.8 litres V8 biturbo consumes just 11.5 litre/100 km,representing a reduction in fuel consumption of 23 per cent.

“Yet in today’s world,it is clearly not enough to pour on more power,there must be a clear,simultaneous improvement in fuel consumption. We have optimised thisobjective to a maximum by reducing CO2 emission of up to 26 per cent and reduction in fuel consumption of up to 23 per cent less,” Porsche’s Managing Director Middle East,Deesch Papke,said.

“This car clearly brings a new dimension to the SUV market,” Papke said.