Gone in 3.3 seconds: Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT breaks record
A 2 120kg performance SUV has done what its rivals could not, setting a new benchmark on Car Magazine’s test strip with staggering pace and serious stopping power.
The Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT has claimed the title of fastest-accelerating SUV ever tested by Car magazine, narrowly edging out the Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E Performance on our test strip.
Powered by a 4.0l twin-turbocharged V8 producing 485kW and 850N.m of torque, the Cayenne Turbo GT sends its prodigious output to all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission. With Porsche claiming a 0-100km/h time of 3.30 seconds, we headed to our test strip to see what the performance SUV could really do.
Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT acceleration times
Our 2 120kg tested Cayenne Turbo GT press unit completed the 0-100km/h sprint in a whip-crack 3.33 seconds. That was three-hundredths of a second slower than Porsche’s claim but, more significantly, eight-hundredths quicker than the Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E Performance, which previously held the title as the fastest-accelerating SUV tested by Car Magazine.
Tested for the January 2025 issue of Car, the range-topping GLC completed the 0-100km/h sprint in 3.41 seconds.
The Cayenne Turbo GT covered the quarter mile in 11.47s at 195.01km/h before breaking through the 200km/h mark 0.71 seconds later, at 12.18 seconds. Porsche’s flagship performance SUV completed the 1km run in 21.12 seconds, reaching 247.16km/h.
In our overtaking acceleration tests, the Cayenne Turbo GT sprinted from 60-80, 80-100 and 100-120km/h in 0.71, 0.90 and 1.24 seconds, respectively.
Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT braking times
During our stringent 10-stop 100-0 km/h emergency braking test, the Cayenne Turbo GT recorded the best and worst stopping times of 2.60 and 2.71 seconds, respectively.
Its 440mm front and 410 mm rear cross-drilled carbon-ceramic brakes brought the SUV to a halt in an average of 2.66 seconds, covering 37.66m. This earned the Cayenne Turbo GT an ‘excellent’ rating according to our testing criteria.
2026 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT specifications
- Price: R4 660 000
- Powertrain: 4.0l, V8, twin-turbo petrol
- Transmission: eight-speed automatic
- Driven wheels: all
- Power: 485kW @ 6 000r/min
- Torque: 850N.m @ 2 300-4 500 r/min
- Claimed 0-100km/h: 3.30 seconds
- Tested 0-100km/h: 3.33 seconds
- Tested 0-200km/h: 12.18 seconds
- Tested quarter mile: 11.47 seconds
- Top speed: 305km/h (claimed)
- Tested 100-0km/h: 2.66 seconds
- Fuel consumption: 12.5l/100km (claimed)
- CO2 emissions: 285g/km (claimed)
Browse thousands of new and used vehicles here with CARmag!
The post 2026 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT becomes the fastest-accelerating SUV ever tested by CAR magazine appeared first on CAR Magazine.
Breaking news at your fingertips… Follow Caxton Network News on Facebook and join our WhatsApp channel.
Nuus wat saakmaak. Volg Caxton Netwerk-nuus op Facebook en sluit aan by ons WhatsApp-kanaal.
