I thought beauty was in the eye of the beer-holder! Either way, I agree that thing is Hideous! Looks like a Hyundai especially from behind. Porsche likes to put a lot of buttons everywhere! Have you seen the new Panamera? Center console looks like a frickin 747 with all those buttons. Opposite thinking to BMW, who believes in a clean interior and replacing all those switches with one controller...

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I also feel bmw has mastered the art of interior design. Not too much flash.. just beauty by way of function. When it comes to design..... elegance follows function. With that said I think porsche has done a good job improving the cayenne. I still prefer the x5 all around but I do feel that porsche has done a better job improving the cayenne. I also respect the fact that this is not merely an update but a new model, I am sure the next gen X5 will blow the peppers socks off. Also, we should take note that the model shown is the 100k+ turbo, which btw cannot compete with the X5m performance wise or in the looks department! Reason for a little celebration..no? The redic performance SUV...i mean SAV category belongs to BMWCheers

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Unfortunately, that is probably going to be very shortlived. I am as big of a BMW fan as they come, but the current Cayenne Turbo S is just a tick off the X5M's acceleration figures. I read the comparo in Car & Driver that said the S stopped quicker, had a higher speed in the lane change test and pulled higher g's on the skidpad. I do love the X5M, but the new top dog Cayenne Turbo S will likely push the bar even higher. Then hopefully BMW can do the same with the next gen X5, depending on which direction they go with it and super high horsepower SUV's are not outlawed by the gov't by then.

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Yeah, Porsche LOVES buttons. The 911 and the Panamera is the same way. Honestly, with all these buttons, it actually makes me like iDrive and Mercedes' COMAND mouse/knob.

I do think the new design is better than the last. There were 2-3x since the debut of the Cayenne, that I was at a Porsche dealership, working on trade deals either with a BMW or a Benz over the years....and each time I either backed down, or purposely/sub consciously was difficult to make the deal fall apart.

I do think I like the front, better than the rear though. I like the old fashioned way P O R S C H E is written on the boot lid though!

I think the current model exterior is better than this one. Looks like a FX or Hyundai.
The interior is very nice, even though it has too many buttons.

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2009 X5 4.8 M Sport Space Gray/Black Fully Loaded

2007 GMC Yukon XL Denali Loaded and Customised

Looks like Hyundai Santa Fe from behind..

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it is a major upgrade imo... the old one looked like a round pig but this one is much more defined and has aggressive lines that flow pretty well. The front is definitely meaner. I think they meshed the RDX & FX designs together. But the rear looks nothing like a Porsche anymore. About the buttons, I think Audi competes with them there. Even though they have their nice MMI system, they would have 2 separate large buttons that 1 toggle could've accomplished.

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Specs: Sport Pkg, Premium Pkg, Tech Pkg, Comfort Access, Aero Kit, Style 433 staggered 20s on Conti DWS
Mods: Carbon 35 tint, LED angel eyes, GP Thunder 7500k fogs, H&R 20mm/25mm spacers, clear reflectors, gunsmoke-tinted taillights
Coded: Digital speedo, windows/sunroof/tailgate close via keyfob

X5 pics at Flickr

I think it looks exactly like a Porsche. One of Porsches major design items are the pronounced shoulders from the rear view. The Cayenne has them, the 911 definately has them and even the Panamera has them. Line up a bunch of Porsches and look at them from the rear and they all have similar design features.

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