Our spy photographers once again caught up with Porsche’s 2011 Cayenne, this time getting the best interior shots to date. Volkswagen’s board has reportedly vote to eliminate the Cayenne from Porsche’s lineup, so the 2011 model could be the last go around for the high-performance SUV.
The exterior follows in Porsche’s philosophy of evolutionary design, but from the spy pictures – it appears clear that the new model features a much sleeker appearance than the current Cayenne.
With a redesigned interior, following Panamera cues, the 2011 Cayenne sports a new and longer center console and a repositioned shift-knob. Overall, nearly everything has been freshened and tweaked, including placement of the center air vents, sportier gauges and a new steering wheel.
While we can’t say for sure what model is being tested in these shots, the new Cayenne should boast a variety of gasoline, diesel and hybrid engines. On the petrol side, we can expect the 2011 Cayenne S to come with the Panamera’s 4.8-liter V8 engine that delivers 400-hp, while the top-of-the-line Cayenne Turbo should be powered by the Panamera’s 4.8-liter biturbo V8 with 500-hp.
In the diesel models, we’re guessing the current Volkswagen V6 TDI engine, which produces 240-hp, to carry over to the next generation with some minor improvements.
Considering that Porsche’s first Cayenne S hybrid will appear as a 2010 model, its hybrid powertrain should carry over to the 2011 Cayenne virtually unchanged. Power for the hybrid comes from Audi’s supercharged 3.0-liter V6 engine that produces 333-horsepower, connected to a three-phase synchronous electric motor which receives power from a 38 kW NiMH battery that resides in the spare tire well.
The new Cayenne is also supposed to adopt a more street focused setup, which means some of the current model’s bulky off-road equipment could be dropped in order to make the new one more Porsche-like. Audi took a similar approach when they introduced the Q7 and that model has received rave reviews for offering a decent driving experience despite its large size.



09/03, 9:18 AM
posted by:
A4
Lions and Tigers and Buttons… oh my!
09/03, 9:30 AM
posted by:
jayjc08
Did they just stick a ghetto jukebox into the middle of the dashboard?
09/03, 9:41 AM
posted by:
cdsmith
Is that red button an ejector seat?
09/03, 10:08 AM
posted by:
DenverGuy217
Just hope they don’t offer the interior in baby sh*t tan again. Lord that was a disappointment to see when the first series came out. Looks like there might be a decent steering wheel this time too.
09/03, 10:10 AM
posted by:
orangecones
too many buttons. also very ghetto radio. also what the hell is that red button?
09/03, 11:06 AM
posted by:
Borat
And why not a ghetto radio? Can you imagine Obama in it? No. Can you imagine his neighbor from the hood who is in extremely lucrative business? Hell yes
09/03, 12:07 PM
posted by:
SomeGreek
Has anyone noticed the keys at the first picture with the Vw logo?…
09/03, 12:10 PM
posted by:
larsim
——-404 Error —–
Did Porsche hire the interior designers from Dodge?
09/03, 12:22 PM
posted by:
scratchy
SomeGreek , nice catch. that could be an engineers working on the Touareg/Cayenne shared components.
09/03, 12:23 PM
posted by:
scratchy
i like the center console , looks like something from a fighter jet. a lot better than the previous models.
09/03, 4:16 PM
posted by:
RaineMan
Now that the Cayenne’s demise has been announced… does anyone really care?
09/03, 9:48 PM
posted by:
MurcieMe
That sure is a really old Nokia phone the test driver has . . .
09/03, 10:18 PM
posted by:
scratchy
@ RaineMan , lol , you wish
09/04, 12:13 AM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
The red button activates the launch sequence in case the VW board really is stupid enough to cancel the division’s biggest cash cow.