2016 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S Review

The 2016 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S is all about power. Under the bonnet is a 4.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine producing a mammoth 419kW of power and 800Nm of torque. Those figures are, quite simply, ridiculous. Who on Earth needs that amount of grunt from a family SUV? Apparently some people do, because this updated Porsche Cayenne Turbo S has 14kW and 50Nm more than its predecessor. And it also costs a sizeable amount more, too. The 2016 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S kicks off at $284,300 plus on-road costs – that’s a staggering $24,700 more than the original version of the Turbo S that was introduced in this generation of the Cayenne back in 2013. CarAdvice questioned Porsche’s ambitious pricing back then, and the fact remains that this is a hugely expensive vehicle. Just consider the competitive set: the BMW X5 M costs $185,900 plus costs; the Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S is a $189,900 proposition. Admittedly, the Porsche has some go-fast goodies over those models. Indeed, the Cayenne Turbo S has the right to claim the title of “world’s fastest SUV”, with a 0-100km/h sprint time of just 4.1 seconds (0.2sec faster than the pre-facelift model) and a top speed of 284km/h.