2022 Porsche Cayenne eHybrid
This is the fourth Porsche I have owned. When we were looking for a Cayenne back in 2023, this is what I was looking for to begin with but could not find so we bought the 2021 Cayenne. This is a very loaded Cayenne eHybrid. The eHybrid adds another 135hp electric to the 335hp turbo v6 engine. The combined powertrain peaks at 455hp and 516ft-lbs of torque through an 8-speed transmission and all-wheel-drive. The power peaks happen at different engine speeds explaining why they don't directly add up to 470hp. 2022 was the first year Android Auto was added to the Cayenne and this was an important feature for us. This vehicle had only 10k miles on it when we bought it.
.Features on this vehicle include:
- Android Auto (wired and wireless)
- Rear wheel steering
- Trailer hitch
- 4-zone automatic temperature control HVAC with ionizer
- Heated and cooled front seats and heated back seats
- Soft close doors
- Self leveling adaptive air suspension with PASM
- Sport chrono package
- Tinted windows
- Panoramic roof
- Surround view camera system
- Head-up display
- Power sunblinds in rear side windows
- 22" wheels
The hybrid powertrain offers many advantages, the main advantage for me being the power delivery. Acceleration is very smooth and powerful across a much broader rpm range. The base Cayenne has automatic engine start/stop, as most new cars do. This is a problem when using the air conditioning, which is almost year round here in Las Vegas. Since it is hybrid, the start/stop does not require starting the engine to accelerate from a stop either so you don't have the interruption you get with straight gasoline start/stop. The hybrid has an electric air conditioning compressor so when the engine turns off, the AC does not. You can also start the AC before you get in the car using the Porsche app, like you can with battery electric vehicles (BEV). It offers most the benefits of BEV but with the benefits of the gas powertrain as well. We can drive it fully electric for miles if we wanted to. I have solar on my house so the power is free. In hybrid mode it can greatly extend the fuel economy in town to about double what the gas powertrain can do. Most of our driving is in town so we will see this benefit. While most would view hybrids as all about fuel economy, hybrids are also about performance. In fact many modern supercars are hybrids. Formula One cars are also hybrid.
The rear steering makes the back wheels better follow the front and allows the vehicle to turn much sharper at low speeds. It is great when trying to navigate very tight parking lots. At high speeds it adds stability by making the vehicle feel as if it has a longer wheel-base.
Porsche Links
2022 Porsche Cayenne eHybrid manual
Las Vegas Porsche Club of America (PCA)