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When at the end of the last century, the first BMW X5 appeared in Russia, the purchase of this car was considered an extreme act. According to statistics, each second car owner, to one degree or another, threatened his own ownership. With the purchase of any of those existing ones at that time, the Porsche was about the same picture, only the causes of irrationalism were somewhat different - without a threat to a collision with Dagestan Hop stoppers. It's just a brand for us mysterious, and you can ride no more than two, for good asphalt and in the warm season.
Since then, many gasoline has flowed. BMW X5 has long been taken by the left strips of our roads, and their owners are no longer afraid of someone, but just fear. As for Porsche, now the All-season car appeared in the model line of the company, and in Moscow, it is possible not only to ride it, but also to serve it. Therefore, today is another intrigue. When X5 came up in Munich, then if they looked around at whom, then on Mercedes-Benz ML. Engineers and Marketers Porsche and did not hide what they want to furnish the Bavar. At least on the asphalt. So they compete, merging into their similarity and confused by a simple citizen in the question of what to take?.
Initially there was a word
In fact, there is even a phraseological difference between cars. BMW calls its X5 no other than Sport Activity. Cayenne appointment Its creators formulated as Sport Utility. Sportvagon, sportsBeks and other rapid sheds are fashionable today. To emphasize this utilization even more, Cayenne on the rear gate hung the spare parts, which is proposed as an option. Visually did this car as if lower and longer. In the trunk of the place he was added a bit, but to open the door now falls in several techniques, for you first need to take away the bracket with a spare wheel.
Since December last year, all Cayenne for a fee can be equipped with an electrician panoramic laminated glass hatch. Its area is about one and a half square meters, which is almost four times the hole in the ceiling, which was offered earlier. Another option is the retractable rear view camera, which will play everything in color everything is going on behind the car. Maybe you voyeur. Although the press release offers other use options. For example, parking. This is quite by the way, for it can be seen in Porsche not very - the rear window is narrowing, and the mirror giraffes are more beautiful on the ears, rather comfortable. And the chamber must contribute to the safe attachment of the trailer. There is nothing to be surprised. Tuning company TechArt, which has long been specializing in re-equipment Porsche, not so long ago to it, disconnected to 510 hp, cottage on wheels and dispersed the resulting road train to 231 km / h. You can imagine how the dishes thundered in Ceper and the liquid splashed in the lookup.
X-fifth we also have an ever-ever. As is the top version, 4.8is. It is curious that if Cayenne Turbo C its 450 hp The world nearby public admired with unprecedented enthusiasm, then X5, who has only 360 hp, commended pretty sour.
Says and shows. It is believed that his success Cayenne is obliged to the fact that in the world there is still a certain number of people who want to sit high and travel very quickly. They certainly have already been in the Garage Porsche, but now they will not have to transplane from his favorite coupe into the same rapper truck to take a washing machine into repair. That is why Visually Cayenne S tries to resemble more on its low-speed fellow on the brand than X5, let's say, the top five in the body.
Porsche worked in a decade.
The front seats of BMW seemed more sporty - for some reason for some reason, for some reason. Rear in Cayenne S, on the contrary - do not appear, the seats are tough.
And the plug - in the ceiling. It is curious that the appearance of cars to a certain extent corresponds to their nature. Cayenne S is nothing more expensive - not a snob at all, but a completely democratic smiling character. But this democraticity is akin to the nature of the London region Chelsea - Nightbridge: one apartment is four floors and a smile. Cayennes here are more than in all Zhukovka. X5 At the same time, a sullen alpine pragmatist, which, like Nietzsche, belongs to you down - a person is something that needs to be overcome.
Porsche has a very adequate response on the steering wheel and pedals - the car seems to say: the order is received and accepted for execution. Very pleasant feeling. It happens when you open a bottle of champagne: First, the plug goes tightly, proving that she honestly performed her functions and is not going to jump out so easily jump out, and after a fraction of a second, it is already delicately, but it agrees to get out. As for BMW, then it's like a bottle of vodka to open: three screw-like brush movements and no surprises. The steering wheel and pedals simply disappear from the memory, and only confidence remains that under you, let it be arrogant, but the executive car.
