The mysterious Porsche Cayenne coupe mule which broke the crossover record at the Nurburgring has been uncovered. This is the Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT and features a significant number of upgrades to make it deadly quick in corners as well as straight-line sprints.

The 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol has received upgraded crankshaft, pistons, timing chain, connecting rods, while the transmission has been tweaked too, with the aim of quicker gear shifts.

Power is now 471 kW and 850 Nm, and power goes to all 4 wheels via an 8-speed gearbox. The additional power helps the Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT hit 100 kph in a claimed 3.3 seconds, complete a quarter-mile run in 11.6 and it will run to a top speed of 300 kph.

Those figures make it quicker than the current crop of performance SUVs like the Audi RSQ8, BMW X5 M, Mercedes-AMG GLE, Lamborghini Urus and Bentley Bentayga.

This powertrain is exclusive to the Cayenne Coupe and the vehicle also features a suspension setup that’s 17mm lower than the standard Cayenne Turbo Coupe. The 3-chamber air suspension has also been revised for torque vectoring, stiffness too.

At each corner there are 22-inch wheels wrapped in custom Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres and there are ceramic-composite brakes as standard.

Visually, you can spot the new Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT with its larger front intakes, bolder lip, carbon fibre roof, central exhausts, rear diffuser and adaptive spoiler.

How much is the Porsche Cayenne Coupe GT in South Africa?

Porsche SA has confirmed its Cayenne Coupe GT is on its way to the market and sent us the pricing ahead of its arrival.

Porsche Cayenne Coupe GT R3 350 000(3-year Driveplan)

Porsche Cayenne Coupe GT R3 400 000) (5-year Driveplan)

Cayenne Turbo GT Video Presentation

Further Reading

Porsche 911 Turbo S: Can it beat the claimed times

New Nurburgring record for Cayenne