New Porsche Cayenne Diesel

[sajafzal]

Blacktrees1 said:

Where did you see that Saj?

Google cayenne 2015 and click images

Very nice wheel

Saj

[catfood12]

I don't see much of a difference from the outside, apart from inboard exhaust outlets. Wheel looks more like an Audi one with positioning of the spokes, whilst trying to be a bit pork retro...

[Rocky Road]

mad ferret said:

Got an annoying rattle coming from the passenger side of the car when going over more rough road surfaces, perfectly ok on smooth surfaces. Is this a comon issue or is it back to the dealer, car only 2 weeks old and it's driving me mad

Had something similar and had to return to OPC for repair - they said it was a loose wire under the passenger seat. Never had a problem since.

[Rocky Road]

bacardii said:

Just a bit of an update.

I had his daughter giving me grief saying they struggled to get him insured in the first place.

Edited by bacardii on Thursday 17th October 04:40

I wonder why!! LOL!

[Blacktrees1]

sajafzal said:

Google cayenne 2015 and click images

Very nice wheel

Saj

found - Cheers Saj. Agree very nice

[mad ferret]

Just had the car detailed and Gtechniq C1 and C5 applied ready for the Winter and hopefully easier to clean

[sajafzal]

mad ferret said:

Just had the car detailed and Gtechniq C1 and C5 applied ready for the Winter and hopefully easier to clean

Very good idea need to do mine soon !!! looks a state

Will be easier to clean

Saj

[CHIEF]

Has anyone fettled with theirs yet, Either the 3.0 or the 4.2s tdi?

The 4.2 must be a formidable weapon.

[catfood12]

sajafzal said:

Very good idea need to do mine soon !!! looks a state

Will be easier to clean

Saj

Mines just been to Valet Magic for light machine polish, seal and front end clear wrap. It looked amazing when I picked it up, a few days in the rain has put a fresh layer of dirt on. I'll get some pictures from Robbie and post them.

[catfood12]

CHIEF said:

Has anyone fettled with theirs yet, Either the 3.0 or the 4.2s tdi?

The 4.2 must be a formidable weapon.

I think you'd struggle to do anything useful with more torque on the 4.2. I am having some fun with VCDS (VW/Audi diag & coding tool) on my Disel S. Whilst none of the ECU descriptions come up quire right, I can still do useful stuff like disable the seat belt reminder and calibrate the speedo accurately against GPS. Trying to find how to calibrate the air suspension, so can re-calibrate about an inch lower - that would really help handling. Did same on previous RR, made up calibration blocks from short cut bits of scaffold pole, and recalibrated the thing about 40mm lower to help handling.

[sajafzal]

catfood12 said:

I think you'd struggle to do anything useful with more torque on the 4.2. I am having some fun with VCDS (VW/Audi diag & coding tool) on my Disel S. Whilst none of the ECU descriptions come up quire right, I can still do useful stuff like disable the seat belt reminder and calibrate the speedo accurately against GPS. Trying to find how to calibrate the air suspension, so can re-calibrate about an inch lower - that would really help handling. Did same on previous RR, made up calibration blocks from short cut bits of scaffold pole, and recalibrated the thing about 40mm lower to help handling.

I think you can have some air released to lower a little , remember my salesman telling me but I never persued

Saj

[Callughan]

Techart have a lowering module.

http://www.design911.co.uk/fu/prod8405/Lowering-Co...

[Callughan]

CHIEF said:

Has anyone fettled with theirs yet, Either the 3.0 or the 4.2s tdi?

The 4.2 must be a formidable weapon.

Turbo or Turbo S would have been bought if speed was objective no?

[catfood12]

Callughan said:

Techart have a lowering module.

http://www.design911.co.uk/fu/prod8405/Lowering-Co...

Just what I'm trying to do ! However at £1250, I'll keep hacking !

[catfood12]

sajafzal said:

I think you can have some air released to lower a little , remember my salesman telling me but I never persued

Saj

Saj, there's a lot more to it than that ! Each corner is raised/lowered by solonoid. Compressor in boot keeps air reservoir under car topped up. Each corner has a height sensor, which is a heavy duty potentiometer on a drop link. All controlled by the ECU. You can raise/lower on the switch, and when you load up people/luggage, rear comes back up to height. Air is constantly (more or less) adjusted.

[James B]

James B said:

After a few goes at I've managed to read this thread and am now about to commit to a new diesel Cayenne.

I must admit that I had my head set on the new RRS or FFRR but having driven them all side by side I am completely sold on the Cayenne. My fiance and I both enjoy driving (I got the C4S for her for the summer last year) and this was an important factor for us. It still feels pointy and composed over the B-Roads here in Aberdeenshire and that's what sold it to us. It is also marginally cheaper too which is nice. Helps pay for my new chariot of choice; A7 BiTDI.

