First impressions of the Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid on delivery day

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Cayenne E-Hybrid, delivered

the other dayCayenne E-Hybrid delivered to my home.Today, I would like to write about my first impressions of the car, which I was allowed to drive on the day of delivery.

My husband's first impressions will be presented in a separate article to follow.

First impressions of the Cayenne E-Hybrid

I have test-driven the current Cayenne, Cayenne S, and Cayenne S Coupe, but I have a very strong impression of the normal Cayenne that I test-drove first.

I was just impressed with the smooth and comfortable ride and driving experience. I was impressed with the smoothness and comfort of the ride and the way it drove."I can't believe this is really an SUV and the ride quality is even better than the Panamera!I was very surprised.

And now I could drive the Cayenne E-Hybrid on the day of delivery, but I had not driven the car while I was back home with my parents for the birth of my baby.This was my first Porsche drive in about a month and a half.I was very much looking forward to driving the car.

In conclusion, regarding our first impressions of the Cayenne E-Hybrid.I was as impressed as when I was allowed to drive a Porsche (970 Panamera) for the first time in my life.It was probably partly because I was able to drive a Porsche for the first time in a month and a half, but I think it was largely because I was so impressed with the "hybrid".

Anyway, the initial start after stepping on the accelerator pedal was very smooth. The car moved forward smoothly without any resistance. I have always been a fan of

I wonder if hybrids are heavier because of the motor, so they start out heavier as well. They say you can drive almost exclusively on the motor in town, but I wonder if it is a little underpowered.

I had a selfish image of the "I'm not a good person."So this is a Porsche hybrid! Amazing!!!and the image of hybrids has changed dramatically.

one's familyNote e-POWER NISMO SThe Cayenne, however, seemed to me like a smoother, higher quality version of the Note's motor.(Our notebook is a NISMO, so the suspension is stiffer.)

What also surprised me was how quiet it was.When I started the engine, I also noticed that "What, did you just start the engine?The engine started so softly and softly that I was tempted to ask myself if it was a Porsche or a Porsche. Compared to the loud and powerful sound of a Porsche engine starting up, it was so quiet that it almost sounded like it wasn't a Porsche at all.

This way, I don't have to worry about disturbing the neighbors, no matter what time I ride, whether it's early in the morning or late at night (laughs).

The interior of the car was also very quiet and comfortable while driving, making it easy to have a conversation. Even when driving on the highway, the quietness remained the same.

In addition, to my surprise, there was absolutely no gearshift shock while driving. I was surprised to find that there were no shocks at all during shifting."It's an exaggeration to say that there are none at all.You might think, "I really didn't know when I shifted gears. My husband says, "Cayenne's AT is tiptronic, which would be a good match for a hybrid.but I felt it was quite different from the PDK of the Panamera.

The Panamera's AT was also smart, but sometimes I felt a shock when shifting into second gear, and the sound of the engine made it easy to hear how the gears were changing.

If hybrids are so good, how amazing must Porsche's first electric car, the Taikan, be? It must be terrifying.

I had this conversation with my husband, and then we decided to drive a little bit on the highway.

On the highway, the lane changes were very pleasant. But on this, I don't mean that the Cayenne is particularly good; it could be an air-cooled Porsche, a Panamera, or a GT3.The same sense of oneness between horse and rider that is common to all Porsche models, a sense of oneness between horse and rideris also reproduced in the Cayenne.

Moreover, the Cayenne has a high driver's eye level, which made lane changes feel smoother than in a sports car that crawls on the ground.

I would love to go to Fuji Speedway and go on long trips with it... I am really looking forward to the day when my son is a little older and we can take a road trip as a family.

In addition, theThe Cayenne is smaller than I thought it would be.When I parked the car in the parking lot at home, I wondered what would happen to the huge vehicle, which was bigger than the Panamera, but I was able to put it in with one shot.(Even though I'm not that good at parking)

When the steering wheel is turned and the accelerator pedal is pressed down gradually, the car cuts into the road more quickly than expected from the halfway point. Moreover, theEven though it does not come with a rear axle steering option.It is.

Mr. H, who was in charge of our house, said, "This Cayenne is quite a small car," and it really was.

Of course, there are some narrow parking lots and coin-operated parking lots in the city that are physically impossible, but other than that, I felt there was no need to be more afraid than necessary.

And later.I drove the Cayenne for a bit to drop off and pick up my kindergarten, but if the distance from my house to the kindergarten is(a little over two kilometers round trip)The motor was sufficient from start to finish.The hill in front of my house is quite steep, and when I was driving the Panamera, the fuel consumption often dropped to the 4km/liter range on the last hill, but the Cayenne E-Hybrid was able to climb that hill without difficulty using only the motor.

I then looked at the fuel consumption and found that it had hit a figure of 100 km/l, which I had never seen before (laughs).

Followed by various Cayenne reviews.

I've only just taken delivery of the car and haven't run it in various situations, so I've only written about my first impressions of it.It's amazing how good the Cayenne E-Hybrid is for a car with almost no options.

We will continue to charge(I heard that only the charger itself has not arrived yet)I hope to be able to introduce, in turn, the following: the first impressions of my husband, the fuel consumption, the linkage with the Porsche app, and so on.

Mina.

Mother of three children, and the owner of the Porsche blog "A Porsche Came to Our House". Until a few years ago, I was not interested in cars at all, but when my husband bought a Porsche, I became...

