The 2022 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT is arriving with a literal bang! Fresh from breaking the Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record for production SUVs in June 2021, Porsche’s latest creation ran the entire 20.832-kilometer German proving ground in a mind-boggling 7:38.925. That’s around four seconds faster than the equally astonishing Audi RS Q8, which ran the same course in 7:42.253 back in 2019.

Yes, Nürburgring speed records are a bit overrated, but Porsche is trying to prove a point. You see, the 2022 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT is, for all intents and purposes, a practical family SUV. Despite this, it conquered the Green Hell in record time. The latest Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT is in good company too. The Lexus LFA (with its spine-tingling, howling Yamaha V10 engine), Nissan GT-R (Godzilla in the flesh), and Ferrari 458 Italia registered a 7:38 time at the Nürburgring. And in case you haven’t noticed, none of those are an SUV.
2022 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT: What’s New"

The 2022 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT is essentially a Cayenne Coupe equipped with Porsche’s most powerful V8 engine. It has a 4.0-liter twin-turbo plant pumping out 631 horsepower and 626 lb-ft. of torque, courtesy of bespoke pistons, connecting rods, torsional dampers, and direct fuel injection.

The latest Cayenne Turbo GT has a GT-specific front bumper with a larger front lip and wider side air intakes. It also has black fender arches, a carbon-fiber roof to save ...