New Cayenne Facelift "encounter" and my thoughts
Today I had the chance to take a closer look at the Cayenne Facelift, incl. a little ride at night to be able to see the new front- and rear lights better.
I wasn't told what Cayenne this was but I suspect it was the Cayenne S. The funny part was that it looked like the Turbo from behind but like a Cayenne S from the front. Weird. Car had LB license plates, just for the book.
Anyway: I'm a little bit disappointed and even somehow releaved that I've gone for the "old" Cayenne Turbo S.
Putting the new technology aside (which of course is an improvement), the looks of the new Cayenne aren't that nice in reality. The Cayenne looks more "feminine" in my opinion, I'd even say that the "aggressive" look (Turbo) has completely vanished.
The LEDs in the rear lights are only lit up in the upper part, something looking very funny if you see the size of the rear lights which is HUGE. They're somehow too large, can't explain it. The front isn't much different, the new front lights look weird with the "old" Cayenne body (no changes here) and somehow "japanese", something my wife already suspected from the pictures she saw.
Overall, I must say that the new design doesn't look as good as I thought it looks from the pictures. The car had a dark colour, so maybe it looks better with lighter colours.
The "enclosure" of the rear exhaust pipes also doesn't look too nice, it is somehow weird for a SUV. You have to see it yourself LIVE to understand what I mean.
Don't get me wrong, the new Cayenne engines and the improved PASM/PTM and also the new sport button are great and certainly worth going for the facelift. I'm just disappointed to see that it doesn't look as nice as I expected, especially after looking at the available pictures.
The interior is completely the same, I couldn't see much difference. The exhaust note wasn't too audible either, so I suppose there hasn't been changed too much.
No pictures allowed, sorry. Maybe because of the different front compared to the rear.
I wasn't told what Cayenne this was but I suspect it was the Cayenne S. The funny part was that it looked like the Turbo from behind but like a Cayenne S from the front. Weird. Car had LB license plates, just for the book.
Anyway: I'm a little bit disappointed and even somehow releaved that I've gone for the "old" Cayenne Turbo S.
Putting the new technology aside (which of course is an improvement), the looks of the new Cayenne aren't that nice in reality. The Cayenne looks more "feminine" in my opinion, I'd even say that the "aggressive" look (Turbo) has completely vanished.
The LEDs in the rear lights are only lit up in the upper part, something looking very funny if you see the size of the rear lights which is HUGE. They're somehow too large, can't explain it. The front isn't much different, the new front lights look weird with the "old" Cayenne body (no changes here) and somehow "japanese", something my wife already suspected from the pictures she saw.
Overall, I must say that the new design doesn't look as good as I thought it looks from the pictures. The car had a dark colour, so maybe it looks better with lighter colours.
The "enclosure" of the rear exhaust pipes also doesn't look too nice, it is somehow weird for a SUV. You have to see it yourself LIVE to understand what I mean.
Don't get me wrong, the new Cayenne engines and the improved PASM/PTM and also the new sport button are great and certainly worth going for the facelift. I'm just disappointed to see that it doesn't look as nice as I expected, especially after looking at the available pictures.
The interior is completely the same, I couldn't see much difference. The exhaust note wasn't too audible either, so I suppose there hasn't been changed too much.
No pictures allowed, sorry. Maybe because of the different front compared to the rear.
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