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It used to be a case of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, but endless tinkering with the traditional, popular SUV model has resulted in more and more successful (in terms of profit) niches for performance-based manufacturers in the last five years. And so here is the Cayenne Coupé, out there fighting its corner against the BMW X6, Mercedes GLE Coupé and so on.
It's a new variant to market. The Cayenne has been with us since 2002 – that’s almost 20 years, which is mind boggling. Obviously brand purists hated its arrival, and many continue to sneer, but Porsche’s SUV family, now including the smaller Macan, sells many more units than the sports car range ever has. There’s a powertrain for every SUV fan out there now – petrol, diesel, hybrid and turbo versions, and the Cayenne Coupé adds a touch of glamour to a boxy range.