Getting it a bit sideways....
Discussion
Been to PEC several times in the past but until this week, never done the Cayenne experience.
Love them or hate them, it's really amazing what they can do off road (when not equipped with 21" wheels ;-)
The 1:1 decent and adjacent ascent are just incredible !! Didn't even realise it had a diff lock until now
Love them or hate them, it's really amazing what they can do off road (when not equipped with 21" wheels ;-)
The 1:1 decent and adjacent ascent are just incredible !! Didn't even realise it had a diff lock until now
It always annoys me when people say that cars like these are not capable of going off road.
As can be seen from your pic they can and when they are engineered they are done so to have this ability in mind.
A lot of any cars ability to work off road whether that be mud or snow is down to the tyres.
Having owned a 955 Cayenne and driven it through snow I can say they are brilliant, and also experiencing the latest Cayenne at Silverstone off road and watching at Goodwood last year they are awesome. Combined with driving a previous generation X3 at Rockinghams off road course and a Countryman All4 at Thruxstons off road course all are engineered to do the off road thing so can only heighten the confidence we can have in their everyday abilities on road.
As you may be able to tell I have been waiting to get this off my chest for a while and I love the Cayenne for its all round ability, and should the big numbers rock up it is the one car that I would have no issues in thinking about purchasing again, however as my company cars are either Countryman or Paceman I get to personally own a 911. Happy days.
As can be seen from your pic they can and when they are engineered they are done so to have this ability in mind.
A lot of any cars ability to work off road whether that be mud or snow is down to the tyres.
Having owned a 955 Cayenne and driven it through snow I can say they are brilliant, and also experiencing the latest Cayenne at Silverstone off road and watching at Goodwood last year they are awesome. Combined with driving a previous generation X3 at Rockinghams off road course and a Countryman All4 at Thruxstons off road course all are engineered to do the off road thing so can only heighten the confidence we can have in their everyday abilities on road.
As you may be able to tell I have been waiting to get this off my chest for a while and I love the Cayenne for its all round ability, and should the big numbers rock up it is the one car that I would have no issues in thinking about purchasing again, however as my company cars are either Countryman or Paceman I get to personally own a 911. Happy days.
FarQue said:
Shouldn't have yer thumbs inside the wheel when off roading...
I didn't.....I was sat in the back taking this photo 
You are absolutely correct though, instructor even said the same himself.
Fantastic day, Mrs really loved it (her first time at the PEC).....she even managed not to spin at all on the kick plate. Then again, if I had said "watch the Michelin man" one more time to her, I think she might have inserted it somewhere painful about my person
Tyres, tyres, tyres. That's what makes the main difference. Serious knobblies (not any half-hearted tat) will keep you going.
With good tyres on my Toyota I have kept on making (slow) progress in over a foot of snow, up a slope, when mates in traction-controlled Landies were slithering sideways.
Then of course there is ground clearance, approach and departure angles, and diff locking or otherwise, traction control also works great.
Methinks that the Cayenne would have serious issues with ground clearance and secondarily with angles. Unfortunately mistakes will be costly!
I have on occasion had my vintage Landcruiser supported by it's (metal) rear bumper, rear axle suspended, (approach angles great, departure on LWB not great) and even actually crushed the tailpipe almost shut, but I would not want to do that with a Cayenne!
With good tyres on my Toyota I have kept on making (slow) progress in over a foot of snow, up a slope, when mates in traction-controlled Landies were slithering sideways.
Then of course there is ground clearance, approach and departure angles, and diff locking or otherwise, traction control also works great.
Methinks that the Cayenne would have serious issues with ground clearance and secondarily with angles. Unfortunately mistakes will be costly!
I have on occasion had my vintage Landcruiser supported by it's (metal) rear bumper, rear axle suspended, (approach angles great, departure on LWB not great) and even actually crushed the tailpipe almost shut, but I would not want to do that with a Cayenne!
ah the infamous "made out of chocolate" rims
had them on my KN - bloody awful for kerbing
and being cut / polished / painted a bit to refurb to
Enjoy
2 x KN's for me - love em - highlight was pulling a Rangie out of a ditch in the snow a couple of years ago - as someone pointed out - tyres....
had them on my KN - bloody awful for kerbing
and being cut / polished / painted a bit to refurb to
Enjoy
2 x KN's for me - love em - highlight was pulling a Rangie out of a ditch in the snow a couple of years ago - as someone pointed out - tyres....
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