2012 Porsche Cayenne

Porsche Cayenne

Porsche’s Cayenne goes toe-to-toe with the BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE, but with a twist: it’s the one that actually feels like a driver’s car, even if you’re just doing the Fourways school drop. Don’t expect to get lost in a sea of listings. There are just five live on auto.co.za, and the price range is wild—R388,888 all the way to R1,888,888. That’s the entire Cayenne universe, from workhorse diesels to the thumping Turbo Coupe, and it proves just how vast this model’s reach is on paper at least. Whether you want petrol or diesel, the whole lot come with an automatic or semi-auto ‘box. The R728,888 median isn’t arbitrary—it’s the GTS (and up) where most buyers get serious. Everything you’ll find is pre-owned, spanning model years 2012 to 2020, averaging 97,000 km—so, you’re not getting the latest toys, but you’re still in the thick of Porsche’s second-gen evolution. Bottom end? That’s the Diesel Tiptronic (E2) at R388,888—a smart buy if you rack up KZN-to-Gauteng mileage. GEN II diesel pushes the price north to R669,900, the GTS Tip sits dead-centre at R728,888, then it’s a rocket up to R1,348,888 for the S Coupe, and a lung-busting R1,888,888 for the Turbo Coupe. What tips buyers over the edge? Steering feel and body control—because the Cayenne shrugs off its SUV size when the road kinks, and that matters. Go Coupe for street cred, but expect to curse every Joburg pothole. That’s the trade-off.