Porsche Just Broke A World Record By Pulling An Airbus A380 With A Cayenne

We know Porsche's Cayenne is a beast of an SUV, but the German manufacturer went to great lengths to further prove this by setting a new World Record for the heaviest aircraft pull by a production car
Porsche Just Broke A World Record By Pulling An Airbus A380 With A Cayenne

It’s not every day you see a standard production car pulling a monstrous Airbus A380 plane, but that’s what Porsche did to set a new World Record.

The car used to complete the record-breaking pull was a Cayenne S Diesel, powered by a 4.2-litre V8 engine producing 380bhp a burly 627lb ft of torque.

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The Airbus A380 is from Air France’s fleet of 10, with the moment taking place at its engineering hangar at the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Porsche’s Cayenne had to tow the huge plane a distance of 42 metres and broke the record for the heaviest aircraft pull by a production car by 115 tonnes.

Porsche Just Broke A World Record By Pulling An Airbus A380 With A Cayenne

Just looking at the pictures, it’s quite a sight – the tiny-looking Cayenne casually pulling the largest passenger plane in the world.

A special towing attachment had to be positioned on the Cayenne’s standard tow bar to complete the world record, and a Cayenne Turbo S also completed the pull afterwards too. Just to rub it in further.

Porsche Just Broke A World Record By Pulling An Airbus A380 With A Cayenne

Richard Payne, a Porsche technician, was the guy behind the wheel and said he was “so relieved” afterwards, as the manufacturer “doesn’t usually go this far” to test the limits of its cars.

So, if you didn’t think the Cayenne was tough enough, this might change your mind.

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Comments

Tomislav Celić

Wait Tiguan and Cayenne use the same platform.

Coindinence, I don’t think so

05/01/2017 - 12:00 |
31 | 3

And Bentayga?
I think….

05/01/2017 - 12:03 |
20 | 1

Current Cayenne and Touareg do
Current Q7 and Bentayga sit on a different platform (MLB), future Cayenne will get that platform too

05/01/2017 - 12:16 |
3 | 1

Not Tiguan, Touareg.

05/01/2017 - 14:57 |
6 | 0
Anonymous

First the 918 lap record, then this?

05/01/2017 - 12:01 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Next: Porsche 911 GT3 RS pulls a space shuttle to the moon

05/01/2017 - 12:04 |
163 | 1
FINNPILOTE (Aston squad)

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

They’re unstopable!

05/01/2017 - 12:06 |
1 | 1
Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

TRIGGERED!!!!

05/01/2017 - 16:11 |
81 | 1
Anonymous

Volkswagen Towareg

05/01/2017 - 12:04 |
11 | 0
Anonymous

Meanwhile a 911 beat a Boeing 747 in Singapore…

05/01/2017 - 12:05 |
6 | 0
Octorio

If I ever get rich, I know what car to buy next…

05/01/2017 - 12:07 |
1 | 1
Valanti Demetriades

Fast and Furious 9 will have Dom’s Charger pulling this down a drag strip

05/01/2017 - 12:16 |
74 | 1

A drag strip longer than the runway in Furious 6…..

05/01/2017 - 13:54 |
31 | 0

How else are you supposed to get a plane up to speed on a shorter runway.

05/01/2017 - 18:39 |
5 | 0
DL🏁

Porsche fanboy satisfied

05/01/2017 - 12:27 |
21 | 1

Same. just when i thought we were all about back roads!

05/01/2017 - 13:27 |
4 | 0

The Cayenne is a damn good SUV.

05/01/2017 - 14:58 |
2 | 0
Renault GTR

The Touareg is proud!

05/01/2017 - 12:32 |
23 | 1

What plane is that? Fuselage of a 747, engines from what I’d think is a b52? And the rear landing gear from an airbus a340 or dc10? Lol, took me a few to realize it.

05/01/2017 - 13:49 |
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Griffinz7

Next a X5 will pull a hellcat beating the weight record astronomically

05/01/2017 - 12:47 |
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momo (LGBTQ) (bisexual)

In reply to by Griffinz7

r0ast3d

05/01/2017 - 18:41 |
6 | 1
Anonymous

The real question is how many stumps can it pull?

05/01/2017 - 12:47 |
1 | 0