Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT; is this the fastest SUV of them all?

The Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT is the fastest SUV Porsche have ever built, lapping the Nurburgring in just 7 minutes 38 seconds but what's it like to live with and how does it handle UK roads? Find out here..
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[@AK-fl3nc]

Hi Harry, I am a Audi/Bentley technician. I live locally to the Cotswolds area and I’m regularly at Daylesford. I’m happy to meet up and show you the workings of the V8 4.0. The covers are very easy to remove. Fantastic engine!

[@crephcrafterlp4899]

that would be a nice video!

[@bag2963]

is that engine reliable?

[@AK-fl3nc]

@@bag2963 For the performance yes. Early engine can suffer with turbo failures. Mainly due to blocked strainers which there is a recall for. Some thermostat issues, coolant loss issues. Considered one of the more reliable VAG group engines but if there is a failure it will be expensive. C7 rs6 is a sweet spot. C8 has a better engine with improved supporting mods like larger twin intercoolers. Plenty of plastic components on the engine… time will tell how that fairs..

[@AK-fl3nc]

Porsche GT engines have many engine alterations, pistons, rods,turbos, cooling. It’s far far more that a software tune. A lot of hardware has been improved.

[@bag2963]

@@AK-fl3nc Thank you for that man ❤

[@bhyat]

Those grab handles are incredibly comfortable for me when cruising. I had one of these on a rainy weekend. It will slide and drift like you cannot believe. Not always ideal

[@alenseven11]

Great review, and a perfect conclusion, for me at least, as I am not an SUV person. But watching Harry reviewing SUVs lately is as satisfying as watching some real sports car reviews he does. It's amazing what progress and r&d, can do. Well done! 👏🏼

[@lblesbowden6748]

Harry, you are the best presenter on KZbin. Your honesty, grace and style sets a very high bar. Best regards.

[@sambagogo777]

That grey colour always looks odd to me. It looks as though the factory applied the undercoat but then forgot to paint it.

[@charleshu5752]

Now I can’t unsee it

[@shogun884]

Exactly, it's always puzzled me who thought primer grey was a good idea!

[@fragu123]

…it’s an age thing. Younger generations do like it obviously 😂

[@markbennett6658]

Almost a hint of lilac as well to my eyes. I’m old and weirdly I quite like it!

[@sambagogo777]

@@shogun884 Yep! It doubly amuses me that it's typically a paid option so people actually pay extra to own an unfinished-looking vehicle!

[@Gozar111]

I also had not tried the Cayenne Turbo GT either. So I called Porsche and asked them to bring one over. Wow they know some nasty words! Thanks Harry, great review!

[@FILM653]

Harry should phone NASA, and hook in their new Rover😊

[@reddragon3518]

Harry hi from NY! Just a great channel and one of the bonuses is watching Harry take out these cars in the English countryside. A bit of a James Bond feel!

[@robertyeo5178]

Look forward to my Sunday “fix”! Harry, you need to test the DBX707

[@MauriceBln1]

Porsche builds great cars. Awesome Turbo GT!

[@aaronschen9896]

A bad idea executed excellently

[@cbotten106]

Porsche sort of set the standard in that department with the 911. Old habits are hard to break.

[@4rephill]

Apart from being a Premier league footballer's latest toy - What exactly is the purpose of this vehicle? 🤨 All these high performance supposed coupe SUV's seem to be more about rich people willy waving, than being cars that serve a real purpose. None of them stir the emotions in the same way that supercar/hypercars do (design-wise, they don't look THAT special), they're not designed to be as practical as a Range Rover is - They just seem a little bit pointless in real terms to me.

[@NOXStellans]

Supercars are like supermodels-Try and do anything more than look at them and you go straight to jail. For the cars, you need a track to experience them, but then why not get a track cars, so????-"They just seem a little pointles in real terms to me."

