The 2021 Porsche Cayenne GTS is Finally a Fast SUV With Enough Brakes - One Take

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Let's be honest: The Cayenne is probably the least exciting vehicle Porsche makes. It's the heaviest, the slowest, and the tallest, pretty much the antitheses of the traditional Porsche formula. If you don't need to tow, and you don't need to fit tall people in back, you should probably just buy a Macan, which is faster and more athletic, for less money. However, if you wanted a Cayenne, the new 2021 Cayenne GTS Coupe model is the lightest, sportiest, most aggressive version. With a 460 HP twin-turbo V8, a beautiful exhaust note, and, perhaps most importantly, the best brake-to-weight ratio I've ever seen in this class, the GTS is able to stand up to the rigors of true performance driving without skipping a beat.
Porsche Cars, NA provided the vehicle, insurance and a tank of fuel for this review.

[@grocerylist]

After BMW released the X6 I thought there was no way to make a good looking SUV "coupe". The Cayenne GTS coupe looks so much better than the BMW X6!

[@HerculanoAlonso]

I honestly fell guilty for liking the Cayenne Coupé

[@TerribleUsernameAmirite]

It's not saying much, but this one is at least inoffensive

[@grocerylist]

@@TerribleUsernameAmirite Don't get me wrong, I'd never buy any SUV/Crossover. For that money I'd much rather a nicely specs 911 GTS.

[@TerribleUsernameAmirite]

8:50 "there are no cars behind me" I'd be surprised, if not slightly worried, if anyone was at the pace you were going

[@benlacy872]

(There were no cars behind me) Like anyone was keeping up haha

[@brandonchism6960]

Love the bit at the end where you legitimately recommend a cheaper model unless someone actually NEEDS a Cayenne’s size or towing ability. Quality content as always man, thanks.

[@mornadu]

The road selection was excellent. Really a breath of fresh air to see some different scenery

[@Zer0Gravity31]

That’s Azusa canyon!

[@andybob1001]

This sums this up perfectly; “If you do need the rear seat room, you need to tow, and you have a lot of money, this is pretty fricken rad.” Seems like it would be a great daily if I weren’t poor.

[@sebharvey9101]

It's also fantastic for canadian winters, it gets pretty hardcore up here in Québec and having AWD and being a little more high makes life a lot easier. You can also drive this car all year round... good luck doing that in a Carrera S or 718.

[@alexanderkindzerske8235]

Love how giddy Matt got when passing the police.

[@r34perpwnz]

I mean it’s a Porsche, that cop knows what’s up 😌.

[@akkual]

@@r34perpwnzProbably the cop just didn't believe that someone could drive those roads over speed limit in an SUV.

[@Gochsener]

with an ECU tune its 600HP and GTS is best spec and value of the range

[@shots998]

And then pray nothing breaks...

[@tyablo]

@@shots998 engine in GTS is exactly same as turbo model just different tune ;) so no problems there

[@millenniumzeek]

The GTS models have a downgraded clutch and other driveline components compared to the turbo

[@lifehackertips]

Haja not true. 2011 cayenne turbo does 620hp with a tune and they are under $30,000

[@papaannefranku9693]

@@tyablo warranty......

[@Mamo878]

$161k is a lot of money for a Cayenne. Especially since used ones are dirt cheap. But maybe that's just me.

[@r34perpwnz]

Agreed, that’s a fuckton. I know it’s not a comparison because it’s a sedan, but I’d much rather get the Taycan Turbo at that price and shit my pants with speed daily.

[@2011blueman]

The Cayennes depreciate quickly, and there is no way I'd pay that for a Cayenne.

[@Ferraridude13]

Still less than the Urus, which this is basically a copy of

[@Mamo878]

@@2011blueman You can buy a used Cayenne Turbo for the same price as _just_ the carbon-ceramic brake option alone on the new one. Yup, that is pretty major depreciation!

[@Mamo878]

@@Ferraridude13 A "copy"? Sorry, but you know _nothing._

[@carsaregood911]

So happy the Cayenne/Panamera GTS is back with a V8, the V6 ones didn't tickle my pickle

[@scottcowan6798]

Great video! That detuned Turbo V8 engine sounds like it's a peach and makes the right noises! Despite not having much more power than my own 2020 S model, the GTS engine appears to be much more muscular and effortless in the mid range. The 434hp 2.9 V6 needs to be worked harder to get the best from it. Still fun tho! Good value for money if you keep the spec sensible. Carmine red is a must!

[@alasdairkerr258]

Those mountain ranges.. Amazing!

