X5 4.4 vs. Cayenne S

[cimbro]

Thank you! But about the power sensation, cayenne is stronger or not?
And I asked you about the automatic gear in manual mode? What do you think?
Thank you

[dan_fitz]

The Cayenne has a more isolated feel which also makes acceleration feel slower. The manual mode in the Cayenne was nothing special, but i did like that you could change gears via the steering wheel. Shift time and speed were not obviously different in full automatic or manumatic.

[vreynaud]

I had an opportunity to drive a cayenne on a race track locally (Willow Springs) during an open track day.

My expectation of an SUV was not the highest, I drive them as daily drivers and they are generally sluggish in handling & performance, I was nicely surprised:
The car, as heavy as it is & feels, handled very predictably: Minimal push (understeer), well balance as long as you don’t upset it (smooth transitions for right to left), good throttle steering (no snapping of the back end).

I was following a friend of mine (we both have racing experience) who was in a mini cooper S and in the sweeping turns I could hang with him, at times make up a car length because of the wide rubber grip & pushing the car to 8-9/10th, in the tighter turns the weight handicap would slow me down.

Overall nicely surprised, still like my more nimble feeling X5, but Porsche did OK for an SUV.

[TahoeM3]

I drove a Cayenne Turbo yesterday...quick in a straight line but like others note, it feels heavier and less responsive than the X5. That's really no suprise considering that the Cayenne weighs some 600 lbs more. I would definitely prefer the 4.8is to the Cayenne turbo, although the 4.8is needs a supercharger.

Interior of the turbo I drove was nicer than I expected with leather and a nice LCD screen on the gauges. Still, the exterior is so ugly I just cant go for it.

I also had a Cayenne turbo try to mess with me a few months ago when I was in Mammoth. From a low-speed roll he pulled away slowly...not as quickly as I thought he would. On the other hand, at speed I'm sure he'd have left me for dead. The salesman at the BMW/Porsche dealership yesterday told me that the Cayenne turbo will run door to door with a 911 carrera S at highway speeds...until at least 140. I dont know if this is true, but he told me that was from personal experience.

[jaba]

And I thought way back before they built the 4.8 that it would come with a 399HP engine. That would have been the "SUV" hands down, a naturally aspirated monster. Hehehe. Anywho, the bmw's are on a league of their own and I'm glad and lucky enough to sit and drive in one.

[LeMansX5]

The Cayenne vs the X5 4.8is comparo has been beaten and there are some good posts on this board by SteveD and rgnbull on it.

[panda8875]

I have been thinking about this looking at comparables. OK I've heard the Cayenne Turbo can be tuned up to +550HP for $$$ and add some aerodyn body kits ($$$) it won't look so lexus/toyota RAV looking. With that can the X5 4.8 still compare? A friend of mine own a X5 then traded in it for a Cayenne and he said the throttle response was delayed which made him crazy...he ended up buying another X5 4.4. I'm still doing the research becuz I might ending up going to the Dark Side!!!!

mi dos centz
-p

[MatzoBallsX5]

You can take a Cayenne and put a TecArt package and it makes it look great. But the entire package costs around $30K. The Brabus store in the Newport Beach area off the 405 does it. I saw a black Cayenne Turbo that had the entire package at the Brabus store, started drooling.
My dad went from a 4.6is to a Cayenne Turbo and loved it. The speed in that thing was ridiculous, I actually didn't feel too safe driving it in case I pushed too hard on the gas.

[panda8875]

I just checked their site and price. A full techart package (+600HP) would run +50K.

-Pierre

[SilverBullet]

someone is selling a 750hp Cayenne Turbo on ebay.