[@4rephill]

@@NOXStellans Just because hypercars can exceed the speed limits, doesn't mean they have to, and as with (most) supermodels, they are fabulous to look at, due to their shape, their curves and (in the past at least), their "race car" style super low heights (supercars and hypercars are taller these days than their 70's and 80's ancestors) Even in this day and age, supercars and hypercars are still "dreamcars" for many kids. This latest Porsche (along with the Lamborghini and Ferrari SUV's), aren't fabulous to look at - They're just big, tall lumps of metal! I can't see any of them being "dreamcars" for kids. The newly Released BMW M3 Touring is pretty much as fast as the Porsche in the video, more practical, weighs less, takes up less room on the roads, and gets better fuel economy - Costs quite a bit less too (still bloody expensive though, with an £87K starting price!) Like I say, this big, high performance SUV's are just rich people's willy waving!

[@marcelohendrix6139]

suvs have road presence, practical and a perfect ride height. all the things you can’t get from your two door supercar and they also have the badge prestige over a range rover

[@robinoconnor1203]

That's funny I was going to check if you had tested a Cayenne. I have just purchased a used Cayenne S with the 4.2 V8 diesel. With 377 bhp and a whopping 627lb ft of torque its quite a beast. The original owner spent almost 20k on factory options, including 21 inch wheels, Pasm etc. Im around 40 mins from you.

[@MoJoAssets]

Same here. Adore mine! Fast, comfortable, great noise and 38 mpg at motorway speeds.

[@tastypymp1287]

Pick me pick me pick me!!

[@takenbystorm]

22 inch wheels. Roughly the same depth as a standard UK Pothole.

[@pjmalone-k2k]

Excellent video Harry. She’s some machine

[@DOCKent-3339]

That things rips like a beast!

[@skyrocket7487]

The car is stunning however I personally think the bumper and wheel arch plastics on most suvs look better when painted the primary body colour to match the rest of the car instead of the visible plastic or grey with no shine to it

[@02hreblue30]

Porsche does it on purpose as well as their silver trims so they can charge you to get rid of it. Brilliant sales but annoying ad hell

[@MatStarNS]

Great car. When will you get a new G63 on the channel?😅 maybe a G400 as a farm durability test?

[@stufirewalker]

I should of posted my excitement years ago to each release of your videos. Sunday evening was always waiting for Clarkson, Hammond and May in Top Gear. Once those Lads departed, Top Gear needed a replacement, you are it. I now wait for each instalment of your channel, brilliant.

[@MINIMOTOMADNESS]

hi harry,i feel for you at the mo,good old oxon county council,20mph limits,

[@danapeck5382]

Thanks! Almost time for a Gordon Murray followup? Here's hoping

[@steffydog]

Thanks Harry

[@thatoddminecraftguy]

It may be quicker but I’ve always thought the cayennes are horrendously ugly. I’d take an Aston 707 every day of the week

[@pdsnpsnldlqnop3330]

I want the Dakar version.

[@kevincoombs7348]

Frank Bullet would be impressed with the sound track...

[@jamesdonoghue5907]

Good vid as always. I don’t get ‘fastest SUV’…it’s like buying a hyper car based on it having the biggest glove box.

[@endintiers]

In Australia a lot of the older Cayenne's are used by farmers as proper 4WDs - the first series had very good 4WD characteristics and they are no longer 'cool' so cheap. May as well be comfortable while rounding up the sheep!

[@tas-graz]

Never seen an Aussie farmer driving a Cayenne, maybe the wife's car? Also never seen one offroad and I have been a lot of the popular 4wd destinations.

[@southeastdaygo6193]

Incredible review

[@MrRandomcommentguy]

Amazing, a modern turbo V8 that actually sounds good. Well done, Porsche.

[@SuryaDe]

Indeed. AMG engines previously had the sound of the V8 sorted but this sounds pretty damn good.

[@garyleibitzke4166]

Harry, about seeing behind you................................ the first rule of Italian driving is "what's a behind don't a matta". 🤣

[@scottjohnson4319]

A blunt instrument with a Porsche badge, how lovely.

[@HenkKroese]

Hi Harry, new camera('s)? Nice quality!

[@redrum2204]

Amazing how small the F40 appears next to the Project 7

[@allothernamesbutthis]

Far less safety requirements in 1987.

