A number of months in the past, I obtained a while behind the wheel of the brand-new 2024 Porsche Cayenne. I drove the S mannequin and the top-tier, wicked-fast Turbo GT; each have been unimaginable. Actually, I’d say it’s comfortably the very best SUV on sale at this time. In fact, Porsche being Porsche, it hasn’t been content material with the Turbo GT’s 650 horsepower, and so, in line with an announcement made on Monday, it’s including a hybrid system to the twin-turbo V8.

The Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid produces a frankly staggering 729 hp and 700 lb-ft of torque from its gasoline engine and hybrid system mixed, which Porsche claims is nice for a 3.5-second 0-60 time and a prime velocity of 183 mph.

That Hellcat-like energy determine isn’t the Cayenne’s solely celebration trick both. It additionally has a bigger battery pack than earlier Cayenne hybrid fashions – it’s now 25.9 kilowatt-hours – which implies significantly extra electrical vary, and an on-board 11 kW charger means it will likely be method quicker and simpler to prime off that battery (when you’re cool and buck the pattern of PHEV drivers not charging their vehicles.)

Past the drivetrain, the Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid will get all the identical stuff that makes the opposite new Cayennes nice, like adaptive air suspension and Porsche Torque Vectoring, plus options like Porsche Dynamic Chassis Management and rear-wheel steering will be ordered as choices. Niceties like a heated steering wheel and 18-way energy sports activities seats are customary, as is a Race-Tex (learn: Porsche’s model of Alcantara) headliner.

The 2024 Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid is offered to order now, with deliveries anticipated in Q2 of subsequent 12 months. Costs begin at $148,550 for the SUV and $153,050 for the coupe, each together with a $1,650 vacation spot price.