Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition revealed, could be launched in India 2022

The Porsche Cayenne has gained a new variant with bespoke platinum-themed design features and improved equipment as standard, and it is available in both, SUV and Coupé, body styles. The Cayenne Platinum Edition has already gone on sale in markets like the UK, and while it has been listed on Porsche India’s website, its price in India is yet to be announced.

• Cayenne Platinum Edition gets satin-finish platinum trims on the outside
• Interior gets textured aluminium, silver trims and more standard equipment
• Engine options remain unchanged from the regular Cayenne

Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition: what’s new?

The Cayenne Platinum Edition includes several bespoke design changes in satin-finish platinum, including its rear Porsche lettering, front air intakes, 21-inch alloy wheels and model designation. Other features, such as the sports-exhaust tailpipes and side window trims, are coloured black. The exterior paint can be selected in special metallic finishes of Jet Black, Carrara White, Mahogany, Moonlight Blue and Crayon.

Inside, it's finished in textured aluminium with silver-coloured trim. It also gains Crayon-coloured seatbelts, brushed aluminium door sills and a special Platinum Edition logo. The Porsche logo is also embossed onto the front and rear headrests, while the model also gains LED headlights with the Porsche Dynamic Light System, a panoramic roof and privacy glass.

The Platinum Edition also includes a host of extras as standard, including eight-way electrically adjustable leather sports seats, a premium Bose surround-sound system, ambient lighting and a special analogue clock on the dashboard.

Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition: engine options

Globally, the Platinum Edition can be selected with the same engines that are available on the standard Cayenne. A 3.0-litre turbocharged petrol V6 produces 335hp, while the E-Hybrid combines a 3.0-litre petrol V6 with an electric motor and a 17.9kWh battery for a total of 455hp. A 2.9-litre twin-turbocharged V6 petrol producing 439hp is also available. It remains to be seen which of these engines are offered on the India-spec Cayenne Platinum Edition.

Porsche in India

Porsche has recently added new models to both, the 718 and 911 range in India. Porsche recently launched the 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 in India, which are more road-focused sportscars than track-focused GT4/Spyder models. The German carmaker followed that up with the launch of the 911 GT3 and the 911 GT3 Touring twins. Late last year, Porsche also launched its all-electric supercar, the Taycan, in India along with the facelifted Macan.