Porsche Cayenne Turbo.. do you love it or hate it?

[MRR]

Its a good SUV (yet pretty ugly) but it kind of came out of no where. I would have at least expected porsche to make a four-door before an SUV.

[F1_Master]

I don't mind it...Though I always ask what would you do with all that power in a SUV?

[sunk]

One of these.

Anyway, I hate the Cayenne. Not because it is a Porsche SUV - it has proved it can go off-road- but because it is as ugly as sin. That is why I don't particularly like BMWs anymore.

Oh yeah, i forgot that they made tanks in the '30s.

[Rijoh]

Porsche might own 20% of VW, but the Touareg surely owns the Cayenne on looks

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

This needs a poll!!!

Well, I'm in 2 minds. On one hand, it's a dirty, great, gas-guzzling cash cow, sold specifically for Porsche to stay afloat. And it's done the job well. Also, it's the SSCMobile of choice (Suburban Sad C***). I find that the dudes that have them are insufferable. And I know a few.

But on the other hand, it's a great off road vehicle, it performs just like a real Porsche should, and I think it looks great in black with 19in multispokes. I love it!

[6'bore]

Except one. Cayennes aren't even equipped with a spare tyre so how they could be deemed 'more than capable' offroad is beyond me

O.k, you take the X5, and I will take the Cayenne and we will see who get's further on an offroading course.

My guess is that it will be me.

When off-roading the X5 may aswell not have tires, it get's no grip what so ever.

[john14]

The replies to my thread are interesting Thank you to everybody who replied... I would guess approximatley 50% of people dislike/hate the Porsche Cayenne and 50% of people like/love it.. but the percentages could be 60-40 or 30-70. Which SUV would you buy instead of the Cayenne?

[henk4]

The replies to my thread are interesting Thank you to everybody who replied... I would guess approximatley 50% of people dislike/hate the Porsche Cayenne and 50% of people like/love it.. but the percentages could be 60-40 or 30-70. Which SUV would you buy instead of the Cayenne?

none...

[nota]

O.k, you take the X5, and I will take the Cayenne and we will see who get's further on an offroading course.

My guess is that it will be me.

When off-roading the X5 may aswell not have tires, it get's no grip what so ever.

I'm no believer in X5's capabilities either - it's basically a 5-series on stilts

To be fair to you, others also claimed the Cayenne as a good thing for offroading. So my quoting of your post was mere random selection

Personally I can't take seriously any 4WD only equipped with those ridiculous & near-useless spacesavers. Hereabouts, punctures are not uncommon even when ONroad let alone off, and ultimately mate your fancy Porsche won't go very far on three 49psi tyres and a temporary razor blade

Likewise a $30k Falcon 2WD ute gets skidplates as standard-equip yet no underbody protection for the ($200,000!) Cayennne Turbo so really it's just another of those euro 'snowfield specials'

For sure every vehicle is a compromise of capabilities. Genuine 4WDs by their nature are deficient on-road, and Cayenne the mega-example of 'pretend 4WDs' is too complex & fragile, has too much wiring and costs far too many $$ to risk knocking it around in the rough. They are reportedly hopeless on sand. Thus imho it is not "more than capable"

In my experience barging around a synthetic offroading course cannot equate to the realities of offroad travel - maybe in the UK but not in Oz where there are few roads let alone good ones - so I guess our concepts of offroading differ

[nota]

Thank you to everybody who replied. Which SUV would you buy instead of the Cayenne?

For what application ..?

[Coventrysucks]

Disco 3.

Cavernous, goes off road, looks great doing it...

[woodstock827]

G55 if i have to pick one SUV
dxmn harsh on-road, but looks way way better and possibly better off-road.. (I don't see any country buying the Cayenne for its military)

but if it's for normal driving, no SUV ever..

[john14]

Thank you for stating... or typing your opinions.

[freakystone]

Let's admit that the Cayenne Turbo has "Excessive" written all over it. It is way too fast and way to expensive compared to most SUV's. But it sure is fun...