2008 Porsche Cayenne GTS Preview

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When Porsche announced it

Porsche's fabulous new Cayenne GTS debuted in Frankfurt to much excitement. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, American Auto Press)

was bringing out a sport utility vehicle most fans of the brand couldn't decide whether to get excited about the possibilities or fear the unknown. As it turns out, when the Cayenne became reality many such Porschephiles went right down to their local 911 dealer and picked out their first SUV, opening up the sport ute market to an entirely new buyer and simultaneously adding countless more new Porsche owners that hadn't previously been able to fit a sports car into their lifestyles.

Yes, the Cayenne has been a runaway success, and other than a short-lived blip here and there, such as Jeep's Grand Cherokee SRT8, Porsche's topmost performance model, the Turbo, has consistently maintained its position as the world's fastest SUV... not to mention the fastest off-road capable SUV. The Stuttgart automaker's latest iteration on the 4x4 theme might not be the fastest Cayenne on the market, but the brand new

GTS gains the same kind of technology that Porsche uses on the 911 for its suspension. (Photo: Porsche)

GTS model is certainly the most road-focused one. Set to fill in the gap between the V8-powered S and that turbocharged horsepower champ I just mentioned, the new GTS elevates the Cayenne's on-road capabilities to levels not seen before.

The GTS is powered by a naturally aspirated 4.8-liter DFI direct injection V8 engine that's been tweaked to turn out an extra 20 horsepower for a sum total of 405 hp. Total torque remains unchanged at 369 lb-ft. The GTS comes standard with a six-speed manual, a gearbox choice available in European markets, but not in North American ones, which if made available here in North America would put it in a class of its own that might even make jaded auto journalists go all a fluster. A six-speed automatic is available for those who prefer not to shift, with Porsche's steering-wheel mounted thumb shifters, of course. The Cayenne GTS also features a shorter axle drive ratio, which is now 4.1:1 instead of 3.55:1.

The extra power, manual gearbox and shorter axle drive ratio allow the GTS to accelerate to 60 mph in 6.1 seconds, which is 0.5 seconds better than the

V8 and a manual? Yep, you can get it with the GTS. (Photo: Porsche)

regular S, and about a half second off the pace of the much more powerful Turbo model.

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