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The car that, for many, represents the unacceptable face of the 4x4 just got more powerful, more expensive, and arguably even more risky to run.
This is the new Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, just unveiled at the Beijing motor show. With a headline-making 542bhp to call upon, it’s capable of cracking 62mph in under five seconds and going on to a maximum 174mph – incredible figures for any two-and-a-half tonne SUV.
Its unveiling at the Beijing auto show, says Porsche, is a response to the strong...Read the full article

I can only imagine Porsche have done this to try and and compete with the Mercedes ML63AMG which has a 0-60 MPH of 4.6 seconds which currently on the Porsche turbo is about half a second slower than the Mercedes,but who's counting?

I'd have one of those and an RS6 for good measure. Lovely, lovely.

If the Cayenne did 542mpg in addition to the 542bhp I still wouldn't buy one! Porsche wax lyrical about their design sophistication but there's little evidence evident in their car range. And the Cayenne is just bloody awful to look at even if it does go like the clappers.  

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and charm goes an awful long way. I have personal experience of this as I am very ugly and still persuaded someone to marry me !

All I can say is "Good on ya Porsche". Stick one in the eye for the environmentalists. Let Toyota/Ford/Honda etc etc build cars to save the planet, let Porsche build Porsches. I was horrified to see a Diesel Cayenne in testing and a Hybird too! If it can lap the Nordschleifer in under 8 minutes, that'd be half acceptable.

Well done porsche.  I like the the Porsche Cayenne 'two finger salute to Ken Livingstone' Turbo S and have started saving right now.

March1981:

let Porsche build Porsches

 

or in the case of the Cayenne, let Porsche rebadge VW Touaregs

 

Why do you single out Ken Livingstone?  This 'car' is also a two fingered salute to every parent and child in the developing world - those who actually have to pay with their quality of life for the choices of over-priviledged oiks driving such pathetic displays of insecurity.

 What on earth is likeable or original about this vehicle?  The philosophy is pure trash - more bling, more power, more weight, more cost, less sense, less viability, less useable, less useful. 

 Whatever happened to intelligent design - I don't doubt that it is an absolute riot to drive, but this car is one of the least original I have ever seen.  Can't they make something that's good to drive and clever as well?