QUOTE(clarkma5 @ Apr 2 2004, 04:39 PM)
Why does everybody hate the Cayenne!? It is by far one of the best looking SUVs money can buy! The only SUVs that compete with it in terms of styling are the Land Rover Range Rover, VW Touareg, and maybe the X5 if that's your thing. Nothing comes close! I am completely dumbfounded by people's reactions to this car!
Note: and that face lift is really bad.
why do we hate it?
let's see.
it's UTTERLY POINTLESS.
for about 60k you get a car that does 0-60 in 7.5s, sucks gas like no tomorrow, and has limited usefulness. About the only advantage it has in any form over a 22,000 USD PT Turbo GT is towing capacity. Don't talk to me about off road. 1) A cayenne owner will never off-road their 60,000 or 88,000 dollar SUV 2) the Tires suck off road they're all season tires.
it's so dumb. The cayenne V6 does 0-60 in 9.2s(!) and costs 45,000- you can get an FX45 for that price, and at least that SUV admits that no one will ever drive it off road- and thus it's not a piece on road.
the Cayenne is hideous, and this face lift has to be an April fools or a p-chop. especially the S and V6 models which look like they have braces on.
the interior is low grade and cramped compared to other SUV's too.
it's overpriced, ugly, pointless, and slow. except for the Turbo, but that's $88,000.