Having recently announced a power kit for the
Porsche 911 Turbo German mentalists, TechArt, are at it again. This time around the tuners have turned their attentions to the turbocharged versions of the already physics defying Porsche Cayenne and Panamera.
Owners who find their uber SUV or saloon just a little too sedate can benefit from an increase of 160bhp and 133lb.ft of torque thanks to new turbochargers, air filter, manifold and programmable ECU. In the Panamera this equates to 621bhp and 650lb.ft of torque, enough to see the near two-tonne saloon accelerate from 0-62mph in 3.7 seconds. Keep your foot buried into the plush carpet and 124mph will flash by in 12.3 seconds before wafting along serenely to a top speed in excess of 200mph.
The extra heft of the Cayenne Turbo makes the figures even more impressive; from standstill the TechArt tuned machine will hit 62mph in 4.2 seconds, a full half second quicker than the regular car, before finally topping out at 190mph. The luxury SUV has the same torque figure as the Panamera but has an additional 30bhp giving a headline grabbing number of 651hp - in a two-tonne SUV lest we forget.
In addition to the tuning parts the TechArt Power Kit also adds a carbon fibre under-bonnet styling package and a sport exhaust with polished stainless steel pipes to give owners the full aural experience.
Paul Healy - 30 Sep 2011