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Originally Posted by s_wilwerding
For all of you folks who hate them but haven't driven them, go drive one - especially a 2011+ - they are, hands down, THE BEST handling SUVs on the road.
I love mine - I've had a lot of AWD cars, and the Cayenne is easily the best. Nice comfort features as well, and, if you get a 2008+, fairly reliable - the first gens had a lot of issues that were fixed in later years.
I've had folks from the local PCA go to the PDE and drive the off-road course in Cayennes, and they said you cannot believe what they are capable of - driving through 20" of water, ascending/descending VERY steep hills, etc.
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I (as a now biased source) could not agree more with this.
My FiL has an '11 and the thing is simply awesome, for an SUV. He test drove that and an X5M side by side and hated the X5 in comparison, does that really hold any weight. No, he knows very little about cars and drives back and forth to the office/country club/helipad...
BUT! As his wife really controls everything, she recently demanded they get an X5 for her because they're "soo pretty" in some red color. Well, now they have one, I was able to drive it 2 weekends ago with 240miles on it. What a disappointment. Handling felt like my '89 Chevy 2500, trans downshifts felt like it was accelerating the car while you're trying to stop, at 240mi the wheels were black from brake dust, it has a 3/4 hatch and tailgate (wtf), the back area is tiny (3sets of clubs barely fit) rear seat room is even worse, the dashboard looks exactly like a 5 Series.
That being said, it's still a nice vehicle and I'm sure an upgrade for many bit definitely a downgrade from a Cayenne.