- Cayenne Coupé is the latest recipient of “SVI LITE” armour
- Cost-effective partial armouring kit delivers B2 protection
- Lightweight solution has virtually no impact on performance
- Retains usability thanks to full functionality of side windows
SVI Engineering, leading specialist manufacturer of armoured products in South Africa, is excited to announce the availability a new “SVI LITE” package for the Porsche Cayenne Coupé, which becomes the latest model to gain this game-changing Level B2 partial armouring solution.
Earlier in 2025, the Bashewa-based company introduced the innovative SVI LITE product range, which slots in below its B4 discreet and B6 discreet 360-degree armouring packages but well above smash-and-grab window film. Launched with the Toyota Corolla Cross and Ford Ranger, the SVI LITE treatment has since been extended to several other models, from the diminutive Suzuki Jimny right through to the Audi Q7 – and now it’s the Cayenne Coupé’s turn.
“In addition to its cost-effectiveness when compared to full 360-degree ballistic protection, one of the key drawcards of our lightweight SVI LITE partial armouring solution is the fact the vehicle’s general usability is virtually unaffected. In this case, that means the Cayenne Coupé remains very much a sportscar,” said SVI Business Development Director, Nicol Louw.
SVI LITE FOR CAYENNE COUPÉ
As with other SVI LITE packages, this anti-hijack solution for the Cayenne Coupé is limited to the side closures (i.e., doors and door windows), with the customer given the opportunity to specify how many doors are to be armoured.
All chosen doors gain carefully shaped and fully concealed Kevlar panels, while the standard side-window glass is replaced with special lightweight armoured glass. Together, these components deliver Level B2 protection and are thus rated to stop 9 mm, 124-grain rounds fired from a handgun.
In total, the armouring components add less than 15 kg to each door, meaning vehicle performance is virtually unaffected – regardless of whether the solution is applied to 260 kW Cayenne Coupé, the 349 kW Cayenne S Coupé, the 368 kW Cayenne GTS Coupé or the 485 kW Cayenne Turbo GT Cayenne Turbo GT (or indeed any of the “e-hybrid” iterations).
Furthermore, the special ballistic glass used in the SVI LITE package allows for the standard operation of the side windows. As such, the driver enjoys completely unhindered access to parking-ticket machines, biometric readers and the like, while passengers are able to operate their windows, too.
COST AND BUILD TIME
Compared with 360-degree B4 discreet armour – which, for a similarly sized SUV, starts at approximately R850,000 (excluding VAT) – SVI LITE is particularly cost effective, with the price per closure for the Porsche Cayenne Coupé starting at R74,950 (excluding VAT). Regardless of the number of closures specified, fitment at SVI’s facility outside Pretoria takes just two weeks.
