Cayenne: Which engine

[james S]

Morning all

I'm think of moving my 2012 Range Rover on and a 2014/15 Cayenne is an option. I'd be interested to hear comparisons between the big petrol and diesel engines. My guess is the car would suit the diesel more, but the 3.6 petrol has thrown a spanner in the works. Whats the real world view on driving and do they get anywhere near the supposed economy numbers. The latter isn't particularly important, I'd just prefer to know how much of a work of fiction the numbers are.
Thanks

[Pope]

From the start there were 5 variants which then expanded and contracted in different areas;

From 2010

3.0 diesel; great all-rounder; good ecomony (Cayenne)
3.0 supercharged petrol hybrid (Cayenne S Hybrid)
3.0 V6 petrol; Nice sound; especially with sports exhaust but no V8.... (Cayenne)
4.8 V8 petrol; Nicer sound; even more so with sports exhaust (Cayenne S)
4.8 V8 biturbo; full house crazy; monster power and torque; handling belies its size, appetite for tyres and brakes turned up to 11! (Cayenne turbo)

In 2013 came the S Diesel and the NA V8 was eventually dropped to be replaced by the V6 biturbo shared with the Macan

Pick of the bunch IMO would be a V8 GTS...

Edited by Pope on Sunday 10th June 21:22

[h0b0]

I have a 2013 GTS with the V8. I felt the V8 suited the concept of GTS better than a turbo. I took a Macan GTS out my feelings were confirmed. The Macan doesn’t feel special until you wind it up. That is the essence of a turbo engine. That meant to me that in normal driving there would be no difference between the turbo v6 and a base v6. When I drive mine at 20% I’m still very aware I’m doing a v8. If I want to speed up I just speed up without dropping a gear because I have the torque low down. If I want to go bat st crazy I whack my foot down and all hell breaks loose.

On that point, let’s talk about the noise. It sounds incredible. When I first got it my son thought there was a monster in the garage. I have set off car alarms in underground garages just by starting it up. The smiles on the faces of the valet Parkers are priceless. When I first got the car I though it must be pumped in through the speakers it was that good.

I was once beaten in a traffic light drag race with a P100 model X. The owners response was “that’s the first time I’ve put my foot down and had an accompanying appropriate sound”.

GTS service costs are the same as the S here in the US and they come fully loaded. It just makes sense to get the GTS. The only thing mine doesn’t have is the 4 zone AC. My kids never complain about being too hot. In fact quite the opposite but I would still like it as it was only $1k extra and comes with an independent compressor.

[Cheib]

I'd say S Diesel BUT i think that means it's a Euro 5 compliant engine which I think will have issues in the major cities in a couple of years time so I'd have a look into that before making my choice. Might have implications for the older petrol engined cars too...don't know.

S Diesel engine is fantastic in terms of how it drives and the performance and the 2015 cars make a surprisingly good noise for a diesel.

[Relic]

Diesel S from September 2016 is Euro 6 compliant.

I've had three and would go for that engine every time, it really suits the car. 850nm of torque and 35mpg.

[Cheib]

Relic said:

Diesel S from September 2016 is Euro 6 compliant.

I've had three and would go for that engine every time, it really suits the car. 850nm of torque and 35mpg.

Yes. But the OP is looking at 2014/5 cars...hence my comment about Euro 5

[james S]

Thanks guys - I've always liked the GTS concept - might start there. I'm moving on from Range Rovers, as they just invent new ways to go wrong!!

[The Wookie]

I have a V8 diesel, it’s brilliant; sounds good, decent fuel consumption, big range, plenty quick enough, pulls trailers like they’re not there...

If you’re doing lots of miles it’s a no brainer, if you’re only doing short journeys then the petrol sounds lovely and revs more keenly but I do like my oil burner.

[steffg60]

I have a Diesel S its a great car. Also have a 997 Turbo S and I have to be honest sometimes I prefer to take the Cayenne.

If your doing miles in it then I would go for the Diesel if not maybe try the the GTS. Around the town I get around 25mpg on a run it will easily do 40mpg. Before the Cayenne we had a Volvo XC60 the Volvo wasnt much better in econcomy. With the Cayenne being a 4.2L and the Volvo a 2L really speaks volumes how good the V8 Diesel is.