In the million-level SUV market, the best-selling is not the Range Rover, nor the Mercedes-Benz GLS, BMW X7, but the Porsche Cayenne (hereinafter referred to as Cayenne), according to Porsche official data, Cayenne in 2021 global sales reached 83,071 units, second only to Macan in the Porsche family. Back in 2003, when Porsche launched the Cayenne, it was complained by the majority of car fans that it was not doing its job, but it turned out that cayenne was not only successful, but also revitalized Porsche and made a lot of money.
Today, the Cayenne has become the most important car for Porsche, especially in the vast Chinese market, and the Cayenne has become a symbol of success. All along, Porsche has also attached great importance to the Chinese market, and often launches some special edition cars for consumers to choose from.
Recently, the Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition was officially launched, and the new car launched a total of three powertrains, as well as SUV and Coupé two body forms a total of 6 models, the price range is 98.80-124.80 million yuan, of which the pure fuel version of the price range of 101.80-124.80 million yuan, compared with the ordinary version of the starting price of 105,000 yuan. Officials said the new car will make its domestic debut at the Shenzhen Auto Show in June.
As a model of the year, the new car continues the design of the current regular version, but highlights the exclusive identity of the platinum version in details, such as the body has been upgraded to satin platinum in many places, including the front bumper air intake decoration, the rear logo and the Porsche lettering on the LED taillight belt. In addition, the new car is also equipped with platinum gold 21-inch RS Spyder Design exclusive design rim, if the ordinary version of the model is optionally equipped with the wheel hub, it will cost 42,700 yuan, which is also part of the reason for the high price of the platinum version.
At the same time, the rear section of the sports exhaust pipe and the side window trim strip of the new car are blackened, and the sense of sportiness is stronger. In order to meet the individual needs of users, the new car can be selected in 7 appearance colors, including white and black solid color paint, black jade metallic paint, fine-flowered white metallic paint, peach mahogany metallic paint, moonlight blue metallic paint, and special color matte gray.
However, in addition to white and black is free, the rest of the metal paint optional cost of 13,500 yuan, the special color matte gray optional cost of 29,400 yuan, but also can choose a personalized delicate color, but the cost is as high as 108,800 yuan, I believe that no wronged head will choose this bar.
In terms of interior, the overall layout design is consistent with the ordinary version of the model, but it highlights the distinctive identity, cayenne platinum version upgrade has a matte gray seat belt, a brushed aluminum car sill guard with the "Platinum Edition" logo, textured aluminum alloy interior components, and some of the interior silver trim, the overall look is more stylish.
In addition, in order to meet the individual needs of users, the new car is available in 8 interior colors, including black, slate lime, black Bordeaux red, black mojave beige, slate lime mojave beige and graphite blue - matte grey leather upholstery (all of which are free of charge), as well as truffle brown (optional cost 9,100) and truffle brown and truffle brown (optional cost 15,000). If the ordinary version of the model chooses these interior colors, it will cost between 4,400-63,100 yuan.
In terms of configuration, cayenne platinum edition comes standard with LED headlights with Porsche Dynamic Lighting (PDLS), panoramic sunroof, privacy glass, BOSE surround sound system, ambient mood light, 8-way adjustable leather sports seats, Porsche coat of arms embossed on the headrests of the front and rear seats, and an analog clock on the centre console. Some of these configurations need to be optional on the ordinary version of the model, and the optional cost adds up to tens of thousands.
In terms of power, the Cayenne Platinum Edition offers three powertrain options. Among them, the entry-level Cayenne is equipped with a 3.0T V6 engine with a maximum power of 340 hp and a peak torque of 450 Nm; the Cayenne S is equipped with a 2.9T V6 engine with a maximum power of 440 hp and a peak torque of 550 Nm.
Cayenne E-Hybrid is equipped with a plug-in hybrid system composed of a 2.0T engine and an electric motor, with a system combined power of 386, a system combined torque of 600 Nm, and a NEDC pure electric mileage of 53 km (Cayenne) and 50 km (Cayenne Coupé) respectively. In terms of transmission system, it is equipped with an 8-speed manual transmission and is equipped with a full-time four-wheel drive system.
Overall, cayenne platinum models are more cost-effective than ordinary models, and many of the configurations that need to be optional are standard, and most users will choose these configurations as standard. Therefore, if you buy a platinum version of the model, the dealer does not force the selection of other configurations, it is indeed very cost-effective, the most afraid is that the user buys a platinum version of the car, but also bundled with options, otherwise you can not lift the car or pick up the car for a very long time.