2024 Porsche Cayenne V6

IT'S been more than 20 years since Porsche announced to the world that it would build an SUV. While Porsche is a sports car manufacturer, it needed a practical vehicle that would sell in huge numbers to fund the company's vehicle development.

Three generations and a mid-cycle facelift later, we now have the 2024 Porsche Cayenne. Although it looks similar to any previous Cayenne, it comes with a comprehensive set of changes both inside and out. Looks can be deceiving because beneath the evolutionary exterior is a suite of upgrades that maintain the Cayenne's position at the top of the midsize luxury SUV hierarchy.

The striking but familiar front end of the 2024 Porsche Cayenne. The 2024 Porsche Cayenne's well-crafted and highly digital interior. The dash of the 2024 Porsche Cayenne.

Evolutionary exterior

Despite this third-generation model receiving a mid-cycle facelift, you'd be challenged to spot the aesthetic differences unless you're a huge Porsche fan. That's not a bad thing, however, since, in typical Porsche fashion, the changes, while merely evolutionary, help maintain the Cayenne's identity on the road, regardless of the generation or the model year.

Believe it or not, for a minor facelift, most of the exterior panels of the 2024 Porsche Cayenne are new. The fenders are now more sculpted, and the standard-fit adaptive matrix LED headlights are positioned higher. Those headlights also feature the brand's newest four-corner LED daytime running lights, while the front bumper has wider air intakes. The side profile remains largely unchanged, but the rear end gets a new tailgate design to accommodate the newly restyled full-width LED taillights, where the Porsche script is now exposed as opposed to being kept inside the taillight housing. Lastly, the rear bumper is also slightly reshaped, and of course, in typical Porsche fashion, every vent and exhaust you see here is functional.

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A highly digital interior

Where you'll easily spot that this is the facelifted third-generation Cayenne (unofficially called E3 II) is with its heavily revamped interior. The 2024 Porsche Cayenne goes an increasingly digital route, with the new dash design now