So Cayenne S (340 HP) goes for a top speed of 150.4 mph and Cayenne Turbo (450 HP) goes for 165.3 mph.

The 0-60 mph are 7.2 secs and 5.6 secs accordingly.

The tranny is a 6 speed Tiptronic ZF (auto)


http://automoto.flash.gr/_img/testdr...gimage8710.jpg

http://automoto.flash.gr/_img/testdr...gimage8712.jpg

http://automoto.flash.gr/_img/testdr...gimage8713.jpg

http://automoto.flash.gr/_img/testdr...gimage8711.jpg

 

The car is butt augly

 

The SC430 and the 911/996 Cab set at the very top of that list.

I own several 911's, 78 and up, so I would trully hate to see Porsche fail.

But.

The Cayenne is so far OFF the mark that in the end it will force Porsche to the merger table, or they will simply be acquired.

A REAL shame.

A high HP/torque, non-visually appealing SUV, just what the world needs right now.

Porsche should have cloned the RX, fixed its flaws, and really satisfied the market.

 

Finally there's a fast SUV that will spank the X5s....

I'm almost certain the Cayenne will boost Porsche's profits greatly. My local Porsche dealer has 59 people on the waiting list. Four of them even paid $70,000 in full, sight unseen...

The developement cost is shared with VW. The majority of the buyers will probably be current Porsche owners who want second vehicle.

 

I have no real idea what the relative popularity of this car will be. But I am pretty confident that Porsche is doing irreperable harm to their "brand".

Porsche is synonimous with sports cars. Ask anyone what they think of when they think Porsche and thats what they will say. Now what? Do we really expect someone to say "sports cars and SUVs?". Thats absurd and they risk decades of good positioning because they saw others making some bucks (euros?) in a segment they weren't in.

Same with Volvo. Volvo = safety. So how does a convertible make sense. It didn't and it doesn't.

As a marketer myself I am truly flabbergasted when successful companies take their corporate equity (what they stand for in the marketplace) and trade it in for a quick buck. Porsche will surely lose out in the longer term. Its Marketing 101.

Ironically VW did the same thing. After establishing itself as a leader in small fun cars (the original bug) they lose their way and failed miserably trying to penetrate the "bigger" car market (remember the "Dasher" - ha!). Only when they returned to what they were known for (the bug) has VW reestablished itself - where it belongs - in consumers minds. Now they want to compete directly with Lexus, M-B etc. under the VW badge. C'mon: create a new brand and maybe you stand a chance.

Gotta switch to decaf...