Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition to go on sale in Germany in Jan 2014

Porsche have launched a special edition of the Cayenne. Named as the ‘Platinum Edition’, this car has been painted in a ‘Platinum Silver Metallic’ colour. It is available in Cayenne Diesel and V6 variants only.

Apart from the exclusive silver colour, customers do have an option to opt for alternate metallic colours like Basalt Black, Meteor Grey, Carrara White and Mahogany. It is also available in standard black and white. The car boasts of bi-xenon headlamps and stands tall on 19-inch Cayenne Design II alloys which have coloured Porsche crests.

    

The car’s interiors show partial leather seat upholstery and a SportDesign steering wheel. It also features a privacy glass, anti-dazzle interior mirrors, peculiar floor mats and door sills with ‘Platinum Edition’ embossing. The other standard features on the car are park assist system and GPS navigation system. The car also brags about a unique Porsche Communication Management system.

           

The V6 variant of the Cayenne is powered by a 3.6-litre V6 petrol engine churning out 300bhp of power and 400Nm of torque. The other oil-burner Cayenne is equipped with a 3.0-litre V6 engine producing 245bhp of power and 550Nm of torque. This special edition of the Porsche Cayenne features Porsche’s Power Steering Plus option.

           

Porsche will bring the ‘Platinum Edition’ of the Cayenne to German dealerships in the New Year. Prospective buyers can buy the Cayenne V6 petrol in January 2014 for 66,379 euros (Rs 56.26 lakh) and the Cayenne diesel for 67,212 euros (Rs 56.97 lakh).