[@yashinlev26]

I love Porsche ❤

[@TIWNA851]

I should love this, massive Porsche fan, but sadly it just leaves me cold! If I’m ever in the market for a sports SUV, I think you’d find me in the DBX707

[@alanwayte432]

Certainly not a fair comparison, but this makes the F Pace SVR at £80k an absolute bargain

[@Boris-xx7dw]

I absolutely love my Cayenne , even though it’s not the Turbo GT . An SUV shouldn’t be able to go round corners like they do , it defies logic . I certainly wouldn’t buy any other car now and now I know why the Porsche sales guy said to me welcome to the family and I get it now .

[@nickmacartney8969]

Drove behind one trying to get through a London width restriction in the street. Both rear tyres were rubbing on the curb simultaneously so not very usable

[@charliehmi76]

Which is where you see most of them, stuck on bumpy 20mph roads.

[@MichaelEze]

The squat on the car is crazy

[@rorywhittaker4485]

Hey Harry what’s happened to the farm series?

[@meady200]

So the weight saved by the carbon roof was used for a powered tailgate? 🤣

[@shtopfl5247]

What a machine 😍

[@lefroy1]

I just can't get excited over Porsche SUVs, even with tons of speed.

[@qmass]

that line of plastic around the arches and everywhere else gives me horrific death of the WRX impreza vibes

[@billkeaveney1526]

Thanks Harry, I've ordered a new Honda Civic hatchback, have you driven one? Is it possible to review it?

[@WilliamStevens007]

Its the only one bar a Bentayga I lust after.

[@sventvicktoristvan9606]

Fabulous fun toy, yet the speed signs on our road don’t change😢

[@manfredmeehan4099]

Has Harry tested a alfa stelvio QV yet would be interesting

[@conner.9262]

Yet again Harry with your initial overview in the Garage questioning rear visibility when the rear spoiler is activated …. I do not understand WHY as mention so many times that these cars do not have switchable rear view camera set into the rear view mirror ??? All this new tech but basic mistakes …, it’s ridiculous….

[@rogerhudson2814]

Harry, please review the VW E-Up!.

[@kennyboypl]

WoW, so we can even get a spare wheel if we pay some extra. No, not a full size wheel, a space saving wheel (you know, there is very limited space in those modern SUV's). How lucky we are to have a steering wheel installed :)

[@chrish5794]

Lovely car but I think the non body color moldings around the wheel arches and along the sills really spoil the look.

[@bbcake001]

Is the purosangue tilts on acceleration?

[@glennpearson4699]

Harry…if the Turbo GT is not for you…what do you rate as the best fast SUV? Just curious as I’m considering the Turbo GT, but it 100k more expensive say than a X5M competition or say Cayenne Turbo. Just wondering if its worth the extra money.

[@chrissybabe8568]

I can see where the Sports bit is and also the Vehicle bit but no way is it a Utility. Try anything and you would be worried about scratching it etc and where would the bale of hay fit ? Ground clearance won't take you far and no way could you fit larger tires. So SV but not SUV. And a tacho in the middle ? 99.99% of your driving will be done by using the speedo which should therefore be the center display.

[@royed31]

Wonder if Harry will be testing the INEOS Grenadier?

[@timhaynes6628]

He has already

[@seanhammon6639]

Christ that looks exciting!

[@raygt6370]

They should have called it “the proletarian”. These kind of cars, no matter how impressive, are indeed of a dying breed. And to be honest, I will not miss these things

[@AR-rs2dy]

If his lordship cld buy one it wld help my shares in Shell and BP. Thank you.

[@whoisgoogle]

Oh yes

[@manonabeachjourneys]

Thanks for the video, but the game's up for these stupid cars. We are plagued by them in Cornwall. All the best.

[@Леликиболик-щ1л]

The king suv

[@keithwhittygmail]

@0:53 the electric era of child labouring the cobalt for the batteries and creating more pollution than keeping your old cars and driving it for 30yrs, while the price of electric rises the petrol drops so it cost more to run also with nowhere to fast charge as the spaces are full with already charged cars.

