Preview: 2004 Porsche Cayenne V-6

[NFS4]

http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=6649&sid=181&n=157

 

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A porsche that I can out accelerate in my maxima with a full car of people. How pathetic.

 

[DieselUV]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
A porsche that I can out accelerate in my maxima with a full car of people. How pathetic.

apples and oranges

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Diesel UV

Originally posted by: Skoorb
A porsche that I can out accelerate in my maxima with a full car of people. How pathetic.

apples and oranges

Well, an FX35 would r@pe it

 

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Originally posted by: Diesel UV

Originally posted by: Skoorb
A porsche that I can out accelerate in my maxima with a full car of people. How pathetic.

apples and oranges

Damn right apples and oranges. One is a porsche and the other is a nissan. It's simply not right that a nissan can smack a porsche up like this. The reason is because porsche shouldn't have a freaknig SUV in the first place.

Well, an FX35 would r@pe it

Damn, I'd hate to see what the FX45 would do :Q

 

[Doggiedog]

I think your Highlander can r@pe it too NFS4.

 

[DieselUV]

Damn right apples and oranges. One is a porsche and the other is a nissan. It's simply not right that a nissan can smack a porsche up like this. The reason is because porsche shouldn't have a freaknig SUV in the first place.

That's true. At least they could've made it look better.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Diesel UV

Originally posted by: Skoorb
A porsche that I can out accelerate in my maxima with a full car of people. How pathetic.

apples and oranges

Damn right apples and oranges. One is a porsche and the other is a nissan. It's simply not right that a nissan can smack a porsche up like this. The reason is because porsche shouldn't have a freaknig SUV in the first place.

Well, an FX35 would r@pe it

Damn, I'd hate to see what the FX45 would do :Q

An FX45 comes within tailights of the Cayenne Turbo, it outguns the Cayenne S, so an FX45 would totally KILL a Cayenne V6

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
A porsche that I can out accelerate in my maxima with a full car of people. How pathetic.

Your Maxima isn't exactly streetable Skoorb. :brokenheart:

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
I think your Highlander can r@pe it too NFS4.

FX35 and Highlander, Gangbang style!

Actually, I think that a Highlander is 0-60 in about 8.3-8.6 seconds or something like that, so yes it would

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

The new six-speed manual gearbox will broaden the Cayenne's appeal for those that feel that even the most modern of auto boxes do not give sufficient control. The unique feature of the Porsche box is what the company calls the "Porsche Drive-Off Assistant."

This is essentially a system that holds the vehicle on a hill without the need to apply the parking brake. The system senses when the vehicle stops on a hill and when the foot is removed to operate the clutch maintains the braking force applied by the pedal. When the clutch is engaged, the brake pressure is released and the vehicle moves off. The system works in both forward and reverse, and it enables Porsche to use a foot-operated parking brake without the problems posed to even the most expert drivers when trying to parallel-park on an incline with this type of system.

Cool. That would be pretty useful.

 

[ndee]

I'm sure there are Nissans Skyline R34 which can rape nearly every standard Porsche, Ferrari, Lambos or whatsoever. I'm talking from the performance point of view. http://www.supercars.net/cars/1999@$Nissan%20Blitz@$Skyline%20GT-R%20R348g.html

 

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Originally posted by: Millennium

Originally posted by: Skoorb
A porsche that I can out accelerate in my maxima with a full car of people. How pathetic.

Your Maxima isn't exactly streetable Skoorb. :brokenheart:

Barely...I'm running so much compression through the engine that I can't pass smog, but I know a guy at the registrar who hooked me up. Only getting like 8 mpg and the thing is stiff as hell on regular roads but I manage

 

[LAUST]

This line really got me ROTFL

Porsche version has more than 220 lb-ft available from 2000 rpm to 5500 rpm, a useful attribute in an off-roader

They are right about the power range, but someone going offroad with one of those? I'll look for them next spring on Redcone, but I have some serious doubts about seeing one

 

[Confused]

Anyone who buys a Cayenne (or most SUVs - 4x4s are a different story) would never use it offroad anyway, or on a road with snow...it would all be cleared anyway by the time they get to the road!





Confused

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

Originally posted by: LAUST
This line really got me ROTFL

Porsche version has more than 220 lb-ft available from 2000 rpm to 5500 rpm, a useful attribute in an off-roader

They are right about the power range, but someone going offroad with one of those? I'll look for them next spring on Redcone, but I have some serious doubts about seeing one

well they are off-raodable. I dunno about the V6 model, but I'm sure hte V8 is good at off-roading.

