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Originally Posted by unclebilly
Tim - thank you. This is what I was hoping to hear.
How is the 08 vs. The 13 for creature comforts / road manners?
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My '08 came with a few options (fancier wood steering wheel and some sort of upgraded power steering). I notice the power steering only when maneuvering tightly in parking lots. You can steer using only your pinky. Other than that, they are both very nice to drive. The '13 has a neater looking dash. The '13 also has an 8 speed trans IIRC. We daily drive these things and both are plenty peppy for daily driving in normal mode. On rare occasion I will put in sport mode and then they both feel pretty quick for an SUV. Both handle awesome and feel more like sports cars than SUV's. I am not an audiophile and rarely listen to music at high volume, but the stereo systems sound nice to me. Before I bought the '08 for my wife some years ago, she had a '06 BMW v6 X5. The Cayenne is much nicer driving than the BMW. I have installed a hitch to both and have pulled our 21' boat on several occasions (maybe 4000 lbs?). Brakes are strong on both.
We have done several 500+ mile trips in both the '08 and the '13 and they are very comfy on the highway too.
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Last edited by Tim Hancock; 05-10-2022 at 08:56 AM..
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