[@murdoch9106]

Imagine if you could take this footage, or this car, go back 20 years in time and show this to someone. The fact that a comfy massive SUV like this thing can go that fast downhill on narrow curvy roads still blows my mind even tho we have seen this be a thing for a while now. This thing would probably out run super cars going back a bit... its nuts! This is what I'd get if I was going to get a SUV. Altho, I'd probably want the regular version, not the coupe for the extra space, but this looks awesome! ...also, I would not buy a gas or diesel car today if I was in the market for one I think, but ... anyway, love this thing! :D

[@adamfrost9048]

Porsche is killing it with the wheel designs lately, love these and the GT4 wheels.

[@marklawton1052]

Wow that looked fast, especially for an SUV! So either you're a great driver or that thing really grips and handles!

[@user-ok6ef9zn4f]

It's crazy that some people have so much money to blow. I'm just trying to find enough money to buy a sandwich...

[@williambellisIII]

If I'm buying a Porsche, I'm buying an actual sports car. And if I'm buying an SUV, I'm buying something much cheaper that I can take off road without worrying about it. I just don't get these fast, luxurious SUVs... not for me.

[@rickyrivas4893]

When you have money to blow and have kids... wish it was my problem

[@BeesonsCars]

Porsche’s transmission tuning is my favorite of any company. My 958.1 S has an Aisin 8 Speed and they make it feel very fast and direct. It’s always I. The right gear and in sport mode shifts very fast. I’d imagine the new ZF 8 speed is much better. The new transmission has a much better 1-4 gearing ratio than the Aisin.

[@m1l3s27]

Anyone know this road? I go to the Angeles forest a bit but I domt recognize this one.

[@dann756]

Looks like Audi made a 2018 Macan while looking at a Urus. Nothing has character anymore.

[@MrZyLeXx]

Lambo is within the same company and has the same base as the cayenne

[@ShaiyanHossain]

the cayenne built on the same platform as the Q7/8 and Urus so you're not wrong

[@dann756]

So the Q5 is the Macan?

[@anon5500]

Every Porsche model sold as new in Europe is a factory ordered car quite often with loads of options, to make it the way you as the owner want it, mines got over 10% of the cars MSRP price in options, and buying used it had what i had to have and some more on top... winning!!! I don't get at all the buying new cars off the lot that happens in the states, i want a car the way i want it when buying new as i have for other cars, it makes it mine, bit of a wait, so what?! (not saying either option is better than the other, just know my personal prefernce) Matt i laughed nearly as much as you did when you saw the popo coming the opposite way!!!! Top guy, love your videos, from a fan in the U.K.

[@stefan-stocksmadesimple5241]

12:30 someone paid a visit to the doctor

[@Hot-1LE]

Sorry for the photo bomb our bad man. Good vid as always. Good car for my girlfriend

[@mrmorrisniceguy987]

Man love this new GTS! Also great driving as always of course!

[@sirtristan01]

Two nitpicks: 1. they’re really trying to set the GTS apart as not an optioned-our S deal. Eg V8 instead of V6 for little power gain, all the specific setups. 2. I probably wouldn’t go for the Macan as the platform is old, and isn’t it based on the last-gen Q5? Still an excellent car but it’s Pan for me for sure, or GLC/X3 if SUV is a must.

[@stefan-stocksmadesimple5241]

They definitely CTRL C + CTRL V'ed the back of the Urus to make this.

[@ZziggyPop]

Great road. Great car. Great driving. Hate the almost Urus back.

[@_zigzak]

Does the cabin come filled with air or is that an option?

[@danihellz]

I wish Matt would do a one take with a Mode Y Performance

[@aigriculteur]

I was here before this video was online

[@mikealicious3848]

I’m curious. How good is Porsche’s stress testing? Great video!!

[@christophermccarthy2948]

I love my 2020 Cayenne Coupe S. This is just more power and style so I understand the price increase.

[@roedevilla]

Great video Matt!

[@RobinSingh-lf3iq]

beautiful drive and scenery!

[@highonoctane5789]

What road is this??? Please someone tell me

[@Mamo878]

Um, you could have dropped in graphics in post for the front tire size right where you dropped in graphics about traffic.

[@Mamo878]

@Militant Hatred Huh? They spent time in post adding a graphic just after he mentioned tire size but instead of adding info about tire size they added something insignificant - a traffic report. FIFY The editor seems to not be listening to audio on the track.

