RE: Driven: Porsche Cayenne Turbo
Discussion
I have a long standing hatred of these Chelsea tractors, but I cannot help but really like that.
It looks well proportioned, the styling really cleans up the bloated mess of the original and the engines are becoming greener and more efficient with the kerb weight seeing a significant reduction.
Porsche - I salute you! There is hope for the survival of the performance sector yet!
It looks well proportioned, the styling really cleans up the bloated mess of the original and the engines are becoming greener and more efficient with the kerb weight seeing a significant reduction.
Porsche - I salute you! There is hope for the survival of the performance sector yet!
All I can say is YEUCH!
It is still an overpriced ugly brute - just like the Range Rover.
Who wants to drive a bog-eyed bus-shaped truck? Not me.
I love my Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8.
It outperforms this thing in all areas and is about £30K cheaper.
Not only that but my LPG conversion means I get 34MPG equivalent and less than 5.0 seconds to 60MPH performance.
And it's a lot prettier to look at than the Cayenne - which isn't so spicy!
R
Alan
It is still an overpriced ugly brute - just like the Range Rover.
Who wants to drive a bog-eyed bus-shaped truck? Not me.
I love my Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8.
It outperforms this thing in all areas and is about £30K cheaper.
Not only that but my LPG conversion means I get 34MPG equivalent and less than 5.0 seconds to 60MPH performance.
And it's a lot prettier to look at than the Cayenne - which isn't so spicy!
R
Alan
Thanks for the review, the drive on these new models has recieved mixed press reviews. Having sat in one of these I had the following comments:
1. The price fully specced for all Cayenne models is now beyond a joke, I don't know why PH bother to list the non-specced prices
2. In the flesh it is better looking than a Range Rover, dependent on colour. It makes the RR look like a giant carboard box. The dark purple is very nice.
3. The interior is now the best in the business
4. The expected depcreciation on a finance deal is slightly higher than last time
5. Unless i was truly loaded and had £120k to blow on a fully specced Cayenne Turbo then I would go for the new Toureg.
Lovely piece of kit but you'll be mugged by the options list more than on the Sports cars!
Carl_Docklands said:
Thanks for the review, the drive on these new models has recieved mixed press reviews. Having sat in one of these I had the following comments:
1. The price fully specced for all Cayenne models is now beyond a joke, I don't know why PH bother to list the non-specced prices
2. In the flesh it is better looking than a Range Rover, dependent on colour. It makes the RR look like a giant carboard box. The dark purple is very nice.
3. The interior is now the best in the business
4. The expected depcreciation on a finance deal is slightly higher than last time
5. Unless i was truly loaded and had £120k to blow on a fully specced Cayenne Turbo then I would go for the new Toureg.
Lovely piece of kit but you'll be mugged by the options list more than on the Sports cars!
Good sensible post, interesting comment about the Touareg too. 1. The price fully specced for all Cayenne models is now beyond a joke, I don't know why PH bother to list the non-specced prices
2. In the flesh it is better looking than a Range Rover, dependent on colour. It makes the RR look like a giant carboard box. The dark purple is very nice.
3. The interior is now the best in the business
4. The expected depcreciation on a finance deal is slightly higher than last time
5. Unless i was truly loaded and had £120k to blow on a fully specced Cayenne Turbo then I would go for the new Toureg.
Lovely piece of kit but you'll be mugged by the options list more than on the Sports cars!
alanjpearson said:
All I can say is YEUCH!
It is still an overpriced ugly brute - just like the Range Rover.
Who wants to drive a bog-eyed bus-shaped truck? Not me.
I love my Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8.
It outperforms this thing in all areas and is about £30K cheaper.
Not only that but my LPG conversion means I get 34MPG equivalent and less than 5.0 seconds to 60MPH performance.
And it's a lot prettier to look at than the Cayenne - which isn't so spicy!
R
Alan
Cant agree with a lot of that - yup, the Jeep is cheaper - but it certainly feels it inside, and I'm not convinced it could outpace the Turbo on the road or track...It is still an overpriced ugly brute - just like the Range Rover.
Who wants to drive a bog-eyed bus-shaped truck? Not me.
I love my Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8.
It outperforms this thing in all areas and is about £30K cheaper.
Not only that but my LPG conversion means I get 34MPG equivalent and less than 5.0 seconds to 60MPH performance.
And it's a lot prettier to look at than the Cayenne - which isn't so spicy!
R
Alan
Mr Gearchange said:
louismchuge said:
that fuel consumption stat is pretty impressive
That fuel consumption stat is wildly and laughably optimistic. I mean seriously. Twin turbo V8 with 500bhp dragging two tonnes around and doing 24mpg +.Jimmy Hill Chinny reckon
I'd be immensely impressed if it was true though.
The diesel spec is pretty impressive as well!
ManOpener said:
alanjpearson said:
I love my Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8.
It outperforms this thing in all areas and is about £30K cheaper.
Does it? I see where you coming from off-road but I bet this is far faster on it...It outperforms this thing in all areas and is about £30K cheaper.
Garlick said:
Carl_Docklands said:
Thanks for the review, the drive on these new models has recieved mixed press reviews. Having sat in one of these I had the following comments:
1. The price fully specced for all Cayenne models is now beyond a joke, I don't know why PH bother to list the non-specced prices
2. In the flesh it is better looking than a Range Rover, dependent on colour. It makes the RR look like a giant carboard box. The dark purple is very nice.
3. The interior is now the best in the business
4. The expected depcreciation on a finance deal is slightly higher than last time
5. Unless i was truly loaded and had £120k to blow on a fully specced Cayenne Turbo then I would go for the new Toureg.
Lovely piece of kit but you'll be mugged by the options list more than on the Sports cars!
Good sensible post, interesting comment about the Touareg too. 1. The price fully specced for all Cayenne models is now beyond a joke, I don't know why PH bother to list the non-specced prices
2. In the flesh it is better looking than a Range Rover, dependent on colour. It makes the RR look like a giant carboard box. The dark purple is very nice.
3. The interior is now the best in the business
4. The expected depcreciation on a finance deal is slightly higher than last time
5. Unless i was truly loaded and had £120k to blow on a fully specced Cayenne Turbo then I would go for the new Toureg.
Lovely piece of kit but you'll be mugged by the options list more than on the Sports cars!
If Volkswagen do one with some kind of meaty diesel, it would be difficult to justify a Cayenne Turbo over the top of the Touareg.
In (slightly) the same way it is difficult to justify the supercharged petrol RR over the TDV8 model.
I just wish I was in the position to HAVE to make those kind of decisions...
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