And I was afraid someone would ask the impossible.
Here are the answers:
In reply to:
1) Not technical Q. but any idea if they'll offer brush guards or like Safari package on it?
The
Advanced Offroad Tech Package will be available starting MY 2004. This package includes a rear axle lock differential (electrically operated), the so called "off-road swaybars" which can be electrically de-connected, some sideskirts with fender protection and skid pads, an improved undercarriage and a headlight washing system.
The so called
Offroad Design Package will be available from the start, it includes the same sideskirts with fender protection and skid pads, partially silver painted sideskirts (the lower part) and a front plastic ramming protection guard (sorry, I don't know if this is the right english word for it) on the Cayenne S only.
So there are 2 Offroad Packages available, one technical incl. some optical enhancements too and one design package.
The Offroad Navigation System (incl. waypoint nav.) for the PCM System will be available starting with MY 2004.
The following off-road (semi-offroad) tires will be available:
All-Season 255/55 R 18V limited to 240 kph top speed.
All-Terrain 235/60 R 18T limited to 190 kph top speed.
In reply to:
2) Can you lower the car or since they've got air suspension it can not be done?
You can NOT lower the car by installing a conventional coilover kit or different dampers, springs, etc.
This is valid for the air suspension system equipped cars (standard on the Cayenne Turbo).
BUT...I'm sure there will be some ECU tweaks available for the air suspension as time goes by.
Actually, this isn't necessary at all.
Why? Well, let me explain the air suspension system on the Cayenne...it is a pretty impressive system if it works at it's factory specs:
The driver can manually choose 5 different height settings on the air suspension but some heights are adjusted automatically too:
- 157 mm height - this is for speeds below 5 kph only (for easy loading)
- 179 mm height - automatically adjusted at speeds over 210 kph to improve stability (NO manual adjustment)
- 190 mm height - automatically adjusted at speeds over 125 kph
- 217 mm height - Standard Height
- 243 mm height - automatically adjusted with Low Range feature, up to 100 kph
- 273 mm height - only below 30 kph, afterwards automatic adjustment to 243 mm
So the only height you can NOT choose manually is the 179 mm height which is adjusted automatically at speeds over 210 kph (131 mph). This high speed adjustment is kept for about 60 seconds at speeds under 170 kph and is immediately adjusted to 190 or 217 mm below 100 kph. At speeds over 210 kph, it takes about 10 seconds until the automatic adjustment to 179 mm height works.
Sounds pretty complicated, right?!