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In a world of small-displacement turbo engines and hybrid powertrains, Porsche has decided to go against the grain. Available to order now, the Cayenne GTS and Cayenne GTS Coupé are offered with a twin-turbocharged, 4.0-liter V8 in place of the 3.6-liter, twin-turbocharged V6 in previous models.
What do those two extra cylinders and 0.4 liter do for the Cayenne GTS? …
Once upon a time the Cayenne was the cheapest model that Porsche offered, with the V6s starting at about $40 grand. The original Cayenne GTS was $70K. These GTSs are sure to be awesome SUVs, but they start from about $130,000?! Yowza.
I wish they would take all that engine and driveline technology and bring back a re boot of the 928. Keep the performance just under there flagship 911 cars to keep the 911 fanboys from crying. Maybe a two door Panamera? Shorten up the Panamera getting rid of the back seat or keep them for insurance purposes but make them only useful for groceries.
Porsche: "The future is electric."
Also Porsche: "We are committed to keeping the V8 alive."
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