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I have been looking for the perfect SUV for my family for some time, and everything out there up to this point has had too many compromises vs what I specifically want. I picked up a 2013 Porsche Cayenne diesel less than a week ago. The Options I got are Meteor Grey Metallic paint, Cayenne S III wheels, Premium Package Plus, Bose® Audio Package, and WheelHbCvr w/Color Porsche Crest. I was very lucky to find almost exactly what I wanted after only a few days of this model in the U.S. The only thing I need to do now is install an aftermarket trailer hitch.
I actually don't have it in my garage right now, since there was a small scratch in the front bumper that is being fixed at the dealership right now. I have a Cayenne 3.6l V6 loner at the moment and can positively say that the difference between the two engines is incredible. After driving the diesel, I could never imagine driving the petrol V6 again.
I put about 150 miles on my Cayenne diesel in the first two days of ownership, and averaged 26+ mpg in mixed driving...even though the engine isn't broken in yet. While I wouldn't call the Cayenne diesel "fast", it does have phenomenal torque at all RPMs, and the proper gearing to make use of the power in all motoring situations. If you put it in sport mode at a traffic light, you only have to tap the throttle to jump to 10+ car lengths past the cars in other lanes within seconds. I have test driven many many SUVs, and this is the first one that I didn't want to get out of and would feel comfortable driving all day long. I have no doubt that 33-35 mpg is possible on road trips with this thing, which would mean you could get 800+ miles per tank if it is all highway driving. My daily driver is a Lexus ISF, and I mainly purchased the Cayenne diesel for my wife...I will still drive the Cayenne quite a bit myself though as my wife works from home and doesn't need to drive it daily.
I actually don't have it in my garage right now, since there was a small scratch in the front bumper that is being fixed at the dealership right now. I have a Cayenne 3.6l V6 loner at the moment and can positively say that the difference between the two engines is incredible. After driving the diesel, I could never imagine driving the petrol V6 again.
I put about 150 miles on my Cayenne diesel in the first two days of ownership, and averaged 26+ mpg in mixed driving...even though the engine isn't broken in yet. While I wouldn't call the Cayenne diesel "fast", it does have phenomenal torque at all RPMs, and the proper gearing to make use of the power in all motoring situations. If you put it in sport mode at a traffic light, you only have to tap the throttle to jump to 10+ car lengths past the cars in other lanes within seconds. I have test driven many many SUVs, and this is the first one that I didn't want to get out of and would feel comfortable driving all day long. I have no doubt that 33-35 mpg is possible on road trips with this thing, which would mean you could get 800+ miles per tank if it is all highway driving. My daily driver is a Lexus ISF, and I mainly purchased the Cayenne diesel for my wife...I will still drive the Cayenne quite a bit myself though as my wife works from home and doesn't need to drive it daily.
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