Sep 22, 2016 8:44:46 AM
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- Reply to: Herbaliser
Re: OFFICIAL: New Panamera (2016)
Herbaliser:So you are basically saying that the Cayenne is more comfortable and handles just as well as the Panamera? That a Cayenne Turbo can keep up with a Panamera Turbo with a big boot on a canyon road? I don't think so. Comparing the Cayenne's chassis dynamic to that of a modern sports sedan (SWs) is a stretch. It's like saying that 300kg don't matter. For the last few years I've never thought of taking the Cayenne over the RS6 or the M5 for a long trip.As for Europeans vs. the rest of the world, If we have to generalize I'd say that Europeans have a bit more sophisticated taste for cars. Most of the cars we discuss on this board are products of this culture.
Europeans have much better taste in clothing that's for sure, as for cars well that's up for debate
On our road tour, we had a couple Cayenne Turbo S as support vehicles, yes they got left behind by the 911s and 918s, but they aren't that far behind us. Porsche doesn't have a wagon yet and their Panamera has tiny trunk and it won't take nearly as much stuff as in the Cayenne. Nor any other wagons for that matters. Good enough compromises.
For a 1 car household, a sports wagon is a perfect compromise, they will not be that far behind a sports car, they won't hold as much stuff as in a SUV, but good enough.
For a 2 car household, one can have a sports car and then pair it with a SUV. It used to be a sports car and then a wagon, but as I said, going one size up to a SUV is not that much of a compromise anymore in driving dynamics but gains a bit more in utility.
All cars are compromises, it just depends on which part one is willing to give up.
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