2012 Cayenne Turbo gen 11
2012 Cayenne Turbo gen 11
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1hardwork

Original Poster:

95 posts

164 months

Saturday 17th September 2016
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Hi,

I've just put a deposit down on a 2012 Cayenne Turbo :~D Be interested to hear from other gen11 Turbo owners. What are the newer ones like on fuel and tyres ?

Will be using it as my daily driver, probably doing about 30k miles a year, lol or until I loose my licence :~/

It's a well specked car with the follow me cruise and electric tow bar, even has the auxiliary heating, burmester stereo, keyless entry and go, PDCC & LCA what ever they are ??? reverse camera, cool and heated seats and loads of other goodies. just needs a set of wheels as they are 19's :~(


Phooey

13,796 posts

198 months

Saturday 17th September 2016
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If you drive it sensibly you should get about 7mpg and tires should be good for 6wks. Sounds great though, enjoy!

1hardwork

Original Poster:

95 posts

164 months

Saturday 17th September 2016
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Phooey said:
If you drive it sensibly you should get about 7mpg and tires should be good for 6wks. Sounds great though, enjoy!
Better than I expected :~D

Phooey

13,796 posts

198 months

Saturday 17th September 2016
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Pope

2,653 posts

276 months

Monday 19th September 2016
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PDCC is Porsche's active body control system; it uses hydraulic pressure to adjust the anti-roll bars to reduce body roll. It's also used as anti-dive/squat.

LCA is Lane Change Assist; radar units behind the rear bumper detect cars in the vehicle's blindspot and the system warns the driver by flashing some LED's in the mirror.

ZeroH

2,919 posts

218 months

Tuesday 20th September 2016
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Its the best family motor imo. Super practical with its sliding reclining rear seat, has a lot of thoughtful touches like twin sunvisors, super low entry suspension level, and if u ever did need it, genuine off road capability with its locking diffs.

Pdcc and ptv+ work brilliantly amd change the car into a pretty agile terrier in sport mode. Burmester is the best sound system Ive heard - personally I wouldnt buy a Cayenne without this option as its immense - and the touch screen nav and rear emtertainment is intuitive to use for adults and kids alike (no remote control nonsense like ramge rovers)

In town from a cold start id get 9-12mpg... on a steady run 24-30mpg... 8speeds means the engine is barely above tickover at 70 !

Only thing I wished it had was HUD and surround cameras - BMW has had them since 08 so not sure why until 2015 there was no surround cam option and still Porsche doesnt do HUD !

ZeroH

2,919 posts

218 months

Tuesday 20th September 2016
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Oh - and keyless entry is great when it works but it locked me out of the car twice !! Had to call porsche assist to get me back in....

1hardwork

Original Poster:

95 posts

164 months

Tuesday 20th September 2016
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ZeroH said:
Its the best family motor imo. Super practical with its sliding reclining rear seat, has a lot of thoughtful touches like twin sunvisors, super low entry suspension level, and if u ever did need it, genuine off road capability with its locking diffs.

Pdcc and ptv+ work brilliantly amd change the car into a pretty agile terrier in sport mode. Burmester is the best sound system Ive heard - personally I wouldnt buy a Cayenne without this option as its immense - and the touch screen nav and rear emtertainment is intuitive to use for adults and kids alike (no remote control nonsense like ramge rovers)

In town from a cold start id get 9-12mpg... on a steady run 24-30mpg... 8speeds means the engine is barely above tickover at 70 !

Only thing I wished it had was HUD and surround cameras - BMW has had them since 08 so not sure why until 2015 there was no surround cam option and still Porsche doesnt do HUD !
Aghhhhhhhh the one i'm getting has porsche entry and drive, does the key not override it when it fails ?

Helicopter123

8,831 posts

185 months

Tuesday 20th September 2016
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The Gen II is actually pretty good on tyres given the performance and weight of the car.

Fuel is not good, but then you wouldn't expect it to be given the power you have!

Keep it well maintained, and under warranty and just enjoy it.

It is epic.