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Originally Posted by eR1c
i've never understood SUV's.... to me they are just minivans that have been raised off the ground 1/2 a foot. They don't handle like a sports car, they don't have off-road capabilities like a Jeep, and don't have towing capabilities or the ability to haul a bunch of stuff like a truck. They seem to be decent at a lot of things but not specialized in any one area. -oh and their typically gas guzzlers.
(just my 2 cents)
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Obviously you have never driven a Cayenne S or turbo.
They do in fact handle incredibly well. My CT can run circles around most sedans and can sit on a 911's tail through some seriously twisty roads. (although it needs to be in manual shift mode to do so) It has great high speed stability can load a full set of tires in the back along with a jack and tools and carry my son and wife and all our luggage needed for the track and best of all tow my car with ease. Something I might be able to do in other vehicles but without the comfort and power. While driving it feels like driving a large 911 even when towing, something I can't say about any other vehicle of this type. It does very well off road, is more stable in inclement weather than anything I have driven and that goes for the jeeps and pickups I have owned. I have plowed through 18"s of fresh powder and it did not flinch doing it. I dare you to try to do what a cayenne can do in any other 4x4. I have had the CT in Vermont and watched as other SUV's and Pickup 4X4's sat on the side of the road stuck and this thing just made its way like it was a sunny day.
In all seriousness it is an extraordinary vehicle capable of things many claim but fall short on. It is my car of choice when the weather is not worth taking one of my other cars out and if the weather clears and I find myself on a twisty back road I don't find myself saying I wish I had my turbo or C2. Although down deep I did it does well enough to allow me to enjoy the road and not think about how I am working at driving something like my Avalanche or Dodge Pickup.
Before you criticize take one out for a test drive and see for yourself.
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