[@Steve-gc5nt]

For some reason I've always found the Cayenne extremely vulgar!

[@keithnicoll9529]

Some interesting new camera angles used today!, fantastic content as usual Harry 😎🙏

[@kipsome45]

What is the point of a ‘sports’ car that is 6 feet tall and weighs 2.25 tonnes?

[@phils2180]

Definately more Sport than Utility!😂 These cars probably will be the last of their breed, as though manufacturers have decided to go out with a bang on ICE engined models. With that much power & torque, straight line performance is bound to be electrifying with the handling maybe a bit more Stanley knife than the scalpel like precision of a GT3/4. 😀 A bit quiet on the Farm channel lately, looking forward to the next update there. 👍

[@Porsche1969]

Oh, thank you very much for your precious "advices" about this amazing SUV Coupe from Porsche. Listen, dude: this vehicle certainly doesn't need the smart assery comments coming from dudes like you. What did you expect from still a 2.2 tons heavy SUV in terms of "scalpel like precision of a GT3/GT4...??? For what it is, this is simply the fastest and best driving SUV kind of vehicle on the market, period! You won't find nothing better and "cheaper" in this performance range of SUVs. The Urus is just a overpriced mad copy of a sports SUV, and by the way: the Urus is just "customer" in the engine bay, because the Lamborghini V8 is just an old version from the Porsche/Audi developed 4.0 liter V8 engine. If you want the original, you simply have to take the Porsche. Lamborghini is just the V8 engine customer from Porsche/Audi! Of course the Cayenne Turbo GT is more Sport than Utility... What a fucking dumb question... Hey, it's a PORSCHE.... What do you expect?!

[@peterkogoj6847]

"This is an automatic spoiler and it does spoilery things " 😅

[@out2awnser]

clear upgrade to the camera angles and edit, love it

[@DonaldHawk]

Amazed at what they could do to SUV performance.

[@Cherub77]

Previous generation Turbo S has the giant stoppers, 570ps/590lb/ft and can tow an A380! £40k-£60k used. Not many about as £120k before options new. Bonus is the engine bay looks fantastic!

[@robsawalker]

SUV's now appear to be basically normal road cars but multiplied in size by x1.5. WHY?!

[@cadriver2570]

Right! Imagine how great all of that engineering would be in a sedan or sports car.

[@markhealy9361]

And weight by a similar factor...2.2 tonnes?

[@heiner71]

Because SUVs is all what people want these days. And the bigger the better.

[@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing]

Because soccer mums gotta look good for their boyfriends after dropping the kids off to school

[@rogerwatt3154]

@@heiner71 . . . for reasons I simply can't understand . . . apart from "Hey! Look at me!"

[@tyler9703]

Seeing and hearing that thing on even semi-attack is completely crazy. I have to say though, a "Dakar" version of this car would be very, very cool.

[@nickgreen2497]

So an off-road version of an on-road car originally conceived as an off-roader?

[@tyler9703]

@@nickgreen2497 Yep pretty much

[@nickgreen2497]

@@tyler9703 In that case, sign me up 😀

[@aaryeshg.6526]

That's been done before with the Transsyberia. It's what cemented the offroad ability of the Cayenne in the first place.

[@James-oo1yq]

“I rang Porsche, and they sent this across” me….grabs the phone😮

[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

Yup, I'd sell it immediately and buy something good-looking instead 😁

[@bobgnarley1]

I rang Kia...they put the phone down.

[@James-oo1yq]

@@bennylloyd-willner9667 Yeah. I think the only reasonably good looking car of this type is the BMW X5. You could get a 911 Turbo S for the price of this Cayenne, but you’d never get back what you paid, so I’d do the same as you and pocket the extra 30-40,000£

[@grellis6483]

​​@@James-oo1yq An X5 better looking than the Porsche? Just shows beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

[@James-oo1yq]

@George Grellis Absolutely the X5 is better looking. The Porsche is blobby and awkward looking. If we all liked the same thing we'd have no choice of cars I suppose

[@timcreelman3540]

For many years the Cayenne and Macan looked vastly different. As the Macan became the most popular Porsche vehicle in it's history, little wonder that the Cayenne now looks almost indistinguishable from the Macan, save for the latter's clam shell hood. The name Cayenne is even missing entirely from the rear of the vehicle. Likewise, the Macan's rear taillights were almost indistinguishable from the 911. Porsche knows how to take advantage of marketing it's most popular vehicle attributes. Finally, bravo to Porsche for integrating the tech screen into the dash instead of the stick-on iPad look of almost every other new vehicle.