We're not interested in taking delivery until March 2014 so plenty of time to order. Also want to hang on and see if any facelift takes place. We are being told that it's still a Dec delivery if we order today so March will be perfectly safe for an order in the next month or so.

Anyway, our spec is looking like:

Cayenne Diesel
£ 45,561.00

Exterior Colour
Dark Blue Metallic
N4
£ 696.00

Interior Colour
Black leather interior, smooth-finish leather
LC
£ 2,177.00

Exterior

Reversing camera incl. ParkAssist front and rear
7X8
£ 1,044.00

Porsche Entry & Drive
4F2
£ 745.00

Monchrome black exterior package (high-gloss)
QJ4
£ 121.00

Bi-Xenon lighting system in Black incl. Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS)
8EE
£ 1,485.00

Deletion of model designation
0NA
£ 0.00

Privacy glass
4KF
£ 320.00

Panoramic Roof System
3FU
£ 1,291.00

SportDesign package with side skirts
2D1
£ 3,156.00

Automatic tailgate
4E7
£ 445.00

Towbar system with electrically deployable towball
1D9
£ 825.00

Black roof rails incl. roof mouldings
3S5
£ 397.00

Tail lights with tinted glass look
8SB
£ 344.00

Transmission / Chassis

100 litres fuel tank
0M1
£ 0.00

8-speed Tiptronic S inclusive Auto Start Stop function
G1G
£ 0.00

Servotronic
1N3
£ 178.00

Air suspension with self-levelling and height adjustment incl. Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM)
1BK
£ 2,379.00

Wheels


21-inch 911 Turbo II wheel with Wheel Arch Extension
CZ4
£ 3,686.00

Wheel Accessories

Tyre-pressure monitoring system (TMS)
7K3
£ 437.00

Interior

Sidebags rear
4X4
£ 279.00

ISOFIX child seat mounting on front passenger seat
3B9
£ 121.00

Extended LED comfort lighting package
AEH
£ 397.00

Parking heater
9M9
£ 1,254.00

Heated multi-function steering wheel
2ZH
£ 538.00

Comfort-memory package (14-ways)
PE5
£ 1,012.00

HomeLink® (garage door opener)
VC1
£ 194.00

Heated seats front and rear
4A4
£ 591.00

Floor mats
0TD
£ 121.00

Interior Leather

Extended leather interior package
APB
£ 1,214.00

Porsche Crest embossed on head restraints, front and rear
5ZF
£ 275.00

Extended leather dashboard trim interior package
AZW
£ 927.00

Interior Alcantara

Rooflining in Alcantara
6NN
£ 1,360.00

Audio / Communications

TV tuner (MPEG2) incl. Digital radio (DAB, DAB+, DMB)
QV5
£ 1,368.00

Porsche Rear Seat Entertainment
AEC
£ 2,420.00

Porsche Communication Management (PCM) incl. navigation module
7T1
£ 2,157.00

BOSE® Surround Sound System
9VL
£ 919.00

Preparation for mobile phone
9W5
£ 445.00

Others

3rd Year Porsche Assistance
A01
£ 169.00

3rd Year Warranty
W04
£ 940.00

Preparation for Porsche Rear Seat Entertainment
9WM
£ 0.00

Total Price*
£ 81,988.00




Comes to rather a lot. I have asked the Aberdeen dealers if they can do anything on discounts and am awaiting a reply. If they can't then i'll begin the hunt for a dealer who can. I'm a tight Scotsman at the end of the day!

Ok, so a wee update.

Having been through the will we / won't we go for a Cayenne we eventually bit the bullet....








... and bought this;







Now I know what you're going to say, and you're right, it isn't a Cayenne.

I guess we just got to the realisation that we like the RR and would likely have bought the Cayenne and then changed it for the RR in a few years. This way we have the RR now and will try to keep it for the longterm.

We went for Autobiography spec with virtually every extra but then chose the smaller 3.0 SDV6 rather than the TDV8. The TDV8 certainly handles better than the V6 but there were too many compromises to make with the bigger diesel and there was no point.

So, i'm a little sad not to be in a Cayenne for a while as it's a cracking car but longterm the cost to own the RR vs the specced Cayenne will be significantly lower.

Cheers

James

[mad ferret]

And how much was this little beauty?

[James B]

Around 10% more than I was expected to spend on the Cayenne. Pretty happy with the deal.

[D1ckie]

James B said:

Around 10% more than I was expected to spend on the Cayenne. Pretty happy with the deal.

I think the RR will depreciate far quicker than the Cayenne Diesel and will end up costing you a lot more in the long term. Great cars but sooooo different to the Cayenne in so many ways

[NomduJour]

Not so sure about depreciation. Agree they're different - a Cayenne is ultimately a compromised estate car, it could be a hell of a lot better than it already is if it wasn't pretending to be an off-roader - the compromises of the Range Rover at least give it more ability elsewhere. The whole SUV/lifestyle thing is ultimately fashion-driven, none of them are an objective choice in terms of 99% of the use they get.