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A lot of Porschephiles might say they are not fans of the Porsche Cayenne. To some, the truck is an insult to the Porsche racing heritage; others say it is simply not right to have an SUV in the line-up of what is otherwise the most revered sports car company in the world. To all of you, I say hogwash.
The Cayenne GTS’s stats speak for themselves
- 405 HP
- 0-60 in 6.1 seconds
- Top Speed of 157 (with a curb weight of just under 5000 lbs)
- 21” wheels
Those are sports car like specs (well ok, not the weight part) if you ask me.
With Fifth Gear’s most recent review and comparison of the Porsche Cayenne GTS vs. the BMW X5, it is perfectly clear that the boys from Stuttgart have once again created a car (or in this case a truck) worthy of wearing the Porsche Badge.
Watch the video and see for yourself
The key points I took from this review were pretty simple, and I quote:
“The Cayenne looks and feels more expensive.”
“Leaving it in sports mode gives stiff dampers and no body roll for perfect on-track performance with faster throttle response.”
“It loves being chucked from left to right.”
Remember, this is an SUV we’re talking about. So, if I were a soccer mom (or more correctly if I were buying an SUV for my soccer mom wife) it seems quite clear that the Cayenne GTS would be at the top of the list.
Tomorrow we’ll be taking a look at one of my all time favorite cars; the Porsche 993 Turbo S. More specifically, we’ll be exploring the effects of a celebrity provenance (Jerry Seinfeld) on the value of a Porsche at time of resale.
993 C4S,
What are you thoughts on the GTS?? Have you ever driven a Cayenne?
ac
@Anthony,
Are you serious? Did you read my post above? I’ve driven a Cayenne and A Cayenne Turbo. In fact, I was very close to purchasing a Turbo. I think, as far as an SUV goes, they are fantastic. Not much out there to compare them to. Maybe the LandRover Supercharged version, but service and maintenance on those are horrible.
The only suggestion I would make is that if you get a Cayenne, get an automatic. The manual transmission just isn’t that great. I haven’t yet driven the GTS, so comment doesn’t apply to that.
993 C4S,
I think the GTS is stunning. Although I still love the turbo, the GTS comes close. Like I said before, Porsche has my vote for the Cayenne. I may be biased because I love the color Orange! I cant wait to see one in person.
I suppose that as far as SUVs are concerned, the Cayenne has defined a certain sporty niche for itself, but the inclusion of a manual transmission is just taking it too far IMO. I think that people who want to have that sporty a car will just have another sports car on the side… they buy an SUV to cope with daily driving realities, and a manual transmission sorta defeats the purpose. I love manuals, drive one myself… just wouldn’t get an SUV with one.
http://geekliness.com/2008/08/20/porsche-says-because-we-can-with-the-2008-cayenne-gts
@Loy Bond,
I understand what you’re saying (regarding the manual transmission), but the numbers speak for themselves. The Cayenne is the best selling Porsche in recent history and the sales numbers on the GTS have surpassed all of Porsche’s forecasts.
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