How hardcore it is? That's up to debate. But I'm sure its more than the average SUV.

 

[DieselUV]

I didn't think there was any diff between the 6 and 8, besides the engine. Neither is trail worthy.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Millennium

Originally posted by: Skoorb
A porsche that I can out accelerate in my maxima with a full car of people. How pathetic.

Your Maxima isn't exactly streetable Skoorb. :brokenheart:

Barely...I'm running so much compression through the engine that I can't pass smog, but I know a guy at the registrar who hooked me up. Only getting like 8 mpg and the thing is stiff as hell on regular roads but I manage

man..ur the king of sarcasm

 

[Rent]

I think I found this most humerous -

It was interesting that at the extreme, the control systems did more than just keep the Cayenne going in the right direction - they also made a great deal of extraneous noise, reminding the driver that this was not the most sensible driving style.

Basically, the car tells you to fvck off when you don't drive it like it wants you too

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: Diesel UV
I didn't think there was any diff between the 6 and 8, besides the engine. Neither is trail worthy.

And what kind of trail might that be? There aren't many SUVs that are as capable off-road as the Touareg and Cayenne - especially none as luxury oriented.

Maybe Hummer (H1), Jeep (Grand Cherokee), Land Rover (Discovery and Range Rover), and Mercedes (G500). Though arguably, none of them are as nicely appointed as the Touareg and Cayenne.

 

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Originally posted by: KnightBreed

Originally posted by: Diesel UV
I didn't think there was any diff between the 6 and 8, besides the engine. Neither is trail worthy.

And what kind of trail might that be? There aren't many SUVs that are as capable off-road as the Touareg and Cayenne - especially none as luxury oriented.

Maybe Hummer (H1), Jeep (Grand Cherokee), Land Rover (Discovery and Range Rover), and Mercedes (G500). Though arguably, none of them are as nicely appointed as the Touareg and Cayenne.

Cayenne is about as likely to be taken off road as my sentra

 

[dcdomain]

Originally posted by: ndee
I'm sure there are Nissans Skyline R34 which can rape nearly every standard Porsche, Ferrari, Lambos or whatsoever. I'm talking from the performance point of view. http://www.supercars.net/cars/1999@$Nissan%20Blitz@$Skyline%20GT-R%20R348g.html

Dyam I've always been a fan of the Blackbird but the Blitz version has a full 1 second advantage in the 0-60 time...

 

[CChaos]

Cayenne sales have been great for Porsche and I'm sure the V-6 will sell fine as well. I don't think that the people who are going to be buying these care much for street racing and off-roading. Face it, Porsche is now more accessible to people monetarily in a huge segment of the automotive market. The yuppie behind the wheel does not envy your family sedan and if he wants an Infiniti he'll buy one. Love it, hate it, it's good for Porsche and that's the bottom line.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: KnightBreed

Originally posted by: Diesel UV
I didn't think there was any diff between the 6 and 8, besides the engine. Neither is trail worthy.

And what kind of trail might that be? There aren't many SUVs that are as capable off-road as the Touareg and Cayenne - especially none as luxury oriented.

Maybe Hummer (H1), Jeep (Grand Cherokee), Land Rover (Discovery and Range Rover), and Mercedes (G500). Though arguably, none of them are as nicely appointed as the Touareg and Cayenne.

Cayenne is about as likely to be taken off road as my sentra

Diesel said the Cayenne isn't trailworthy. I wanted to know what he was basing his opinion on. Other SUV's, or some trumped up Ranger on 36" tires.

I fail to see how your post had anything to do with mine.

 

[Doggiedog]

Originally posted by: CChaos
Cayenne sales have been great for Porsche and I'm sure the V-6 will sell fine as well. I don't think that the people who are going to be buying these care much for street racing and off-roading. Face it, Porsche is now more accessible to people monetarily in a huge segment of the automotive market. The yuppie behind the wheel does not envy your family sedan and if he wants an Infiniti he'll buy one. Love it, hate it, it's good for Porsche and that's the bottom line.

It may be good for the bottom line but it completely waters down their hard earned brand name. If something that was almost attainable was suddenly readily attainable, I think people's next reactions would be to move on to the next almost attainable thing. I think this is true especially when it comes to luxury goods. A good example of this is Cadillac. Look at what happened to all their years of reputation building when they started making cheap crappy cars. It totally soiled their reputation. How many of us when they hear the name Cadillac automatically think ughh GM. I think it might become the same way for Porsche if they keep this up. IMO.