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I remember seeing Ming's Post about the Porsche Cayenne and being intrigued: amp;fi=1076&pi=5249688&ti=784633&msid=&s= I finally test drove the Cayenne GTS today, before I share my experience I have to say I liked Porsches, always thought ...  

and I am amazed every day. The air suspension (optional here) is fantastic and the seats are next to none. Even we like in a cold climate country, I took the ventilated seats. Porsche Cayanne gives a lot of pleasure every day! Best, Kari

very practical and convenient, I have family members which are getting on in their years and it makes it very convenient for them to get in and out. If you have time Dr. if you could please share some pictures of your Cayenne with us. S

I had earlier 3 x BMW X5 and the ex-wife 3 x BMW X3. I would never anymore change a Cayanne to a BMW. Best, Kari

an anti-radar camera behind the grill? :) Enjoy your new ride Best Damjan

It monitors the speed of the car in front of you and charges up the break if there is a mismatch in speeds and helps you break sooner, pretty cool :-) S

I know the first models were supposed to be very good off road with a low range transfer box and a system similar to the range rover all terrain system. I think the wheels and low profile tyres will limit it, but if it is as good off road as a range rover... 

Hi Graham, I separate my SUVs and Proper Offroaders, Proper Offroaders would be the G300 Professional Diesel, the 70 Series Toyota Land Cruiser and the Land Rover Defender which are the in my opinion the best cars use offroad into the wild. SUVs are perfe... 

Thanks for that explanation Salman. I love 4x4's, SUV's, snow motors, soft roaders or whatever anyone calls them around the world and i pretty much agree with you,, however, there are a lot of big posh 4x4's that are equally happy off road. My brother own... 

They could do this without dying? :-) :-) A friend's Jeep..... ...  

Yep, exactly that on a rock crawl in yorkshire. He did chew a tyre, but that was down to too much right foot rather than the vehicle itself. My bro was very very impressed. G

Though it makes some sense in the dry. Brave guy!

Physics can't be outmaneuvered. If there is no air cusion dampening the shocks that are typical for off-road driving, the energy of the shocks goes into coils, absorbers, and eventually the frame - if the car has one. Otherwise, the wheel bearings will ha... 

The Rangerover sport has the chassis of the discovery 3 which is ladder frame and the air suspension of the rangerover so it is designed to take a battering even though very few will. G

... only with the added flexibility of level variation. That means the energy of the shocks is transferred into the frame in a spot where the air bellows are mounted to it. The more shock energy comes to the air suspension, due to a lack of air in the tir... 

I fully agree with you about the size of the wheels Marcus. I've done a lot of offroading and i would go for big tyres any day. Big wheels with thin tyres effect road comfort as well. I only really made the comment as my brother was so impressed with what... 

I thought it was a sensor for extending the signal range for your blue tooth connection LOL :) Regards, ED-209 ps - The Cayenne GTS looks great in red. Time to switch over from the G Wagon?

NO ED DONT DO IT !!! The newer G Wagon is the epitome of the perfect off roader. Dont change it for a road rocket. Please. G On Oct 9, 2012 5:47 AM, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* ED209 (registered) on October 8th, 2012 -... 

The G300 Professional is the Epitome of the perfect off roader :-) I wouldn't take the G55/63 AMG offroad into the wild at all, its an uncomfortable road rocket with a seating position similar to this: If you were wearing cowboy boots or were over 6 feet...  

Yep, thats what i meant. In UK the only 2 models available in right hand drive are the amg55 and the 3 litre diesel. The diesel is probably the ultimate as it has road going comfort, sufficient speed and off road excellence. The price is however, ludicrou... 

the price is a bit steep which brings me to the 70 series Land Cruiser which I think is a bargain S ...  

Everything good is expensive especially in UK. The V8 diesel Landcruiser is over £60k, the Range Rovers start at a bit more than that, but the G350 diesel is £85k! I'd still buy one if i had the money though :) On Oct 9, 2012 1:35 PM, "www watchprosite" *... 

GBP 60k? Oh WoW thats too much, the 3 Door V6 70 series as in post MY 2013 is around USD 36k in Q8. S

We only get the v8 diesel lwb as used by the UN and the 3 litre diesel which is slightly smaller but still a lwb. I dont know what series these are i'm afraid. G On Oct 9, 2012 1:47 PM, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* SALM... 

hi salman, it's been a while .. sorry couldn't resist posting a few of my old gwagen pics as you can probably see, i'm a little bit partial to the older Gs :) it's a truck, let's not compare it to an SUV..:) ...  

I see your G-Tank is plowing through everything in sight LoooL :-) and looking good doing it. I was comparing the Cayenne GTS to the G63/55AMG, the AMG G Class can't handle half the offroading your G can :-) Be Well :-) S

... is really bad! Better have your rubber boots ready. As soon as the car's body itself settles on the surface, the actual grip of the tires becomes irrelevant. I love the pictures! Yet, your G cannot be so old, since you already have the mrirors with in... 

A trend in the last five years or so besides bluetoothing is Poking or getting Poked on FB LoooL :-) Carmine Red is an awesome color and exclusive to the GTS but a little loud for me for daily use, I have an ETA of March, will update you then :-), it may ... 

Hi Salman ! I'm not really a big fan of SUV's ... having tried the Tuareg, X3, X5, X6, first gen Cayenne V6 and V8 'S', Q5 and Q7 .. they're a big no for me .. but then i don't really need a car like that. I read (and heard) some nice comments on the new ...