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Old 01-21-2007, 12:23 PM   #1
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Default Porsche Cayenne Turbo S review

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


a full black Turbo S


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
But the best thing is the full black design of this car, much better than the chrome parts around the window.
vs.

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
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






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
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!
the standard Turbo was like this: when flooring the car, first nothing happend and then Bumm - went off like a rocket :bah:



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


Conclusion

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
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Old 01-21-2007, 12:57 PM   #2
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Thanks for the review! Dang, I'd like to try out a Cayenne myself too!
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Old 01-21-2007, 12:58 PM   #3
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Nice review StMoritzer read it with pleasure!

The full-black looks badass! 8)
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Old 01-21-2007, 01:18 PM   #4
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isn´t that the parking lot at the base station - went skiing @St.M not that much time ago
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Old 01-21-2007, 01:19 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by st-anger
isn´t that the parking lot at the base station - went skiing @St.M not that much time ago
yep, it's the base station of the "Signalbahn" :good:
when did you ski there?
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Originally Posted by stmoritzer
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isn´t that the parking lot at the base station - went skiing @St.M not that much time ago
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
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Old 01-21-2007, 01:32 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by st-anger
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isn´t that the parking lot at the base station - went skiing @St.M not that much time ago
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
:good:
Kochendörfer's Nusstorte is well known I see
next time you pass the valley, let me know and we'll have a beer together if you want.
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Originally Posted by stmoritzer
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Originally Posted by stmoritzer
Originally Posted by st-anger
isn´t that the parking lot at the base station - went skiing @St.M not that much time ago
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
:good:
Kochendörfer's Nusstorte is well known I see
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
or some "Teuscher Schoki" from ZH

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 ???

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

Cool review, thanks!
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Originally Posted by st-anger

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

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 ???

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