The Porsche Cayenne is a four wheel drive motor car, with the powerplant mounted in the front, and a 4 door off-road vehicle body.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3.2 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 247 bhp (250 PS/184 kW) at 6000 rpm and 310 N·m (229 lb·ft/31.6 kgm) at 2500-5500 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels through a 6 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 2160 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to attain a top speed of 214 km/h (133 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 17.8/10.6/13.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 317.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2855 mm | 112.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4782 mm | 188.3 inches | |
| Width | 1928 mm | 75.9 inches | |
| Height | 1699 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2160 kg | 4762 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3189 cc (194.605 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 95.9 mm
3.31 × 3.78 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 250 PS (247 bhp) (184 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 310 Nm (229 ft·lb) (31.6 kgm) at 2500-5500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57.8 kW/litre 78.5 ps/litre 77.5 bhp/litre 1.27 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
97.21 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1221.6 kPa (177.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 531.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 214 km/h (133 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 115.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 85.27 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 114.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.73 kg/kW 19.59 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.8/10.6/13.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.8/10.6/13.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.6/9.4/7.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 15.9/26.6/21.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.2/22.2/17.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 317.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | 38/62 | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7.5J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.5J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/65 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/65 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 113707 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Porsche Cayenne added 2003-10-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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