2026 Cayenne Coupe EV Debut!

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[tophamn]

Love the Cayenne coupé design, it's like a bigger Taycan, might have found my replacement !! (J1.1 Turbo is too sporty for my old back I guess lol)

Different car I know but I just had an ICE Cayenne Coupé loan car - which was horrid! - couldn't wait to get my Taycan back .

 

[whitex]

Different car I know but I just had an ICE Cayenne Coupé loan car - which was horrid! - couldn't wait to get my Taycan back .

I sure hope it's a different car, as I might buy two of them at some point. I never enjoyed the Macan ICE, but really liked the Macan EV loaner I got once, despite its AR HUD not working (it worked for about 10 seconds after starting driving, then errored out, I was told there was an outstanding recall to fix that). I also enjoyed the Macan EV Turbo test drive, even though I never liked Macan ICE or Cayenne ICE. Really hoping Cayenne EV is more like the Taycan, but more refined and more reliable.

 

[Gkwan]

Different car I know but I just had an ICE Cayenne Coupé loan car - which was horrid! - couldn't wait to get my Taycan back .

ah damn was it the latest generation ?
I was considering to switch to a 2nd hand Cayenne coupé hybrid, to wait out the next ~2-3 years until I can get a well-optioned Cayenne S EV for <100K€.
Wiser from budget standpoint, but I won't if it drives badly :-/

I sure hope it's a different car, as I might buy two of them at some point. I never enjoyed the Macan ICE, but really liked the Macan EV loaner I got once, despite its AR HUD not working (it worked for about 10 seconds after starting driving, then errored out, I was told there was an outstanding recall to fix that). I also enjoyed the Macan EV Turbo test drive, even though I never liked Macan ICE or Cayenne ICE. Really hoping Cayenne EV is more like the Taycan, but more refined and more reliable.

How did you feel the handling vs Taycan ? I drove a well optioned base Macan the same day I drove my future T Turbo, it was very disappointing from handling PoV, bumpy as hell, moving from left to right when taking the slopes etc.
But critical point is I'm not sure if it had the air suspension, and not sure of the wheel size either, both could make a big difference.
Anyway, I understood the Macan GTS EV is the best model for comfort/sport/handling compromise so I'll put one on my list to test-drive.
Along with the new iX3, GLC, and even the Lotus Eletre if I can find a 2nd hand that is priced correctly, I liked a lot both the Eletre & Emeya ("S" versions) that I drove, but the whole package price/brand trust/warranty over the next years would need an attractive price to motivate me & jump into it.

 

[tophamn]

ah damn was it the latest generation ?
I was considering to switch to a 2nd hand Cayenne coupé hybrid, to wait out the next ~2-3 years until I can get a well-optioned Cayenne S EV for <100K€.
Wiser from budget standpoint, but I won't if it drives badly :-/

Drives badly? Compared with the Taycan it felt like a boat! Slow, ponderous gear changes, vague steering, leaning in corners, ... To me it felt like I was kinda there for the ride, rather than actually driving.

 

[Gkwan]

Drives badly? Compared with the Taycan it felt like a boat! Slow, ponderous gear changes, vague steering, leaning in corners, ... To me it felt like I was kinda there for the ride, rather than actually driving.

right, similar impression I got when I drove this Macan EV I mentioned, but might have been a spec issue, maybe the Macan GTS with air suspension is better.

Definitive best seems to be Cayenne EV + PAR, but I'm not rich enough yet to take the hit of the depreciation sooooo I'm looking for a smarter move lol

 

[B61]

I sure hope it's a different car, as I might buy two of them at some point. I never enjoyed the Macan ICE, but really liked the Macan EV loaner I got once, despite its AR HUD not working (it worked for about 10 seconds after starting driving, then errored out, I was told there was an outstanding recall to fix that). I also enjoyed the Macan EV Turbo test drive, even though I never liked Macan ICE or Cayenne ICE. Really hoping Cayenne EV is more like the Taycan, but more refined and more reliable.

I liked Macan ev as a loaner too, but i’d never buy it.
cayenne ice was nice as well…. But there’s no car as taycan, so i just hope that it will become more reliable… during last five years, i’ve visited store more times than with all my previous cars in 35 years

 

[chun]

right, similar impression I got when I drove this Macan EV I mentioned, but might have been a spec issue, maybe the Macan GTS with air suspension is better.

Definitive best seems to be Cayenne EV + PAR, but I'm not rich enough yet to take the hit of the depreciation sooooo I'm looking for a smarter move lol

The macan turbo is better than the macan 4, less boaty feel. Haven't drove the GTS.
The cayenne EV is much the same, only the turbo with Active Ride feels like a car and not a boat.

 

[Gkwan]

The macan turbo is better than the macan 4, less boaty feel. Haven't drove the GTS.
The cayenne EV is much the same, only the turbo with Active Ride feels like a car and not a boat.

Thanks @chun I'll try either a Turbo or GTS then (Macan).
Cayenne EV : don't forget the "S", you can also spec it with PAR, I'd go for that in a heartbeat if I could afford loosing ~40% of 150K€ in 3 years

 

[AutoX]

Nice looking for it's segment. Hopefully when it depreciate by 50% in 2 years, I'll pick one up to replace the wife's Model Y.

 

[laua]

I like it. It’s how the bmw x6 was supposed to look way back when it first came out though in my opinion none of the coupe suvs ever managed to look right to this one. Reminds me of when I’d used to swap my road car RC shells onto my truck chassis!

 

[69Mach390]

Nice looking for it's segment. Hopefully when it depreciate by 50% in 2 years, I'll pick one up to replace the wife's Model Y.

Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on how you look at it), they may not depreciate like the Taycan.

Just look at the price of used 2025 Macan EVs. They’re still quite high.

SUVs tend to hold value better than sedans, but we shall see.

 

[gnr3312]

Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on how you look at it), they may not depreciate like the Taycan.

Just look at the price of used 2025 Macan EVs. They’re still quite high.

SUVs tend to hold value better than sedans, but we shall see.

I played with the Porsche configurator on a very well spec Cayenne turbo electric. The total price was around $235,000 and on a 24 month lease. The residual was $120,000 which tells me within two years, it loses 50% of its value.

 

[AutoX]

Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on how you look at it), they may not depreciate like the Taycan.

Just look at the price of used 2025 Macan EVs. They’re still quite high.

SUVs tend to hold value better than sedans, but we shall see.

Only time will tell, but so far, EVs have not held their value. I don't expect the cayenne to be any different. Well optioned Porsches also don't hold their value well. 50% drop in 2 years would be on the high end, but I don't think it would be unreasonable to see a 35-40% drop from MSRP for a 2 year old Cayenne EV.

 

[69Mach390]

Only time will tell, but so far, EVs have not held their value. I don't expect the cayenne to be any different. Well optioned Porsches also don't hold their value well. 50% drop in 2 years would be on the high end, but I don't think it would be unreasonable to see a 35-40% drop from MSRP for a 2 year old Cayenne EV.

For sure the top optioned ones do worse than the more basic models. And Cayennes don’t hold value as well as Macans. But I would guess both will still be better than the Taycan.

Used sedans in general suck for resale.

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