Porsche Cayenne Turbo S 2014

TESTED

It’s a bizarre sensation, this. Accelerating from an end in Porsche’s resurrected-for-2014 Cayenne Turbo S, we’re struck wondering whether there are really 550 horses under its smooth hood. Situated as Porsche’s many obscene Cayenne, we anticipated the Turbo S in order to make our hairs get up on end—and then shave them—with its prodigious thrust. Our test equipment says it's nearly the fastest Cayenne we’ve ever tested, but warp rate is acquired, dare we say it, with a definite decreased flair.

Smooth and Fast Operator

The 2014 Turbo S’s pregnancy likely had been likewise drama-free, going, we imagine, something similar to this: “We currently performed a Turbo S with all the first-gen Cayenne, right? Plus, the normal Turbo is just too damn sluggish. Let’s fiddle with material and get it done.” Therefore the S gets the same twin-turbocharged, 4.8-liter V-8 motor employed by the Turbo, but juiced for a supplementary 50 horse power and an extra 37 lb-ft of torque. Like in other Cayennes (the expansive lineup includes base, S, S hybrid, GTS, and diesel models), power is routed to the pavement via an eight-speed automatic transmission and an all-wheel-drive system with torque-vectoring ability in the back axle.

They will be pleased with this Cayenne, although maybe not our Cayenne. That’s because although our $168, 225 example wore $21, 250 in options, it was missing a few big-ticket things like the $8840 carbon-ceramic brakes, the $5655 Sport Design human body system, the $2990 rear-seat entertainment system, the $1640 cordless net connectivity, the $2225 leather-wrapped air-vent slats, the $1025 leather-wrapped sunshine visors, while the $650 colored seatbelts. And also for the benefit period, we’ll miss the myriad customization choices that allow buyers to combine and match grab-handle and rearview-mirror leathers, instrument-dial colors, and monogrammed doorsill plates—none which is free. Suffice it to express that if you desire to spend more than $235, 000 on a Turbo S, you can easily.