[@eliasrizk8428]

Wowowow❤❤

[@ricklee3]

Yep, the rear of this Cayenne pretty much looks exactly the same as the rear of the series 2 Macan, bumper exactly the same only difference is it has the rear lip spoiler and upper winglet spolier.

[@fuddrucker74]

For the love of Pete... please, PLEASE... When a car is accelerating away from the camera, leave it on a single magnification. It will give us all an idea of how fast it accelerates. When you zoom, whilst the car is accelerating we have no idea how fast it's moving. We lose the vantage point and all perspective. Great film as always. Much appreciated.

[@nikosstories]

Suv 600+ps 22 inch wheels! Why People love suvs so much?

[@giuistefanjr72]

Safety+ everywhere capability.

[@001sander2]

I hope you check out the Ineos Grenadier soon and put it through as many off road paces as you can!

[@shinysideup2289]

I imagine a few guys from the local council, stood round at that junction seen in the opening of many of Harry's videos, scratching their heads and saying, "I just don't get it. We've replaced this tarmac 4 times in the last 5 years. It's just permanently knackered" 😕

[@Stratboy999]

People who buy grey cars like this must have zero imagination.

[@institutmorningkiss]

Leaves me cold, to be honest

[@jody024]

What I can not fathom.... why did Porsche designers think adding plastic fenders would look good ?

[@user-um3fx2vk8r]

preventing paint chipping maybe? I have no idea, but im sure you could take it to a shop and change it for a price lol

[@michaelisaacson9735]

But...why? Enough metal for two cars. What's next, a Porsche semi/lorry with a sport button? If Colin C was still alive he'd die. And all that cash and it still looks like a Porsche.

[@johnjoseph911]

My heart says buy one of these, my head says buy a Jaguar F-Pace SVR - it’s a total bargain

[@jd2304]

And your wallet says neither

[@JStryker7]

My heart says Bentayga, my brain says Range Rover. These fast SUVs are idiotic. The only good ones have been the trackhawk and Durango hellcat due to them being completely idiotic and hilarious, but not as expensive as some of these recent ones

[@user-qq2mo1ek2r]

Your head says Jaguar and all the issues it will come with free of charge at point of sale! Blimey.

[@MOSSFEEN]

@@JStryker7 Trackhawk / Durango 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JStryker7]

@@MOSSFEEN relatively cheap and amusing. There is no point in a fast suv so you may as well buy the cheap fast SUVs

[@1970sman]

What a boring massive lump of metal.

[@andygtv]

Great review, horrible car.

[@MrThingyy]

Hey Harry! Not only does the Red button in the middle of the mode selector put the sporty settings on, it stiffens up the dynamic engine mounts. It also permits a little overboost - hence, the time limit.

[@Aol8887]

Dynamic engine mounts? Whaat?

[@russcooke5671]

????

[@dancarter482]

@@Aol8887 Six-pot BMW diesels have them too!

[@AK-fl3nc]

Soft at idle, stiff under load.

[@SenszR]

@@dancarter482never knew that 😳 I want a 430d even more now

[@michaelr4573]

I think I prefer the Jaguar F Pace SVR you tested the other week. It has a handsome look that the Porsche has not and a more than meaty enough engine, all at virtually half the price.

[@atom999]

Disregarding the price, it looks like a much nicer package overall too. this turbo gt tries too hard

[@Spenny909]

I would have liked to hear a comparison between these two, with one being nearly half the price.

