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Porsche has chosen the upcoming Cayenne Electric SUV to showcase its most advanced interior layout ever – that includes a wild curved screen.
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Porsche is set to take its interior technology into the future, with a new high-tech cockpit layout that will debut on the Cayenne Electric SUV later this year.
The interior is said to introduce a new operating methodology called “Porsche Digital Interaction” and, in typical Porsche fashion offers increased levels of personalisation, new materials and accent choices.
While final Australian specifications are yet to be confirmed, Porsche notes the Cayenne Electric will offer up to 13 interior colour combinations (including Lavender and Sage Grey), as well as five accent and four configuration package options.
Materials include the synthetic suede-like Race-Tex and even iconic Pepita fabric, ensuring customers can create a Cayenne that is unique and personal.
From a technology perspective, the German brand notes that the new layout “transforms the interior into an experiential space” and features up to four screens across the dashboard.
Drivers have a 14.25-inch OLED digital instrument cluster that can be customised to suit the driver’s preference, and includes a traditional Porsche “five-dial” display.
There is also a head-up display with an augmented reality navigation function, which projects an image akin to viewing an 87-inch television.
The central OLED display, the largest ever in a Porsche, is known as the “Innovative Flow Display” and features an integrated curve and angled lower panel.
An optional 14.9-inch passenger display is also available for your ‘co-pilot’ to access navigation and infotainment functions, including video that is polarised to avoid driver distraction, while on the move (depending on specific market legalities of course).
For context, the current-generation Porsche Cayenne features a 12.6-inch digital instrument cluster, a 12.3-inch central touch screen, and a head-up display, as well as an optional 10.9-inch passenger display.
As seen with many other brands, the new Porsche infotainment technology incorporates widgets and themes embedded within the software, along with an AI-powered virtual assistant and the ability for owners to use their mobile phone as a key to unlock and start the car.
To extend passenger comfort, the new technology incorporates “Mood Modes”, that will adjust the cabin lighting, temperature, seat positions and audio ambience to suit the user’s preference. This is similar to existing ‘mood’ settings currently seen in BMW and Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
The new Cayenne will also feature a large panoramic sunroof with variable transparency options as well as heating elements that extend beyond the seats, to armrests and door sills.
Australian launch timing is yet to be confirmed, but Drive understands that the new-generation Cayenne Electric is due in local showrooms in the second half of 2026.
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