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2021 Porsche Cayenne GTS splits the difference

With its V8 heart and standard performance kit, the GTS seems like the Cayenne to get.

Steven Ewing
Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a teenager, Ewing found homes on the mastheads at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog and Motor1.com before joining the CNET team in 2018. He has also served on the World Car Awards jury. Ewing grew up ingrained in the car culture of Detroit -- the Motor City -- before eventually moving to Los Angeles. In his free time, Ewing loves to cook, binge trash TV and play the drums.
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This is the new 2021 Porsche Cayenne GTS.

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It gets a 4.0-liter V8 with 453 horsepower and 457 pound-feet of torque.

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The Cayenne Coupe gets a GTS variant, too.

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And if you opt for the Lightweight Sport Package, you can add center-mounted exhaust. 

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The Cayenne Coupe's roofline is 20 millimeters lower than the standard SUV's.

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Which one would you take?

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The center exhaust looks awesome.

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Inside, the GTS models get Alcantara trim.

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The 2021 Cayenne GTS models go on sale this fall.

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