2011 cayenne v8s info?

[m3jappa]

I am chopping and changing ideas on which car to get next, a variety of reasons mean i just can't make my mind up buy, lease, finance, cash up front and some finance? I just don't know?

We like the look of cayennes, i like the idea of a big family car with a v8 which sounds good and goes alright. But I'm struggling to find out a few things as there's so many models over so many years.

so a 2011 car, v8, i assume that's the 4.8?

Whats the mpg like? i cant seem to find much apart from the older 4.5 which by all accounts is very low.

What are the service intervals and associated costs?

Are the 2011 v8's going to implode? nikasil issues? it appears that this age is ok and again its the older v8's with the possible issue.

Anything else i should know? the car still has 14mths porsche warranty, has sub 40k miles, full history etc.

thanks

[G944S]

I don’t think the mpg increased much from the 4.5, you’d be doing well to see 20 mpg from what I’ve heard.

[David W.]

G944S said:

I don’t think the mpg increased much from the 4.5, you’d be doing well to see 20 mpg from what I’ve heard.

4.8S 16-17 local max about 21 on a run.
4.2 S diesel 26 local 33 on a run, loving the improvement.
DW

[alphonso]

..slightly old thread but I have the 2013 V8 4.8 S.

I'm getting around 17mpg around town and 22mpg-ish on longer runs. Service interval is 2yrs.

It's been a great car, solid reliability with zero issues over the 3 years ownership.. the V8 sounds awesome and it looks like the GTS if you find one with the right spec. The acceleration is rapid and the drive fabulous (adjustable air suspension is a must). The pano roof is popular but I found it to have excessive wind noise, the regular sunroof can be screened off and is fine from the driver perspective (kids might complain from the back).

There aren't many about so they can be hard to come by.. the GTS is a decent alternative but obviously trades at a premium. The S seems to be holding values ok, given the point in the depreciation curve and the demise of the diesel.

We're looking to upgrade to the 2018 model this Spring so pm me if interested.

[m3jappa]

We ended up with a facelift v8 diesel. Didn't have the sport kit which i wanted but it became apparent that they aren't that common in v8d with sport kit for around this price with lowish miles. Still looks good but in a different way, very subtle and no one bats an eyelid while it tears down the road with fairly brutal (for a massive car) acceleration

Really love the thing and i now get the porsche hype.

[alphonso]

Good shout on the facelift model.. glad you're enjoying it, they are amazing cars and kick the butts of most SUVs available today