2012 Porsche Cayenne Turbo Review

Our Cayenne Turbo started life with a $108, 075  base price, then someone—not us—began ticking choices. If  you’re previously selecting hilarious reading, try scanning a Porsche window sticker. Let’s see, there’s the optional “sand yellow” paint ($3140), the ceramic-composite brakes ($8840), the stainless home sills ($1100), the Burmester stereo ($3990). And who’d very own a Cayenne whose crucial fob ended up beingn’t coated human anatomy shade ($335)?

Those economic rimshots rapidly withered, but once the Cayenne had been uncorked inside mountains of south Ohio. Using most affordable center of gravity as well as the many skidpad hold, the Cayenne soon revealed its power-oversteering Waffle House–yellow end to its colleagues. “This thing is so reduced and streamlined and hardy that I’m uncertain why it's not only a wagon, ” stated Pund. Included editor-in-chief Eddie Alterman, “In difficult usage, the brakes possess aftereffect of shrinking this vehicle’s dimensions.” Combine that with light, accurate steering—“Turn-in and forward grip are just impressive, ” noted Gall—as really as the most supportive seating, and, well, yessir, Dr. Piëch, we’ve got our handling victor below.

Regardless of this brand new Cayenne’s bigger seat, it stays a decent fit. It provided minimal rear-seat comfort in addition to the very least cargo space behind the front side and back seats. Three adults right back there will know more about each other’s deodorant companies. It will assistance, however, that the back bench slides fore-and-aft 6.3 ins and that the split folding backrest can be tilted six degrees.