[@kevinhan721]

Great vid. I have a question. I have porsche 911 and now I'm thinking of getting a car with more seats. I'm thinking Macan S(2022), Cayenne coupe S, and Panamera Sport Turisumo. Which one would you recommend and why? Thanks!

[@s.m.2868]

Nice car, it's actually the very car Motoman tested too. He also made a great video on it!

[@ronb4633]

So Angles Crest was well patrolled at that time, 6am is better Matt?

[@k2gh]

great video, good info and great driving !

[@JonathanLittle001]

the black and white explorer.... just made this my favorite canyon vid. hands down.

[@mbclk65amg]

Love that road!!

[@dridiott]

Time to run a uniden or valentine Matt:)❤️👍

[@jyoteen5]

which part of ACH is that? I don't recognize it. Road name? :D

[@TheSmokingTire]

CA 39

[@Zer0Gravity31]

Go up Azusa ave all the way!!

[@TheBucketOfTruth]

Gimbal is still broken Matt? XD

[@Scorpio1075]

Carbon-ceramic brakes and the lightweight package are both a waste of money, and just like that you're down to $140K. Very Nicely option GTS can be bought with discounts for under 120k.

[@fmartmart8099]

Jesus. That road. Can we copy and paste it into the hills outside of Austin? Ctrl C Ctrl V?

[@davidb3271]

Thats why we pay California COL prices and you pay Texas COL prices. its a trade off for sure.

[@IdahoChevyDude]

How do you tow with a center exhaust?

[@akmal.mirzaa]

You have the most hilarious laugh

[@s.c.1972]

The exhaust on this car is pure porn!!

[@srsairbags]

Is this a zf 8 spd ?

[@doodlebroSH]

How can it be the most driver focused without the PDK? If towing is the only reason that's garbage.

[@Леликиболик-щ1л]

king suv

[@cedriccox1001]

yes, it is a great road!

[@kameroshiso]

Cant wait to buy them for 40k in 5 years

[@NathansGarage]

$161K...what?! I'll haw two I guess...!

[@Rogimsilva]

Cayenne GTS or Macan GTS handling ??

[@vaclav77777]

where is this video made?

[@Mark-hd8io]

Skidmark Canyon Road?

[@toddstevens8506]

Just think, if every American owned a Cayenne they could sell it and pay for the national debt, school debt, mortgage debt, car debt, and, with a little bit of luck, pay for some of the pension and other future debt obligations currently accrued...fantastic! I'm placing an order.

[@BackToWar100]

Pay for they're over 22 trillion debt ? they have to save banks and airplane companies.

[@venom5809]

@@BackToWar100 Umm we are at 27 trillion in debt and flying fast towards 30 trillion. LOL

[@ShaiyanHossain]

not my cup of tea (personally id rather just get the normal cayenne and use the utility part as well a sport in SUV, better yet, a Panamera sport turismo) but leave it to Porsche to engineer an SUV you can flog down on the corners

[@lukeholland6031]

12.9 1/4 mile for 160k? that’s robbery lmao.

[@TheNubimusic]

The rare 4 door coupe???

[@luckvoltia7316]

I like this car, but I cannot imagine anybody buying it at this price point.

[@jh0742]

It really shits me when you guys talk about comparing the Macau and the cayenne, they are clearly 2 different sized cars for fucks sake. Wake up.

[@solovolvo]

You need more views Matt! How can I help xD

[@sussin9651]

161K for a new porsche that doesn’t even have PDK is kind of upsetting. Cool car, but not worth the money to me even for a stock no option cayenne. Especially since they depreciate horribly

[@linkjn1850]

I cannot believe that is $160k. What on earth

[@webfreakz]

Heated seats, who would use that in California?

[@snakelord2]

i love porsche's just not their prices

[@danielbarbee7712]

The cops don't patrol this road. EMS does.

[@paulthomson9709]

Whats the point in a fast suv ?

[@grabir01]

Money pit maintenance sinkhole nightmare.

[@Sir.VicsMasher]

Cayenne GTS vs X3 M Competition?

[@turbos7780]

X3m is a lot a lot less expensive

[@AndrewBeveridge461]

"Proper SUV." So can I take it up a forest service road in Colorado? With 22" wheels? Nope. So it's just rear seat room and towing capacity? If so, I don't see the advantage over just a big powerful wagon or sedan. I wish other people saw it that way, so that we'd have more and better wagons in the US. And no I'm not just "wahhhhh wagons!" internet comment guy, I'm literally trading my GTI for an Alltrack later this week.

[@jonathanl2748]

So is all of this going bye bye due to Porsche and EV’s??

