The V8 Bike Bus
Discussion
573 said:
I could put some stuff in here I guess. It's still a V8 and most certainly a bike bus.
Ride is similar between them both. I've compromised both by lowering the air suspnsion and fitting spacers. The actual kit under the Cayenne is pretty impressive though. The air struts have massively more volume and much more range of adjustment. It's also smarter and will adjust its height dynamically with speed and in conjunction with the optional PDCC that it has fitted. This obviously stiffens the springs but also stiffens the ARBs and does some dynamic levelling. It tows ridiculously well and loaded with bikes hung off the back like a huge lever its attitude on the road doesn't change at all.
The Cayenne also has proper off-road credentials. It's terrain mode lifts it right up giving it huge clearance but it also has diff locks front, rear and centre.
Nice choice! I had one of these a few years ago, they are great cars, use fuel like it's the 90s, but otherwise are solid cars.Ride is similar between them both. I've compromised both by lowering the air suspnsion and fitting spacers. The actual kit under the Cayenne is pretty impressive though. The air struts have massively more volume and much more range of adjustment. It's also smarter and will adjust its height dynamically with speed and in conjunction with the optional PDCC that it has fitted. This obviously stiffens the springs but also stiffens the ARBs and does some dynamic levelling. It tows ridiculously well and loaded with bikes hung off the back like a huge lever its attitude on the road doesn't change at all.
The Cayenne also has proper off-road credentials. It's terrain mode lifts it right up giving it huge clearance but it also has diff locks front, rear and centre.
Are you sure yours has the rear diff lock too? For that it needed the optional advanced off road tech package. If it indeed has it, you have a unicorn car. I've been searching for a 957 diesel or V6petrol with this package for 3 months now, and I've yet to see one for sale in Europe. Looked at every other trim/engine just to see if any are available and still nothing. I have a need for a good offroader but no urge to spend too much money. That package along with PDCC makes this the ultimate sleeper off roader.
Would you mind posting a picture of the console between the seats with the suspension controls?
Edited by emix on Monday 22 February 21:17
bolidemichael said:
Just bringing this Q to your attn 
If it's got air front and rear I imagine it works well. With any vehicle carrying mass, it's own mass is important though. What's a downside everywhere else is suddenly a benefit when you're towing or in this case, have a load hanging off the back using the rear wheels as the fulcrum of a hefty lever. Just looking at the pics above with 4 bikes dangling off in thin air shows you the difficult job the suspension and chassis has to do. RicksAlfas said:
bolidemichael said:
A side by side for reader's delectation.
Bottom one looks like a Bradford bouncer's special.
It's possible. I think it would probably be too much though; I like that detail in silver. For the same reason I'm leaving the exhaust surrounds. I'm in 2 minds about the badging on the back though. I normally remove model designation from my cars but am tempted to keep it on this but swap it for the optional black lettering to make it more subtle.
573 said:
Not at all, I'll take one. I may well be wrong but thought I read it on the spec sheet.
I'll be able to tell you from the picture if you have the offroad tech package. If you do, you should consider pricing the car accordingly when you decide to move on. These are beginning to be quite sought after, and it will be worth a bunch to the right person. The trend is just beginning, they've gotten cheap enough that people are building offroad/overlanding rigs based on this generation Cayenne/Touareg. This generation came as standard with low range gears and a central locking diff, the subsequent ones not even as an option. As a consequence they are surprisingly good off the road. Edited by emix on Thursday 4th March 16:49
ChocolateFrog said:
Great to catch up with the thread, think I last tuned in just before the X5 went for the exhaust. That welding was truly awful, I could do just as good a job and that's not a good thing.
You've got me contemplating lowering links and spacers for my Touareg now.
A very good friend of mine had a Touareg on spacers and lowering links and some nice BBS whilst I had the E53. He's now also got a Cayenne 957 TT with spacers and links too. His Touareg looked fantastic, I'm not sure if he even has an account on here but I'll stick some pics up if not. You've got me contemplating lowering links and spacers for my Touareg now.
573 said:
It doesn't. When I put it in terrain and lock the diffs only the first 2 lights illuminate. So it's going into low-range and locking the front diff but not the rear. Shame.
Will upload pics to show once I'm sober.
You only have a central locking diff. The two lights are low range and center diff. Third light was rear diff. That option was very expensive, useless to most buyers and as a consequence super rare. I've only seen one with it. It was a 3-4k option or so iirc.Will upload pics to show once I'm sober.
I don't do mega miles and certainly haven't in the last few years!. If I'm going locally on my own or without the whole family I'll normally take a different car than this. Plus, I live in a rural area so hardly sit in traffic, I'm straight out onto a national speed limit road usually and I get between 14 and 17 MPG. TBH I've got a Golf GTI and I only see a return in the 2* MPG range in that.
Since having it we've not really been allowed to go anywhere. I've driven it into central London a few times and parked it there when I've needed to go in rather than get on a Covid train and the MPG seemed similar. Once we're allowed I'll go up and see my parents in Manchester and give it a proper run, plus my wife's mentioned us driving to Slovenia to go mountain biking there which would be a good blast for it.
Since having it we've not really been allowed to go anywhere. I've driven it into central London a few times and parked it there when I've needed to go in rather than get on a Covid train and the MPG seemed similar. Once we're allowed I'll go up and see my parents in Manchester and give it a proper run, plus my wife's mentioned us driving to Slovenia to go mountain biking there which would be a good blast for it.
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