Porsche Cayenne boot space, practicality and safety

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• Generous levels of space
• Intuitive interior
• Big boot

The Cayenne is a big car and you’ll seat four adults perfectly well. A fifth is possible, though legroom is restricted compared with the outer seats thanks to a wide transmission tunnel and centre console.

There will be no complaints from those in the front, with a huge amount of adjustment in the seats, and the cocooning feeling (thanks to the high central tunnel) doesn’t mean it feels cramped.

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An optional panoramic sunroof lets a bit more light in, creating a further sense of space. Rear passengers get their own ventilation controls and power outlets.

Boot space and storage 

The Cayenne’s boot will hold 770 litres with the rear seats up. For comparison, a Range Rover Sport bests it (only just) at 780 litres, but it completely trounces a BMW X5, which only offers 650 litres worth of space.

Cars with air suspension also get the option of lowering the ride height via a button in the boot. This makes loading heavy objects just that little bit easier.

It’s worth noting that if you buy a Cayenne plug-in hybrid boot space decreases by about 100 litres as the battery pack is located beneath the boot floor.

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Is it easy to park?

With dimensions such as these, it’s a good job the Cayenne has rear parking sensors as standard – it’ll be a challenge to park in an average-sized UK space between two other cars otherwise.

However, its elevated driving position means you’ve got excellent visibility, but we’d still consider specifying a model with cameras to aid manoeuvres.

An automatic parking system is available as an optional extra.

View dimensions in the Porsche Cayenne specs pages

Safety

• Five star safety rating from Euro NCAP
• Two isofix points
• Loads of safety kit on offer

No surprise that when the safety kit-laden Cayenne was crash-tested by the experts at Euro NCAP at the end of 2017 it achieved a full five-star rating. In the latest annual review, the Cayenne kept this five star score too.

Key safety items on all Porsche Cayennes includes:

• Driver, passenger, driver’s knee, all-round curtain and side airbags
• Active bonnet (pops up in event of a crash)
• Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
• Alarm
• Immobiliser
• Traction and stability control
• Cruise control
• Electric parking brake
• Hill hold function
• Front and rear parking sensors
• Tyre pressure monitor

On top of the above features, there’s a good spread of optional extras on hand to bolster the Cayenne’s safety and driver-assistance credentials.

You can order adaptive cruise control, traffic sign recognition, a reversing camera, a 360-degree parking camera, a fire extinguisher, night vision display, lane-change monitor, side airbags in the rear and electric roll-up sunblinds for the back windows. 

WATCH: Porsche Cayenne Euro NCAP crash test