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  1. late-ripening citrus (e.g. pomelo)

    Thank you for your first review.
    100km/l! That's amazing.
    To be honest, in Japan, I may not even need the Turbo S e-hybrid (I was stunned to see the price doubling when I looked at the pricelist recently...).
    What do you think about this area?

    • Mina.Mina.

      diluted nitrogen-potassium acid

      >To be honest, in Japan, you may not need the Turbo S e-hybrid.
      I asked my husband about it.
      I don't think I need the power of the Turbo S. But I have almost all the options, and if I were a fan of the Turbo grade, I might want it. But it comes with almost all options, and if you are particular about the turbo grade, you might want it.
      He said.
      But double the price is amazing...

  2. isi

    Mina.

    So the new PHEVs display not only gasoline fuel economy, but also E-fuel economy (kWh/km).
    I am interested to see how far the motor-only range actually runs compared to the catalog value, so I am looking forward to your review of that area. By the way, my 970PHEV has a catalog value of a little over 30km, but actually it runs about 20km with air conditioning on down the road. I bought it used about 3 years ago, so I don't know if this is due to battery deterioration or if the mileage is about 70% of the catalog value from the beginning.

    > The Cayenne's AT is tiptronic, which would be a good match for a hybrid.
    I asked the dealer why 970PHEV has Tiptronic (971PHEV has PDK) while Panamera has PDK, and they explained that they used Cayenne's Tiptronic because they did not have enough time to develop PDK and motor combination at that time. It may be that the hurdle to link PDK and motor is that high.

    >I heard that only the charger itself has not arrived yet.
    There are long (7.5m) and short (2.5m) types of charger cords, and the short type limits the position of the car in relation to the charger and the direction of the car when parked, so I recommend the long type if you can choose. However, I just checked the cofigurator and found that there is no longer a setting to select the length of the charger cord. I think it used to be there, but it may have changed. Also, the default setting of the charger is to charge up to 50%, and at first I did not know this and thought it was a malfunction because it would not charge to full.

    I look forward to your continued review.

    • Mina.Mina.

      Mr. Ishi.

      >I'm curious to see how much motor-only mileage it actually runs versus the catalog value.
      Thank you! I am sure that this is an area that everyone is concerned about, and it is a point that my wife and I are also very concerned about...!
      As you say, turning on the air conditioner reduces power quite a bit...I think it depends on the temperature setting of the air conditioner.
      I hope to write another review after driving on various roads.

      It's a charger, and it's arrived safely since then!
      Somehow I don't think it was 7.5m, but I'll check it once.
      So there's a default setting for the charger, etc.!

      I am new to the hybrid relationship and there is a lot I don't know about it, so I hope to learn a lot and write more articles about it.
      Thank you for your continued support.

  3. Nak

    Hi Mina.

    I am envious that you have delivered another car.
    Hybrids are inevitably heavier, so I personally would be concerned about the longer braking distance.
    How about Cayenne?
    In my case, even in a bare-bones Cayenne, when I test drove it a few years ago, I was concerned about the spur-of-the-moment (?) braking distance. I was worried about the long braking distance with full braking.
    It was a test car, so it had red calipers.

    My GT4 was finally delivered during the holidays.
    The company's insurance would be much cheaper, but the dealer sent me a copy of the car.
    I didn't get my insurance switched in time after regular hours on Friday, so I just brought it home with me.
    It will begin in earnest this weekend.
    I also saw some comments about the clutch being heavy, but I don't think that is true at all.
    There is a rotational bind in the break-in, but you can lead the flow normally without turning.
    On the other hand, I feel that the only place where you can go full throttle is the circuit.
    PCCB could not tell the difference while driving slowly at the speed limit.
    However, unlike the old carbon, it works reasonably well even when cold.

    • Mina.Mina.

      Nak acid
      Thank you for everything.
      As for the braking distance, I don't know exactly because I've never had to brake fully before.
      I don't feel particularly bothered by it.

      Being a regenerative brake, when you depress the pedal, it may feel a little different than a regular brake just before you step off, but
      I don't think it is within the range of my particular concern.

      And GT4, congrats on the delivery!
      The clutch is not that heavy.
      I'm sure it will perform even better on the track than it does on everyday roads...!

      I would be very happy to hear your impressions of GT4 once you have completed the acclimatization drive and so on.

  4. isi

    Mina.

    I had the opportunity to test drive a Cayenne Coupe Hybrid at a dealer I am familiar with. I don't know what the difference was from my previous test drive, but it was very comfortable and the shifting was so smooth that I thought I might switch from my Panamera. 50% had a motor range of 17km on a 3T charge, so I thought it would run about 34km on a full charge. This would be a great 14-15km longer than my current car, and I would not need gasoline for anything but long trips.

    • Mina.Mina.

      Mr. Ishi.
      >I had the opportunity to test drive a Cayenne Coupe Hybrid at a familiar dealer.
      I envy you again...!
      The Cayenne Coupe has a cool silhouette, and on top of that, the hybrid is quite attractive.

      Does the hybrid's driving feel quite different depending on the road?
      In our house, a round-trip ride of about 20 km on a full charge (including stops at traffic lights and traffic jams) can be made with the motor alone, with the air conditioner running at a steady pace.

      But will the electric cost be worse during the heating season?

      I would be happy to learn more about hybrids as well.
      Thank you for your continued support.