[@sp00ky1969]

Finally… Akrapovic pronounced correctly! 😂

[@TheDjcarlos67]

A truly pointless car. Far too big and heavy, and requiring ridiculous amount of heavy tech to control it. It wouldn't need 10 pot calipers if it didn't weigh so much. Hang on... a carbon roof and non functional diffuser!!! And only 4 seats! Totally idiotic. Who buys this kind of vehicle?

[@allareasindex7984]

A petrol powered vehicle with limited range? To me, luxury includes setting off in a long trip without worrying about whether the tank is topped up. Real convenience includes as few fuel stops per week as possible.

[@roshanjay7]

👍🏽🤣 Magnificently pointless, IMO. 12:35 The turn is like fast forward 😮

[@howardlake6178]

I think I might adopt your, ‘it makes me grumpy’, from the fuels video. It makes me grumpy, to see airbags as an option. Especially in the rear, where a child could be. Apart from that, it is, broadly speaking, the NASCAR SUV. And it appears….to be good value 😳

[@IwillBwaiting]

Just watched a Carwow vid and indeed, that Porsche is the fastest of them all. Beat the 63 GLE s, the Urus Performante and the X5M. Those rims are a nice touch also:)

[@lukabosnjak3829]

How is it the fastest?! Tesla blows it away 😑 And don't start on the brakes because it was the only car on winter tires...

[@trance9158]

Doofus... Is the Tesla an ICE????

[@IwillBwaiting]

@@lukabosnjak3829 I am not sure what you mean? I was talking about cars with a 4-4,4 liter V8 under the bonnet and the cars have 612-666hp/ 750-850Nm. You seem to be referring to that iPhone on wheels. If you really watched that vid, then you should also know that noone was talking about it and all the talk was about the Porsche and the Lamborghini. Cars mate; smell, noise, emotion: CARS!

[@lukabosnjak3829]

@@IwillBwaiting 4.4l v8 at this age and day is a toy. Another look at a car is power, technology, practicality and safety heck no wonder that Model X will be sold more than ICE competition (because people who are over 9yo do not want to have reliability issues and spending 6x the price for fuel). Also after accelerating in a Plaid you will be thankful that smell (which you can't even feel anymore), noise and pollution are gone...

[@user-um3fx2vk8r]

@@lukabosnjak3829 oh boy the tesla fanboy is here, elon doesnt know you buddy

[@julianwinn4502]

I'm an SUV hater, but a 911 owner.....so at least these mutated "lorries" are funding the real stuff!

[@RobG001]

While Porsche are throwing cars at you, maybe drop a hint that you would like some time with the Porsche Dakar, I can't think of anyone better to review it, all other reviews I have seen, have just been so called reviewers repeating the Porsche marketing BS. It would be nice to have an unbiased review of it. It has rear seat delete, but nobody has said it you can get luggage back there due to the roll cage, Looks like the welders went OTT that day. Nobody has mentioned its range either, handy to know in the Aussie outback, or the pot-holed riddled Welsh back roads. :)

[@RichardEnglander]

My dream car and was before they made it, been dreaming of just that all my life

[@pnsp33]

Seen through glass has done a review and sounded quite critically

[@Gorbyrev]

Only Harry would have me watching a video about a fast SUV in primer grey. Still don't get it. 15% worse in every important metric than a car. Is bending to get in that hard?

[@mraidymaddful]

My Mum always used to say that if you can afford to spend this much on a car, you're not gonna care about how much it costs to run.....

[@dave928]

the 1st gen looked like a Toureg because it was a Toureg (slightly repaneled) . when it came out, US dealers only got 2 or 3. when they sold out the salesmen just sent customers down the street to the VW dealer. radiator louvers aren't new to Porsche. the 928 had them.

[@HawkMillFarm]

Oi! 😃My Cayenne goes off road most days. It's only a lowly Diesel S but it's flipping fantastic. PS the grab handle helps Grannies haul themselves across the Alcantara seat.

[@4Kandlez]

Why would they want to do that 😳

[@briancornish5857]

This Porsche is "NOT in Order" 👎Back to your drawing board Porsche...Thanks Harry.