Porsche increases battery capacity and charging speed of 2024 Cayenne hybrid

Enlarge / The Porsche Cayenne gets a mid-life facelift for the 2024 model year. Porsche At the end of March, we got our first look at the interior of the refreshed Porsche Cayenne. The quarantine update for the 2024 model year was notable as Porsche put some buttons and other physical controls where they belonged, after the all-touch alliance that is the Taycan electric car. Tonight, the German automaker unveiled the rest of the 2024 Cayenne and released some technical details, including what looks like a decent upgrade from the plug-in hybrid version.

As is normally the case with a mid-life update, there's new styling for the front of the Cayenne which, in this case, includes new headlight clusters as well as a new visor. -front shocks and a new bonnet. The taillights and rear fascia are also new, and Porsche has added three new colors, including a pair of metallic blues.

Enlarge / There are new rear lights. Porsche

There have been bigger changes under the skin of the Cayenne E-Hybrid, the plug-in variant which for 2024 will start at $91,700.

There's a new, more powerful electric motor and larger-capacity battery than those found in the Cayenne E-Hybrid we tested in 2019. Electric power has increased by 30 percent, from 134 hp (100 kW) to 174 hp (130 kW), and the battery capacity increases from a gross capacity of 17.9 kWh to 25.9 kWh.

And that battery charges faster when plugged in, thanks to a more powerful 11kW on-board inverter that cuts charging time to just 2.5 hours.

Enlarge / There's no DC fast charging as it's just a plug-in hybrid. But it will charge faster than before when powered by proper AC power. Porsche

This should see a significant increase in the electric-only range of the Cayenne E-Hybrid, which was around 22 miles (35 km) when we tested a 2019 model. EPA and other fuel economy data should be available closer to the Cayenne's arrival this summer.

The V6 engine of the E-Hybrid has also been slightly modified and now generates 348 hp (260 kW) and 368 lb-ft (499 Nm). Combined power is 463 hp (345 kW). The revised V6 is also found in the standard Cayenne, which starts at $79,200. But the V6 is missing from the refreshed Cayenne S (from $97,500) - instead, this model again uses a twin-turbo V8.