New 2026 Porsche Cayenne Electric – BRUTAL TESTING Before Imminent Launch! скачать в хорошем качестве

New 2026 Porsche Cayenne Electric – BRUTAL TESTING Before Imminent Launch!

In the development of the Cayenne Electric, Porsche is relying more than ever on digital testing. But the human factor is still indispensable: during final test drives, engineers push the SUV to its limits – in the freezing cold and scorching heat. A completely new composite test bench was developed for this purpose. It allows the drive, battery, energy management and charging systems to be tested together under realistic conditions. The test bench’s four powerful synchronous motors can be programmed in such a way that they precisely simulate different road conditions, acceleration resistance and forces experienced during recuperation and braking. As precise as the simulation is, the final tuning is still done by humans. "In reality, only humans can perform the finishing touches," says Sascha Niesen, Team Leader Overall Vehicle Testing at the Porsche Development Centre in Weissach. The importance of test drivers' experience in perfectly balancing driving dynamics and control strategies is particularly evident on racetracks. Whether in the city, on the highway or off-road, the Cayenne Electric is tested in all realistic usage scenarios. A particular focus is on the management of charging. "No matter how the Cayenne is driven before stopping, it must always be conditioned for fast charging," explains Junige. Even traffic jams are taken into account by the vehicle in order to make optimum use of energy. Tests under extreme climatic conditions pose a particular challenge. In hot regions such as the Gulf States or Death Valley in the US, the climate control and the thermal management of the battery and drive system, among other things, had to undergo demanding functional tests at temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius. In Scandinavia, where temperatures reach minus 35 degrees Celsius, cold starts, climate control, traction, handling and braking behaviour, and performance of the control systems relating to driving dynamics were all on the test programme for the pre-production vehicles. And in both climatic extremes, the Cayenne Electric had to be able to charge quickly without any problems – hardly any other manufacturer demands more from its vehicles than Porsche. #porsche #cayenne #electric #recanything #voa #recda