Porsche is adding an all-electric Cayenne coupe to its lineup

Porsche will start selling an all-electric Cayenne coupe in late summer, the latest signal from the German automaker that it still sees market demand for electrics.

The Cayenne coupe EV – which has four doors, as opposed to a traditional coupe – will join several other all-electric versions of the SUV when it goes on sale later this year, including the base Cayenne Electric, Cayenne S Electric and Cayenne Turbo Electric. Porsche, after all, loves its variations.

And it could be his most successful. When Porsche introduced a coupe version of the natural gas-powered Cayenne in 2019, it took only a year for the sportier version of the crossover SUV to capture 20% of sales in the Cayenne lineup. Five years later, the coupe version accounts for 40% of Cayenne sales, according to Porsche. In some markets, the coupe accounts for 90%.

In other words, the numbers suggest that the all-electric Cayenne coupe is a worthy bet even with its six-figure price tag.

The Cayenne Coupe Electric (as it’s officially branded) won’t replace its gas-powered or hybrid siblings, unlike Porsche’s Macan compact SUV, which will only be sold as an EV after this year.

The company says the Cayenne coupe EV will be sold alongside the other fuel variants well after 2030, according to a Porsche spokesperson. That could produce some valuable data for Porsche about what flavor of Cayenne coupe consumers really want to buy — and whether this electric variant turns out to be its most popular. (The extra front trunk space alone could sway some buyers, not to mention gas prices.)

None of these questions can be answered, however, until the Cayenne Electric, Cayenne S Electric, Cayenne Turbo Electric and Cayenne Coupe Electric go on sale worldwide later this year – some nine months after the EV version was first unveiled.

When the Cayenne coupe EV goes on sale, it will be offered in three variants: the base version, an S coupe and a turbo coupe. (If you think that’s a lot, check out how many versions of the flagship Porsche Taycan EV there are.)

The Cayenne Coupe Electric starts at $113,800, not including a $2,350 delivery charge. Prices go up from there with the Cayenne S Coupe Electric at $131,200 and the Cayenne Turbo Coupe Electric at $168,000. Consumers can, of course, spend even more by adding options like the Lightweight Sport Package, which includes a carbon roof, performance tires and motorsport-inspired interior features.

For that money, consumers will get a lot of horsepower and torque inside a crossover body with a sloping roofline reminiscent of the iconic 911. All versions of the EV coupe get an 800-volt powertrain, air suspension and a shared roof design with a new adaptive windshield and a new adaptive windshield. The Cayenne coupe EV is also equipped with the North American Standard, or NACS, charging port that Tesla made public, as well as an additional AC charging port.

From here, some specifications change depending on which version a consumer buys. The base EV coupe produces up to 435 horsepower and 615 pound-feet of torque, with a top speed of 143 mph and a 0-60 time of 4.5 seconds.

For those not satisfied, there are two more powerful options that push these performance specs much higher. At the top, the turbo version makes up to 1,139 horsepower and 1,106 pound-feet of torque — putting it up there with the Tesla Model S Plaid, Lucid Air Sapphire, and Porsche Taycan Turbo GT. The turbo version has a top speed of 162 mph and can travel from 0 to 60 mph in an impressive 2.4 seconds.

Porsche has not released EPA estimates for the range these single-charge EV coupes will deliver. But early real-world testing is in line with other electric variants of the Cayenne, which is about 360 miles. Of course, if EV coupe buyers opt for those larger tires — which create more rolling resistance, requiring the battery to work harder — range could drop by about 10 percent.