RE: Driven: Porsche Cayenne Turbo
Discussion
pikey said:
Oh and to the other arguments on here; we live in London, my dog will go in it and we chose it over the RRS as we preferred it. I love the "you don't need one" b
ks because everyone is guilty. For example.. my TV is far larger than it needs to be (and we have more TVs than needed), the house has more rooms that we need, in the winter we have the heating on before we come home, we go on holiday using aeroplanes, we buy alcohol that's been moved round the world, we eat out at restaurants, I have a bath in the garden that came from Canada and permenantly keeps the water at 38.5 degrees and last week I drove a small sports car, on my own, with 365 ponies at 130kph to Le Mans and back for no reason other than getting pissed in a field with friends.
I don't need any of that. I don't need a Cayenne. But last time I checked, it's a free country where you can spend your money on what you want!
Can I also point out that you don't need to buy me a very expensive birthday present.ks because everyone is guilty. For example.. my TV is far larger than it needs to be (and we have more TVs than needed), the house has more rooms that we need, in the winter we have the heating on before we come home, we go on holiday using aeroplanes, we buy alcohol that's been moved round the world, we eat out at restaurants, I have a bath in the garden that came from Canada and permenantly keeps the water at 38.5 degrees and last week I drove a small sports car, on my own, with 365 ponies at 130kph to Le Mans and back for no reason other than getting pissed in a field with friends.I don't need any of that. I don't need a Cayenne. But last time I checked, it's a free country where you can spend your money on what you want!
My birthday is on the 23rd September
pikey said:
PetrolinDaVeins said:
I test drove a Cayenne Turbo on Saturday May 29 .... and have now confirmed my specification for delivery by end July.
Dark Blue Metallic & Platinum Grey leather plus a host of extras.
We ordered one in March! Dark Blue Metallic & Platinum Grey leather plus a host of extras.
Don't want it until Sept though.Went for the Diesel and a shed load of options. White with a mocha interior. I think friends will write " U N " on the side when it turns up!
Really looking forward to it!
Oh and to the other arguments on here; we live in London, my dog will go in it and we chose it over the RRS as we preferred it. I love the "you don't need one" b
ks because everyone is guilty. For example.. my TV is far larger than it needs to be (and we have more TVs than needed), the house has more rooms that we need, in the winter we have the heating on before we come home, we go on holiday using aeroplanes, we buy alcohol that's been moved round the world, we eat out at restaurants, I have a bath in the garden that came from Canada and permenantly keeps the water at 38.5 degrees and last week I drove a small sports car, on my own, with 365 ponies at 130kph to Le Mans and back for no reason other than getting pissed in a field with friends.I don't need any of that. I don't need a Cayenne. But last time I checked, it's a free country where you can spend your money on what you want!
Well said.
I too wish they managed to get a 7 seat option in there although I suppose that I may have canibalised some Q7 sales.
Impressive performance, claimed combined mpg and CO2 stats from the new Cayenne diesel.
> Cayenne 3.0-litre V6 Diesel 240hp 550Nm 7.8secs 135mph 38.2mpg 195g/km
The (Jaguar derived) Discovery 4 3.0 diesel motor does better interms of headline stats...
244hp / 180KW @ 4,000rpm & 600Nm @ 2,000rpm..
..but the gearing, aerodynamics(!) and weight(!!) mean that it can only do the following....
112mph max
30.4 mpg (combined)
244g/km
9.0secs (0-60mph)
Impressive performance, claimed combined mpg and CO2 stats from the new Cayenne diesel.
> Cayenne 3.0-litre V6 Diesel 240hp 550Nm 7.8secs 135mph 38.2mpg 195g/km
The (Jaguar derived) Discovery 4 3.0 diesel motor does better interms of headline stats...
244hp / 180KW @ 4,000rpm & 600Nm @ 2,000rpm..
..but the gearing, aerodynamics(!) and weight(!!) mean that it can only do the following....
112mph max
30.4 mpg (combined)
244g/km
9.0secs (0-60mph)
pikey said:
PetrolinDaVeins said:
I test drove a Cayenne Turbo on Saturday May 29 .... and have now confirmed my specification for delivery by end July.
Dark Blue Metallic & Platinum Grey leather plus a host of extras.
We ordered one in March! Dark Blue Metallic & Platinum Grey leather plus a host of extras.
Don't want it until Sept though.Went for the Diesel and a shed load of options. White with a mocha interior. I think friends will write " U N " on the side when it turns up!
Really looking forward to it!
Oh and to the other arguments on here; we live in London, my dog will go in it and we chose it over the RRS as we preferred it. I love the "you don't need one" b
ks because everyone is guilty. For example.. my TV is far larger than it needs to be (and we have more TVs than needed), the house has more rooms that we need, in the winter we have the heating on before we come home, we go on holiday using aeroplanes, we buy alcohol that's been moved round the world, we eat out at restaurants, I have a bath in the garden that came from Canada and permenantly keeps the water at 38.5 degrees and last week I drove a small sports car, on my own, with 365 ponies at 130kph to Le Mans and back for no reason other than getting pissed in a field with friends.I don't need any of that. I don't need a Cayenne. But last time I checked, it's a free country where you can spend your money on what you want!
Hey, Surely the most underrated performance 4x4 has to be the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8.
I paid £35k (no VAT in the Channel Islands to be fair) for a brand new one in 2006.
