Re: Cayenne V6 Turbo?
Hi Carlos,
I understand what you are saying, but I think your view will be held more widely amongst 'enthusiasts', who will as you say regard the V6 as a lesser vehicle. And I think that, unfortunately, this is the minority of prospective Cayenne owners.
In the UK I suspect that there are far more people buying the Cayenne 'because it's a Porsche'... but not because of the racing heritage or performance aspects of the marque, but because it's a 'more upmarket' brand than the competition (BMW, Volvo, etc.) I hear this all the time amongst some friends and people buying/looking at the Cayenne when I am loitering around my local dealership! Badge snobbery, as opposed to performance, seems to be quite a large reason for a lot of Cayenne sales.
Furthermore, if you look at X5 sales in the UK, the biggest seller is the 3.0i (base model), as it allows people to have an X5 but for less money than the 4.4i or 4.6i model. Most of these buyers don't care about performance, they just want the "facility" of the car at the lowest possible price. As a result, resale values of the 3.0i are higher (percentage wise) than the 4.4i or 4.6i, since there is demand for the car, not the 'performance version' of the car.
My reasoning for the V6 was based on similar thinking. I could well be wrong, and only time will tell, but I am hoping that (like the X5) the 'entry cost' to Cayenne ownership will remain high because of the demand for Cayenne ownership rather than the demand for a performance Cayenne.
Then again, as I said, I am biased and could well just be trying to convince myself that I am being smart in ordering a V6!
Cheers,
Gary D.
