Porsche’s first battery-electric SUV
Porsche reveals design of the Cayenne Electric
The Cayenne Electric marks Porsche’s first battery-electric SUV and sports a ‘developed’ design language
Porsche has unveiled the Cayenne Electric and Cayenne Turbo Electric, both carrying Porsche’s signature proportions: a low bonnet, strongly contoured wings and gently sloping roofline.
The Cayenne Electric joins the Macan Electric and Taycan in Porsche’s EV range but marks the first full-size battery-electric SUV for the brand.
Michael Mauer, head of style Posche, remarked: “The new Cayenne is unmistakably Porsche and unmistakably Cayenne. We've built on proven design features and preserved what makes this SUV unique. The result is a modern design concept that carries the Cayenne into the future.”
The design bears resemblance to the Macan EV in that the slim LED rear headlights are broken by illuminated Porsche lettering.
The side view is where the new EV comes into its own design-wise. The body appears slimmer thanks to the black wheel arches. Frameless doors with a prominent crease are accentuated by the two-tone body colouring. The three-dimensional side skirts are also made even more prominent in Volcanic Grey Metallic paint, while the Cayenne Turbo adopts high-gloss black instead.
The Turbo edition further emphasises contrast with Turbonite coloured elements, including the Porsche crests, the faces of the alloy wheels and the side window trims. Additional Turbonite accents enhance the rear light strip and Porsche lettering.
Aerodynamic credentials appear strong, with a drag coefficient of 0.25 made possible through movable cooling air flaps in the nose, an adaptive roof spoiler, active aeroblades at the rear of the Turbo, air curtains in the front bodywork and an almost completely enclosed underbody.
The interior, first debuted in October 2025, now confirms improved passenger space with the rear legroom increasing by 130 mm, thanks to a 3,023 mm wheelbase. In fact, the Cayenne Electric is also 55 mm longer than its combustion-engined counterpart at 4,985 mm long, 1,980 mm wide and 1,674 mm high.
Porsche also ups to ante on customisation, offering 13 standard exterior colours, nine-wheel designs from 20-22 inches, five interior packages that span a range of colour and trim options. Go to town with the online configurator, we say.
And, naturally, Cayenne customers can order a watch from Porsche Design’s own Swiss manufacturer that is completely customed to their vehicle, because why not?
