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Dope Dealer
03-22-2003, 07:43 PM
Saw the new Porsche Cayenne today on 17th Ave. Didn't know they sold them yet, looked awesome!

Didn't think it was the Cayenne at first. I didn't even know they had any for sale yet. I was hoping to see one at the Car Show this year, so didn't expect to see some on the roads for awhile.

Looked like a Mini Cooper on a truck platform at first with Porsche headlights :)
nismodrifter
03-22-2003, 08:03 PM
can't wait to see one on the road, seen many pics in magazines but I want to see whether it actually looks good or not
___2PaC___
03-22-2003, 08:22 PM
Originally posted by Dope Dealer
Looked like a Mini Cooper on a truck platform at first with Porsche headlights :)

Same here, I saw a video from the NAIAS...looks ok, maybe alo tmore better in person
rage2
03-22-2003, 09:07 PM
I drove the Cayenne S around town last night. The brakes are amazing, no body roll, it's like driving a car. Pretty impressive stuff.
[GaGe]
03-22-2003, 09:14 PM
Originally posted by rage2
I drove the Cayenne S around town last night. The brakes are amazing, no body roll, it's like driving a car. Pretty impressive stuff.

i wonder if that was the cayenne dope dealer saw. :dunno:
Ben
03-22-2003, 10:02 PM
Porsche Had their official releace here in calgary this Thurs/fri/sat.

Something about a TT V8 in a SUV that will run cirles around most cars is pretty awe inspiring...(in their 'Turbo' model)

450hp, 460 tq, Track speed of 160MPH and 0-62 in 5.6s.
the S is something like 340hp.
Ven
03-22-2003, 10:29 PM
Saw a silver one on Macleod today, they look kinda plain if you ask me. :dunno:
[GaGe]
03-22-2003, 10:31 PM
Originally posted by Ven
Saw a silver one on Macleod today, they look kinda plain if you ask me. :dunno:

i like the rear of the cayenne. The front is ugly. It's just like a carerra GT with an extended bumper.
rage2
03-22-2003, 11:00 PM
It was weird, nobody knew of the car, nobody gawked at all. But yea, 340hp, it feels slower then the ML55 (349hp), but hey, the S/C S2K felt slower than the SLK 32 and look what happened :D.

The thing handles like a car though. The slalom test, like virtually no body roll. I was driving like 4/10ths in that thing (well it wasn't MY cayenne heh) cuz I thought it handled like a SUV, but it really handles like a car.

Kinda odd that I'm praising an SUV... heh.
benyl
03-23-2003, 01:29 AM
Yeah, I got to go to their unveiling on Wednesday night. Sweet ride... I was hoping that we could drive them, but no dice.

Man, I felt like a child. everyone there was like mid to late forties and up. Some dude and his wife have had a deposit on one for 4 years now. I hope he got the turbo. I read somewhere that the S was disappointing and that the hp wasn't like they said it was... the turbo.. that is another story.

The turbo has some funky light system that works with navigation to actually point where you are going. If you turn right, so do the lights so that they light up the road.

Cool stuff
D'z Nutz
03-23-2003, 01:32 AM
Originally posted by rage2
Kinda odd that I'm praising an SUV... heh.

Maybe you're just gettin' old, soccer mom! :D

How much are they supposed to run for?
benyl
03-23-2003, 01:42 AM
$83 for the S and upward of $130 for the turbo.
Fluidic
03-23-2003, 04:01 AM
Yep... saw the Porsche on 17th ave last night too... good stuff!! :thumbsup:

Peter
rage2
03-23-2003, 10:38 AM
Originally posted by D'z Nutz
Maybe you're just gettin' old, soccer mom! :D

How much are they supposed to run for?

haha no doubt. The one I drove had the optional 20's or something, and was stickered at $92k. Mikko would LOVE this thing, performs well on and off "tarmac" crap :rofl: Plus he wouldn't mind the ugly looks, cuz looks doesn't count!
Ben
03-23-2003, 11:26 AM
Originally posted by rage2


haha no doubt. The one I drove had the optional 20's or something, and was stickered at $92k. Mikko would LOVE this thing, performs well on and off "tarmac" crap :rofl: Plus he wouldn't mind the ugly looks, cuz looks doesn't count!


Oh but the ride height...thats crucial, and the waste of Leather and its heavy weight. :rolleyes: :D
GTS Jeff
03-23-2003, 01:15 PM
funny that the cayenne received such lukewarm attention a few years ago.
Zephyr
03-23-2003, 01:19 PM
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid45/p03d1de5725cb33900c2e1f161cc9561e/fcd477dc.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid45/pf361a4cd2353214e9b398524a4d193c6/fcd477cf.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid45/p03156a557d8c7eac62137a1f236dbaf6/fcd477f5.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid45/p9d21d860ddb97cf7ca6cafa3fb438e85/fcd477e3.jpg

so many people around the three cars barely able to take pics without having someone's butt in the image...
eludeu
03-23-2003, 02:07 PM
I saw a Cayenne S last night on Country Hills Blvd. It looked pretty sweet:hitit:
rage2
03-23-2003, 02:13 PM
It's a lot bigger than in pictures. I thought it was about the size of an Outback (I was wrong hehe). Here's the Cayenne beside my boat :
rage2
03-23-2003, 02:14 PM
rear view
rage2
03-23-2003, 02:14 PM
WTF are those 17" Brakes??? HUGE!
Dope Dealer
03-23-2003, 02:23 PM
Eep! Huge brakes!

Is that in the RONA Parking lot @ Crowfoot?
DSM Power
03-23-2003, 10:17 PM
Cool stuff Rage. :thumbsup: I had a dark blue Cayenne S following me for a little while on Thursday down Deerfoot... he was driving mellow. Saw a silver one the next day, not sure which model because I didn't get behind that one. :angel:
rage2
03-23-2003, 10:49 PM
I wasn't driving mellow :rofl:

I drove that thing like a car (well like a SUV in the corners), and the owner still bitched at me for babying it!