Is the Porsche better than the Volvo SUV? I own a Volvo V70 and I thinking about buying the XC90 or the Cayenne. The Cayenne does have some pros as does the XC90. Here are some the Cayenne pros. Tell me what do you think?
Save traction even on the roughest terrain:
As an option, Porsche offers the Advanced Offroad Technology Package for the most extreme off-pavement conditions. Apart from special side protection and a steel plate underfloor panel around the radiator, this package includes a fully controllable (up to 100 percent) differential lock on the rear axle. To fully activate the lock, the driver operates the central off-pavement switch a third time. The fully controlled rear axle lock then ensures even better traction when setting off on slippery surfaces with varying frictional coefficients and in bends.
The package also uses anti-roll bars on the front and rear axle, which are hydraulically activated and deactivated by a switch in the center console. This increases front and rear axle lock by 70 mm or 2.76 inches, which improves ride comfort by minimizing body sway and enhancing off-pavement driving qualities and traction when negotiating rocks, tree trunks or bumps.
To ensure the Cayenne's sporting driving qualities on the road, the anti- roll bars can only be disconnected in the low range mode. As soon as the Cayenne, with its anti-roll bars disconnected, returns from rough terrain to the road, the anti-roll bars are automatically reconnected once the vehicle exceeds 50 km/h or 31 mph to provide the additional stability required for on- pavement driving as a safety feature.
Starting price for the standard options-packed Turbo remains set at $88,900 while the 340-hp non-turbo S will start at $55,900.
For the Cayenne the standard 18-inch summer Y-rated units probably couldn't get you past the "R" in Rubicon, but the all-terrain option is 235/60Rs on all corners.
The air suspension can hold six different height settings from a stoop of 6.18 inches to a high of 10.75 inches of ground clearance.
Cayenne uses a 38/62-front/rear split. It can send 100 percent of traction to any single wheel if needed. This coupled with the Porsche Stability Management system originally seen on the Carrera 4S would explain the sheer confidence.
Nurburging Lap Time:
Cayenne Turbo: 8 minutes 42 seconds; for comparison the BMW M5 8 minutes 28 seconds
Chicagoland
'02 Volvo V70
'02 MB S-Class
Cayenne Video:
http://www.thenewsmarket.com/CatxHome/story1.asp?asset_id=6157
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[Modified by chicagoland, 9:13 PM 11-21-2002]
Save traction even on the roughest terrain:
As an option, Porsche offers the Advanced Offroad Technology Package for the most extreme off-pavement conditions. Apart from special side protection and a steel plate underfloor panel around the radiator, this package includes a fully controllable (up to 100 percent) differential lock on the rear axle. To fully activate the lock, the driver operates the central off-pavement switch a third time. The fully controlled rear axle lock then ensures even better traction when setting off on slippery surfaces with varying frictional coefficients and in bends.
The package also uses anti-roll bars on the front and rear axle, which are hydraulically activated and deactivated by a switch in the center console. This increases front and rear axle lock by 70 mm or 2.76 inches, which improves ride comfort by minimizing body sway and enhancing off-pavement driving qualities and traction when negotiating rocks, tree trunks or bumps.
To ensure the Cayenne's sporting driving qualities on the road, the anti- roll bars can only be disconnected in the low range mode. As soon as the Cayenne, with its anti-roll bars disconnected, returns from rough terrain to the road, the anti-roll bars are automatically reconnected once the vehicle exceeds 50 km/h or 31 mph to provide the additional stability required for on- pavement driving as a safety feature.
Starting price for the standard options-packed Turbo remains set at $88,900 while the 340-hp non-turbo S will start at $55,900.
For the Cayenne the standard 18-inch summer Y-rated units probably couldn't get you past the "R" in Rubicon, but the all-terrain option is 235/60Rs on all corners.
The air suspension can hold six different height settings from a stoop of 6.18 inches to a high of 10.75 inches of ground clearance.
Cayenne uses a 38/62-front/rear split. It can send 100 percent of traction to any single wheel if needed. This coupled with the Porsche Stability Management system originally seen on the Carrera 4S would explain the sheer confidence.
Nurburging Lap Time:
Cayenne Turbo: 8 minutes 42 seconds; for comparison the BMW M5 8 minutes 28 seconds
Chicagoland
'02 Volvo V70
'02 MB S-Class
Cayenne Video:
http://www.thenewsmarket.com/CatxHome/story1.asp?asset_id=6157
[Modified by chicagoland, 9:13 PM 11-21-2002]
