Filed under: Performance, SUV, Crossover, Porsche, First Drives, LuxuryDriving Emotion Triumphs Over Brute Horsepower

Porsche has delivered more than 430,000 Cayenne sport utility vehicles since its introduction in 2003, which isn't bad for a company that only offered one model, the 911, less than two decades ago. The Cayenne has been such a success because it retains the automaker's basic DNA; all of its countless variants have been inherently enjoyable to drive. Yet the German automaker has just raised our brows by claiming that its new Cayenne GTS is the "sportiest SUV on the market."

Whoa, wait a second. That proclamation seems as if it will cause more than a slight disturbance in Porsche's small universe. How can a naturally-aspirated 420-horsepower sport utility vehicle be more engaging to drive than its more powerful and quicker sibling, the 500-horsepower Cayenne Turbo?

Challenged to sort things out, we took a long flight to Klagenfurt, Austria, to put the all-new 2013 Cayenne GTS through its paces.

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So pretty.