The testing of the new Porsche Cayenne, which will debut in the spring and which is also one of the most ambitious product improvements in the history of Porsche, has reached the finish line, namely the off-road durability tests.
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All prototypes and pre-production cars are subjected to challenging endurance tests. Their goal is to ensure that the car complies with Porsche’s high quality standards.
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Since the launch of these models in 2017, Porsche has been continuously improving the third-generation Cayenne cars with changes affecting their engines, chassis, design, equipment and connectivity. “This is one of the most ambitious product improvements in the history of Porsche,” says Michael Schetzl, head of the model series.
In addition to the drivetrain changes, the engineers at the Porsche development center in Weisach have also made significant adjustments to the Cayenne’s chassis system. Their goal was to achieve an even wider range between the usual “Cayenne” performance on public roads, which would improve comfort on long-distance and off-road trips. Therefore, among other improvements, the “Cayenne” will also have a new semi-active chassis.
In addition, drivers and passengers will be able to enjoy a new and extensively digitized display and control concept with enhanced connectivity features. On the other hand, the innovative lighting technology “HD-Matrix LED” in the headlights of the new “Porsche Cayenne” will improve both comfort and safety.
With so much new technology, complex and sophisticated testing was required to fine-tune the components, most of which have been designed from scratch. “We subject the new Cayenne to a complete and comprehensive testing program as if we had designed the car from scratch,” explains Head of Test Ralf Bosch.
According to him, alongside increasingly accurate virtual simulations, testing in real-life conditions remains an important priority for Porsche. It shows whether each new model is ready for launch. When testing cars, Porsche tries to ensure the operational stability and functionality of all components and systems not only in the situations faced by the customer. Durability tests also model the car’s endurance in severe conditions, which the customer experiences only in rare cases.
To simulate extreme conditions, car prototypes travel around the world to test their quality and durability in different climate zones. Tests of the new “Cayenne” were conducted in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. In total, more than four million test kilometers were driven.
“What we expect from the new Cayenne in tough off-road tests in Spain, in difficult conditions in the sand dunes in Morocco or in very dynamic driving on ice tracks in Finland and on the Nürburgring Nordschleife is not what we think the customer will ever experience. But for anyone who buys “Porsche needs to know that it can handle extremely heavy loads, no matter what surface it’s driven on,” says Dirk Lersch, head of the Cayenne prototype assembly and testing team.
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