[@John.Christopher]

Dude is it just me or is KZbin screwing Matt over with viewership exposure?

[@jasonblevins9327]

what does that mean?

[@ckneasel]

$1000 for heated seats in a $100k plus vehicle...? How fucking disgusting is that...? 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@machtschnell7452]

I am dumbfounded about why this SUV is built.

[@sc0368]

Not all Porsche owners are rich...

[@KerterBerger]

but 160k? i cant wrap my head around that.

[@goldfinch2283]

Carter small head, I guess!

[@NIAtoolkit]

They've gone back to the V8, now with turbos!

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

People. Not a fan. Unless I want them around.

[@jameswatkins1671]

Thumbs ☝,👌

[@enzoalec92]

17:43 "i blacken out my headlights so they work less"

[@jameswatkins1671]

!

[@alekwormuth734]

161k and no PDK? Hmmm

[@TheSmokingTire]

That decision is made because the 8AT has a tow rating of 7k pounds, whereas 5k pounds is the towing limit with a PDK macan.

[@alekwormuth734]

TheSmokingTire makes sense, just thinking as this is a performance oriented SUV, with 22 inch wheels, doesn’t seem like people are buying this as a tow vehicle. It’s purpose is confused imo

[@TheSmokingTire]

@@alekwormuth734 in europe, lots of people tow with midsize SUV's. Only americans buy gigantic trucks to tow medium sized things.

[@alekwormuth734]

TheSmokingTire ah makes sense. Us American smh 😂

[@Benedocta]

"sporty" SUVs are stupid and nothing well ever change that.

[@NoahBB]

Just me or do German V8s sound so bad now? Just uninspiring waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa sound the entire time. Compare it to a C8, Camaro, Mustang and it's awful.

[@johntrussell7228]

Meh, who would buy a gas powered car in 2020???

[@carsaregood911]

Lol go worship Musk, this video isn't for you

[@haroldgodwinson832]

Hate the car but the road is fantastic.

[@Fotosynthesis858]

If I could actually afford to buy a Porsche, I sure as hell wouldn’t get an SUV. Sorry I don’t care how fast it is. I’m not a soccer mom lol 😂👎🏾👎🏾

[@rafaelreusch]

Someone had a bad day at 4:19, look at the skidmarks lol

[@webfreakz]

and 3:56

[@snowlover71]

12:29

[@jetplume]

lol, I think I remember the vid where a WRX plowed through that corner. Of course it was a Subaru.

[@jedr.3494]

@@webfreakz nah dude that one was a nasty burnout,

[@blitzy3244]

Drunk Mexicans I bet

[@scon1425]

Car is dope, but at 160k, my moneys gonna go toward a lightly used macan GTS/turbo AND and 991...

[@lappu911]

There are so many rich people in the world.. and a lot of them don’t care about depreciation as they lease them and also they don’t want to buy used. It is very expensive, but I think if you can afford it, it’s worth it. If you can barely meet the payments, then just buy a trackhawck or a used one.

[@Juganator]

People who can afford these cars don’t care about value.

[@scon1425]

@@Juganator I can afford these cars, and i assure you that i care about value. Obviously some people are going to buy these, fully loaded at 160k, but for my money its a 991 AND a macan. Which is essentially what i did, although i went with a Q5.

[@bman828]

Aye it’s back

[@briane8156]

This time with 100% less missing full screen video!

[@hovnojede010101]

Bruh, 110k doesn't even get you auto-dimming mirrors in the Porsche world.

[@Porsche1969]

Buhu buhu.... "auto-dimming mirrors".... The world is braking down, because of that... isn't it??? Idiot!!

[@robertsestito6821]

Porsche are a bunch of gangsters when it comes to options.

[@dragospahontu]

I wouldn't pay more than 100k for any Porsche but 911

[@goldfinch2283]

??? You don’t even have to buy one!

[@dragospahontu]

@@goldfinch2283 fair enough

[@louisburley1597]

Matt almost needed off the record today! Great review

[@Trendyflute]

I was curious and spec'd my own Cayenne GTS to see what price it would be...I got ~$135k with the BOSE, call it $140k if you pony up for the Burmeister. But I skipped the coupe, and you can't get the lightweight package on the regular Cayenne it seems. I started with Carmine Red on my build because I love the color but I ended up with a more subdued q-ship build in gray that I think I would actually dig in the long run. If I ever get a boat I need to tow and 6 figures for a tow vehicle...the GTS is my answer! :P Thanks for the content as always Matt