Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric at the 0–150–0-MPH Speed Test 2026

From the September/October 2026 issue of Car and Driver.

0–150–0 mph: 16.4 seconds

Base: $187,590 | As-Tested: $213,550 Power and Weight: 1139 hp • 6063 lb • 5.3 lb/hp Tires: Pirelli P Zero R Elect; F: 285/40R-22 110Y NG0, R: 325/35R-22 114Y NG0 Brakes, F/R: 17.3-in vented, cross-drilled carbon-ceramic disc/16.1-in vented, cross-drilled carbon-ceramic disc

Yes, the Porsche electric SUV beat the 911. Look, we don’t like it either, but them’s the facts. And the Cayenne Turbo Electric wasn’t even working hard to do it. It’s ahead from the start, with a gap that just kept growing. The only concession the big Porsche made to this world of physical matter was a longer braking distance than its sports-car cousin. Even there it impresses, with four back-to-back runs that varied by just five feet.

To launch this assault on all that’s holy, testing director Dave VanderWerp did a quick slalom to warm up the Pirelli P Zero R Elect tires, stuck the Cayenne into Sport Plus, mashed the pedals (which activates all the horses from the Cayenne’s two motors), and released the brake. “It feels crazy to sit this high and accelerate as quick as it does,” he said. It looked crazy. It is crazy.

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