Awesome performance (0-60 in under 5 secs), menacing looks, 20" low profile alloys, full Sports suspension, brakes and THAT V8 deep rumble from central twin exhausts the size of dustbins!
Makes you think... you could have one for you and one for the missus plus a sports motorcycle in the garage for the Porsche's price tag!
I paid £35k (no VAT in the Channel Islands to be fair) for a brand new one in 2006.
Awesome performance (0-60 in under 5 secs), menacing looks, 20" low profile alloys, full Sports suspension, brakes and THAT V8 deep rumble from central twin exhausts the size of dustbins!
Makes you think... you could have one for you and one for the missus plus a sports motorcycle in the garage for the Porsche's price tag!
Hey, Surely the most underrated performance 4x4 has to be the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8.
I paid £35k (no VAT in the Channel Islands to be fair) for a brand new one in 2006.
Awesome performance (0-60 in under 5 secs), menacing looks, 20" low profile alloys, full Sports suspension, brakes and THAT V8 deep rumble from central twin exhausts the size of dustbins!
Makes you think... you could have one for you and one for the missus plus a sports motorcycle in the garage for the Porsche's price tag!
I paid £35k (no VAT in the Channel Islands to be fair) for a brand new one in 2006.
Awesome performance (0-60 in under 5 secs), menacing looks, 20" low profile alloys, full Sports suspension, brakes and THAT V8 deep rumble from central twin exhausts the size of dustbins!
Makes you think... you could have one for you and one for the missus plus a sports motorcycle in the garage for the Porsche's price tag!
Fire99 said:
ManOpener said:
yonex said:
300bhp/ton said:
shantybeater said:
Absolutely hideous and pointless...even more than the last one
Just because you don't understand it hardly makes it pointless....
I for one have just decided to chop in my 997 911 C2 yesterday for a new diesel cayenne which will be delievered early Jan 2011.
I never thought i'd ever buy a diesel never mind chop a 911 in for one but the truth in the matter is that the Cayenne is fantastic.
I previously owned a mk1 Cayenne and absolutely loved it.
And to 300bhp/ton when he says it's hideous and pointless, you drive a f""king piece of American garbage that you seem to think is better than most new cars out there today.
It's a piece of engineering genius and you have to remember that SUV's are the biggest growning market in the UK today so grow the f""k up and allow people to enjoy their purchases without feeling like they've bought a hideous car.
Adam_sg said:
Ok so it looks ok for a massive piece of 4x4 metal, but in all honesty who really wants to drive one of these?
In my opinion they're such a ecotistical small penis machine, if you want luxury get an AMG merc or an M series or a Maserati or an Aston, there just isn't any need for one of these "look at me" kensington wagons, what purpose do they perform over a normal car? & don't say it's for your dog, because why would you put your dog in a £100k car unless you're a complete muppet! Buy a decent sports car & a nice Ranger!
Sick and tired of these useless tosser mobiles!
With respect I could not disagree more. A Cayenne is a "small penis machine" but a Maserati or an Aston is not? These all fit into the same category, except the Cayenne has a ton more space which makes it very comfortable and very practical. Besides, this whole 'penis' argument is thoroughly idiotic anyway because if you have money and enjoy motoring you will buy an expensive vehicle without considerations of the hoi poloi ever entering your mind. In my opinion they're such a ecotistical small penis machine, if you want luxury get an AMG merc or an M series or a Maserati or an Aston, there just isn't any need for one of these "look at me" kensington wagons, what purpose do they perform over a normal car? & don't say it's for your dog, because why would you put your dog in a £100k car unless you're a complete muppet! Buy a decent sports car & a nice Ranger!
Sick and tired of these useless tosser mobiles!
This new Porsche I believe to be genuinely good looking (especially when compared to the hideous mk1)which is surely due, as was rightly pointed out, in no small part to very evident Aston design elements.
When compared to King Range Rover, it is dynamically far superior and arguably better looking these days - neither of which points would be particularly important if Range Rover was not losing its nerve and stooping to compete with the underlings by repeatedly "blinging out" every passing year. The whole point of a Rangie is that it should be imperviously superior to such philistine tendencies.
Edited by magic_marker on Monday 21st June 16:20
I borrowed a Cayenne S 4.8 with a mere 400hp from an OPC for a weekend. It had sports air suspension and 21 inch wheels, but was stock apart from that I think.
It was without doubt the most surprising vehicle I've EVER driven! I had absolutely no idea how they handled, and performance wise, I'd guess it was more than a match for something like my then 2004 M3.
In a weekend of ragging it, I got near 19mpg. Compared to a weekend in a diesel toerag which was pitiful to drive by comarison, (handling was woeful) which got 23.5 mpg.
The turbos must be something else. But for all the Cayenne haters, they aint just surprising for what they are, they truly seem to defy physics.
This one looks bonkers on all fronts. Well done Porsche!
It was without doubt the most surprising vehicle I've EVER driven! I had absolutely no idea how they handled, and performance wise, I'd guess it was more than a match for something like my then 2004 M3.
In a weekend of ragging it, I got near 19mpg. Compared to a weekend in a diesel toerag which was pitiful to drive by comarison, (handling was woeful) which got 23.5 mpg.
The turbos must be something else. But for all the Cayenne haters, they aint just surprising for what they are, they truly seem to defy physics.
This one looks bonkers on all fronts. Well done Porsche!
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