Porsche Cayenne 2002 fuel consumption

Porsche Cayenne from 2002 to 2007 real fuel consumption according to user reports is approximately 27% higher compared to advertised fuel consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is in average 26% higher, but for diesel engines is approximately 28% higher. Starting from 2002 Porsche Cayenne average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption was significantly higher than average, at 2003 it was slightly above industry average, at 2004 difference became similar to average and finally at 2006 difference between owner-reported and advertised fuel economy became less than industry average. For more details, see the table below.

Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values

Year	Gasoline cars
Year	All carmakers	Porsche Cayenne
2002	+6%	+14%
Show all years
2003	+6%	+8%
2004	+7%	+8%
2005	+8%	+8%
2006	+9%	+8%
2007	+11%	+8%

See below for the actual consumption of generations and versions of Porsche Cayenne.

2002 - 2007

Porsche Cayenne 2002 fuel economy

Average advertised fuel consumption for petrol engines	16.1 MPG 14.7 l/100km
Average real-world fuel consumption for petrol engines	14.7 MPG 16.0 l/100km
Average real gasoline consumption difference *	+9%

Porsche Cayenne 2002 specs

According to advertised fuel consumption, Porsche Cayenne 2002 with automatic transmission have almost the same fuel economy as similar versions with manual gearbox.

Compared to similar cars from other manufacturers, the Porsche Cayenne fuel economy is one of the worst. Of all modifications the best advertised fuel economy in its class has Porsche Cayenne with 4.5 petrol engine and automatic transmission (Porsche Cayenne 2002 4.5 Turbo 450 HP 4x4), but despite this 90% of other similar cars have better fuel economy figures.

The table below shows the real and claimed fuel consumption and the differences for specific versions.

Modification	Claimed consumption	Real consumption
3.2 liter petrol engine
Porsche Cayenne 2003 3.2 250 HP 4x4 manual	17.8 MPG 13.2 l/100km
Porsche Cayenne 2003 3.2 250 HP 4x4 automatic	17.4 MPG 13.5 l/100km	17.8 MPG 13.2 l/100km-2%
4.5 liter petrol engine
Porsche Cayenne 2002 4.5 S 340 HP 4x4 automatic	15.8 MPG 14.9 l/100km	14.7 MPG 16.0 l/100km+7%
Porsche Cayenne 2003 4.5 S 340 HP 4x4 manual	15.8 MPG 14.9 l/100km
Porsche Cayenne 2002 4.5 Turbo 450 HP 4x4 automatic	15.0 MPG 15.7 l/100km	12.4 MPG 18.9 l/100km+20%
Porsche Cayenne 2006 4.5 Turbo S 521 HP 4x4 automatic	15.0 MPG 15.7 l/100km

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* - Difference between advertised and user reported fuel economy has been calculated taking into account only those car versions for which information is available both on the fuel consumption specified by the manufacturer and reported by users.

User-reported fuel consumption may not accurately represent all users' experiences due to variables such as driving conditions, driving style, technical condition of the vehicle, and other circumstances. Thus, it should not be relied upon as a representative indicator.