New Porsche Cayenne Electric Coming Soon: Specs, price and release info

Brace yourself – the all-new, all-electric Porsche Cayenne is here and wants to impress you with lots of big numbers. Figuring out which of those really matter is a challenge, but most will fixate on the headline 1,156 horsepower for the top of the range Turbo model. Even if that will be all but meaningless in most real-world driving situations. But from this to inductive charging and some of the biggest digital displays in a modern car the Cayenne Electric is a whole lot of vehicle. Here are the important bits…
• Cayenne Electric and Cayenne Turbo Electric will sell alongside the existing combustion and hybrid versions, though this new one is an entirely new car • 1,000-plus horsepower output a thrown gauntlet to Ferrari and other rivals considering the move to electrification • One battery option, but it’s huge and means best part of 400 miles for the Cayenne Electric and not much less in the Turbo • Brace yourself for some stats but the 800V system means up to 400kW of charging is theoretically possible in ideal conditions and if you can find a suitably powerful place to hook up • Too posh to plug in? Porsche’s inductive charging means you just park on top of the dedicated mat and the battery will charge at up to 11kW wirelessly • Depending on mode the Turbo has three power outputs, the headline 1,156 horsepower and 1,500Nm available with Launch Control initiated and sending the Cayenne from 0-62mph in just 2.5 seconds – the mere 7.4 seconds 0-124mph is even more impressive, and genuinely hypercar pace • The Cayenne Electric is open for orders now, with a bottom-line price of £83,300 for the standard model and £130,900 for the Turbo

While it’s an all-new generation of Cayenne this electric one takes clear inspiration from its petrol, diesel and hybrid powered predecessors, mixing that with influence from electric Porsches like the Taycan and new Macan. You get that in the slimmer front lights, while the extended wheelbase makes it look longer (and frees up more interior space) and lower even if it’s actually comparable with the existing version. For starters there will be two versions, comprising Cayenne Electric and Cayenne Turbo Electric. You’ll be able to spot the latter for the gloss black rather than metallic grey side trims, though the number of colour and wheel combos available means you’re unlikely to meet an identical looking one coming the other way. If that really worries you open your wallet and opt for Porsche’s paint-to-sample programme, where you can match the paint to your beloved’s eye colour, your favourite shade of nail polish or whatever you fancy.

We’ll reserve final judgement for when we see it in the metal but fans of buttons and physical switchgear look set for disappointment at the Cayenne’s enthusiastic embrace of all things screen based. Even the OLED instrument cluster is a whopping 14.25-inch screen, another curving down into the centre console promising a clear demarcation between information and control sections. So we’re told, at least. Porsche also says there will be Mood Modes, configuring air-con, ‘sound profile’, displays and lighting according to your preferences. And another huge screen for the passenger available as an option. At a more practical level the Cayenne’s extra space between the wheels means it’ll be even more roomy, there’s a massive boot and even the ‘frunk’ under the bonnet is a decent size.

Porsche has always translated motorsport innovation into its road cars, and this continues into the electric age with learnings from endurance racing and Formula E all helping the Cayenne go further and faster than its rivals. The electrical system supporting the massive battery can gulp in charge at a theoretical 400kW, meaning quick charging where you can find suitable infrastructure. But even the performance-focused Turbo can go nearly 400 miles on a full battery, so that shouldn’t come round too often. Power outputs are confusing, for the fact each model has several depending on which mode you are in. We’ll try not to get too blinded by numbers but the Cayenne Electric has 408 horsepower in its regular driving mode, which puts it mid-pack among rivals like the Volvo ES90 and EQS SUV. There’s more if you engage the Launch Control but if you really need to measure your horsepower against your mates the Turbo is in another league altogether. The baseline output of 857 horsepower is crazy enough, that going to just over 1,000 horsepower with a 10-second ‘Push-to-Pass’ boost. And then the full 1,156 horsepower to nail those lunatic acceleration times, having engaged Launch Control. Arguably pointless. But if Top Trumps is still a thing in modern playgrounds the Cayenne Turbo Electric is going to be the card to beat.

Well, you can order your Cayenne Electric now! The starting price of £83,200 looks competitive with others in this class, all things relative. It’s a big jump to the £130,900 Turbo Electric, mind.

Well, there’s not much of 2026 left to go so and they – literally – don’t get much bigger than the Cayenne so we’ll consider this an early Christmas present. Or mic drop, depending on your viewpoint.

It will be fascinating to find out. There are rumours Ferrari is readying itself to go electric and the headline stats on this Cayenne will certainly give it something to think about, ditto any other sports car brands thinking of doing the same. Porsche has certainly pulled the pin on what will likely be a very interesting electrically powered arms race for the not too distant future.