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stmoritzer 01-21-2007 12:23 PM

Porsche Cayenne Turbo S review
 
my christmas present was a 40min drive in the Turbo S :D ,
A friend of my parents made it possible, thanks again B.!
here's my review - sorry, not proper photoshooting was possible :bah:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...sc04838800.jpg
a full black :love: Turbo S
http://img174.imagevenue.com/loc563/..._122_563lo.jpghttp://img109.imagevenue.com/loc364/..._122_364lo.jpghttp://img154.imagevenue.com/loc302/..._122_302lo.jpg

Exterior
the first thing you notice are the massive 380mm brake discs :shock:
I always liked the design of the Cayenne - a grown up Porsche, which kept some of the Porsche design features. The Turbo front is massive, looks powerful.
The Turbo S extras like the hood, the exhaust are minor changes in the design.
The Turbo rims are a must (the summer rims will be in black according to the owner, I don't know if they are completely black or like magwheel ones with a painted area) - don't like the standard ones as you see on the other pic that much - prolly only for the winter :wink:
But the best thing is the full black design of this car, much better than the chrome parts around the window.
http://img13.imagevenue.com/loc371/t..._122_371lo.jpg vs. http://img164.imagevenue.com/loc412/..._122_412lo.jpg

Interior
see magwheels review for more pics, I didn't had time to take pics.
Me likes the black leather design.
The seats are good, they support well - and the heating is welcome in wintertime :lol:
The steering wheel is good, clear and organized dashboard.
On the negative side, there's the "'Tip Buttons" to change gears on the steering wheel - useless IMO, how can you reach them and move up-/ downwards :niet:

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/6...enannta7ag.jpg




How does it drive?
for an SUV, it's a blast !!!!! Appraoching any regualr car from behind... looking down to him .... floor the 521 hp .... bye bye
you're the King of the Road :drool:
I drove a tuned (480hp) Turbo last summer but the difference is remarkable :shock: , not only by the 40+ hp, it's a totally different drive.

The Porsche engieneers did an awesome job!

(Driving the tuned Turbo was fun, but I had the feeling of sitting in a boat, the car's for sure heavy and the rolling of the car didn't gave me confidence or a good street contact. and this was with summer tyres.)
The Turbo S however is totally different, you feel connected to the road, steering is very precise for a SUV, much less rolling.
The acceleration is impressive for a 2.5t monster. The turbo lack is almost gone, endless power! :D
the standard Turbo was like this: when flooring the car, first nothing happend and then Bumm - went off like a rocket :bah: :wink:



Specifications
8cyl. 4.5l engine, 521hp, 720Nm
http://imp.porsche.com/swiss/de/mode...ayenne-turbo-s



What are the most positive features of the car?
impressive handling
very powerful
best looking SUV
Porsche quality


What are the most negative features of the car?
weight ( as all SUV's)
fuel consumption :lol:


Conclusion
:love:
I only drove on flat roads and in normal mode, this car is an amazing drive... IMO hard to beat for an SUV
Me wants another testdrive on mountain roads :drool:

TT 01-21-2007 12:57 PM

Thanks for the review! Dang, I'd like to try out a Cayenne myself too!

TopGearNL 01-21-2007 12:58 PM

Nice review StMoritzer read it with pleasure! :D

The full-black looks badass! 8)

st-anger 01-21-2007 01:18 PM

isn´t that the parking lot at the base station - went skiing @St.M not that much time ago :P

stmoritzer 01-21-2007 01:19 PM

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isn´t that the parking lot at the base station - went skiing @St.M not that much time ago :P

yep, it's the base station of the "Signalbahn" :good:
when did you ski there?

st-anger 01-21-2007 01:25 PM

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isn´t that the parking lot at the base station - went skiing @St.M not that much time ago :P

yep, it's the base station of the "Signalbahn" :good:
when did you ski there?

just went up to get a beer at the Chamanna and fetch an Engadiner Nusstorte at Pontresina :mrgreen:

stmoritzer 01-21-2007 01:32 PM

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isn´t that the parking lot at the base station - went skiing @St.M not that much time ago :P

yep, it's the base station of the "Signalbahn" :good:
when did you ski there?

just went up to get a beer at the Chamanna and fetch an Engadiner Nusstorte at Pontresina :mrgreen:

:good:
Kochendörfer's Nusstorte is well known I see :lol:
next time you pass the valley, let me know and we'll have a beer together if you want.

st-anger 01-21-2007 01:48 PM

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isn´t that the parking lot at the base station - went skiing @St.M not that much time ago :P

yep, it's the base station of the "Signalbahn" :good:
when did you ski there?

just went up to get a beer at the Chamanna and fetch an Engadiner Nusstorte at Pontresina :mrgreen:

:good:
Kochendörfer's Nusstorte is well known I see :lol:
next time you pass the valley, let me know and we'll have a beer together if you want.

VERY well known - especially by my wife :D
or some "Teuscher Schoki" from ZH :wink:

i simply love it up there off season when there´re not that many ppl around - we come back every now and then also for the uphill ride (Juliapass) from Chur to St.M - CayTT-S is quite a good choice for that wouldn´t u say ???

:wink:

sentra_dude 01-21-2007 01:54 PM

Dang, 521hp?! That is a lot of fucking power...sounds like its fun to drive, I bet its fun to buy gas for too. :P

Cool review, thanks! :D

stmoritzer 01-21-2007 01:58 PM

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VERY well known - especially by my wife :D
or some "Teuscher Schoki" from ZH :wink:

i simply love it up there off season when there´re not that many ppl around - we come back every now and then also for the uphill ride (Juliapass) from Chur to St.M - CayTT-S is quite a good choice for that wouldn´t u say ???

:wink:

oops, never tried the Teuscher schoggi so far (I'm not that fan of chocolate), but my fav. are the dark "Truffes du Jour" from Sprüngli

so back to topic:
I love to drive the Julier - even in my Seat Ibiza
would love to drive with the Cayenne TT-S up the pass, maybe later this year.
So far I drove in the engadin valley only :wink:

TopGearNL 02-11-2007 08:41 AM

/\/\ Just the names sound great, must be awesome driving there!

stmoritzer 02-11-2007 08:54 AM

:mrgreen:

gucom 02-11-2007 12:36 PM

nice review, thx :D this car must be a beast 8) btw personally i think especially the headlamp design of the new cayenne looks a lot better... it just looked a bit undefined on the old car...


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