Porsche Cayenne (2025 - ) review

For something that can accelerate quicker than most Ferraris, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric will be comparably cheap to run. Provided you have a home wallbox and you can avail of a low overnight tariff to top the Porsche’s massive battery pack up for a matter of a few quid, there can surely be no more inexpensive way of experiencing the sort of supercar acceleration the Cayenne Turbo Electric can serve up than this. Also, a strong three-year, unlimited-mileage warranty on the car and an eight-year, 100,000-mile guarantee for the high-voltage battery provide further peace-of-mind that you shouldn’t be hit with any unexpected big bills during the opening years of ownership.

Older generations of the Porsche Cayenne had a few problems back in the day, but the previous version of the petrol- and hybrid-powered SUV proved pretty dependable – and now the Cayenne has turned electric, there’s even less on the vehicle which could potentially go wrong. An even better sign comes from the smaller Macan, which hasn’t developed any significant problems since it hit the market as an EV in 2024, so we’re expectant that the Cayenne Electric will prove highly dependable.

Euro NCAP put the Porsche Cayenne Electric through its paces at the end of 2025, and it picked up the full five-star rating, also scoring highly in each of the subsections of the examination. There’s a lot of useful safety equipment on even the entry-level model, while those looking to put kids in the SUV will be happy to know there are ISOFIX positions on the outer two chairs of the second-row seating as well.

This is an area where the previous Cayenne was hardly substandard, yet the switch to electric power has benefitted the SUV’s levels of comfort and refinement by significantly reducing noise, vibration and harshness. Furthermore, all versions come on supple air suspension with an adaptive element, so the Porsche can really soak up poor road surfaces with aplomb. It’s super-dignified and stable travelling at high pace on motorways too. The Turbo, though, goes even further with the clever active anti-roll and body-levelling system called Porsche Active Ride, which is genuinely bordering on the magical with the way it makes the Cayenne so comfortable and controlled in all situations. Also, it has 18-way adaptive sports seats in the front, and these are wonderfully supportive and plush, while space in the second row is cavernous enough that occupants can lounge around to their heart’s content – oh, and even the back seats are electrically adjustable across the range.

We’d mark the Cayenne Electric higher here, as there’s plenty of desirable standard equipment on all models, but in true Porsche fashion there’s an epic options list which can significantly push up the purchase price. Base cars aren’t completely devoid of luxuries, though, and come with items such as Matrix-LED headlights, 20-inch wheels and the new interior of the Cayenne Electric, complete with its 14.25-inch Curved Display digital instrument cluster and the centrepiece OLED Flow Display, which is an innovative infotainment screen with an upright upper section and an angled lower portion, joined seamlessly together.

It’s hard to ignore the headline 1,156 horsepower figure of the Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric. Despite the SUV weighing around three tonnes, it has enough power to hit 62mph from rest in just 2.5 seconds. The Cayenne Turbo has the sort of performance usually reserved for the most exotic supercars, and yet you could conceivably use it as everyday family transport. As thoroughly indelible as the experience of Launch Control in the Cayenne Turbo is, though – and it’s as violently hilarious as being fired out of the station on Alton Towers’ Rita Queen Of Speed rollercoaster – the great news is that this big EV handles like a ‘proper’ Porsche: superb steering, fabulous body control, loads of grip and a real sense of fun at its wheel. It’s an astounding piece of engineering, no doubt about it.