The main thing is not to overdo it. The fact that the power of X5 4.8IS is more than enough, can be seen even from the standing position. You can not even turn off the electronic stabilizing systems and only crawled to the gas pedal, as the X5 wolf spins on the rolled snow. It is possible to scare the neighbors in the yard very effectively. But if you take gas, for example, when overtaking, it is shortly torturing myself from how in the first second the feed is trying to run forward. But this is only in the first second - xDrive redistributes torque between axes and a couple with DSC clearly corrects your errors.
A huge torque, so useful on dry asphalt, makes it becomes particularly careful in bad road conditions. Without the help of DCS or PSM, it becomes difficult to cope with the machine. The thrust between the front and rear axles at Cayenne S is distributed as 38:62. Porsche's pneumatic suspension has three modes of operation. We, of course, the first thing was chosen sports. To twitch from a row in a row and prescribe a tighten bends of the highway is a significant pleasure: Elastic, informative steering wheel - probably one of the main advantages of Cayenne S. But it is better to ride in a comfortable mode or tie the jaw in comfortable mode, so that the teeth are not knocked out.
There are still cars in different ways. Porsche in manual mode, as soon as the arrow flies into the red zone, the box increases the gear. But it does not switch down even when the kick-down, it is expected to work with a palm or finger - transfers can be shaped with keys on the ram. At BMW in manual mode, the box does not trust you and it does not give a spoil machine: when the transfer is inconsistent, the turnover itself switches both up and down.
Dynamic characteristics of cars are silent. Cayenne S is slightly pumped and power, and the moment, but the numbers specified in passport data, you can hardly feel in practice.
Taste receptors. In all the rest you can trust the feelings. Cold Pragmatism BMW or Cheerful Porsche emotions. Fat growl of a la nascar rectangular pipes or juicy song under the hood. Corner circumstance or frivolous roundness. Someone like bubbling brunettes, someone - soft blondes. And blindly or, sorry, everything will be tactile about the same thing.
Washbasins chief. Inside, everything is also rounded, cheerfully and unequivocally recalls that in the car what brand you are: familiar coupe smooth lines of the seats, oval the instrument shield ... The steering wheel, by the way, exactly like on Porsche 911. Ignition Castle - to the left of the steering column so if your previous car was VAZ-2105, then you will not have to retracted. By the way, in BMW, the air suspension control unit is located in this place. Near the knees, on the sides of the central tunnel - hard handrails, many are indispensable today - for example, you can meet the same on Audi A3.
On the center console - a huge screen, but TV programs, unlike the BMW display, it does not show it for some reason. At the bottom of the console, a metal cover with the inscription Porsche. This branding immediately makes you remember that Porsche - It has long been not only cars. Design by F.A.Porsche today can be found on bags, glasses, on washbasins and other plumbing from Laufen and, of course, on household appliances from Siemens. Interestingly, the creators of the teapot Porsche, that the word kettle has a car meaning in Russia?
M5 on piles. We will not refuse yourself the pleasure of bringing a few quotes from English publications. This version is a parody of a diamond, which is X5 with a three-liter turbodiesel. X5 4.8is is M5 on piles. It is already quite for America. To get a valid view from a negra with a kilogram chain on the neck, traveling on the GMC brand. After all, there is a loss - do not understand that most of us this is what you want! Even with pale peette skin and without a gold chain!
By the way, the new engine is very recent Face lifting. Externally, Iks-Fifth more pretended. Seeing this evil face in the rearview mirror, you do not want, and twitch right. Even in the 2005 options - again the two-party sliding hatch of a huge size, aluminum thresholds and headlights that can penetrate into the turn. Everything else is the little things. On BMW, they like to include in the basic configuration of NAPAP-Alcantar, but make you pay for each unnecessary button on the radio. By the way, a very successful IS-fifth salon did not undergo changes during the face lifting, nor after the appearance under the hood of the 4.8-liter motor.

Text Valery Chusov, Dmitry Gronsky, Photo Andrei Danilov
 

Porsche Cayenne S.
 
Engine gasoline V8.
Working volume (cube. Cm) 4511
Power (hp at rpm) 340 at 6000
Moment (nm at rpm) 420 at 2500-5500
The drive is permanent full
Gearbox 6-speedAutomatic Tiptronic
Length / Width / Height (mm) 4782/1928/1699
Wheel base (mm) 2855
Mass Curb (kg) 2320
Maximum speed (km / h) 242
Acceleration to 100 km / h (c) 7.2
Fuel consumption (city / highway, l / 100 km) 20.9 / 11.2
Price in Moscow from 81 100 ($ 107,000)

BMW X5 4.8IS.
 
Engine gasoline rodsheetterechcinuder
Working volume (cube. Cm) 4799
Power (hp at rpm) 360 at 6200
Moment (nm at rpm) 500 at 3500
The drive is permanent full
Gearbox 6-speed Automatic Steptronic
Length / Width / Height (mm) 4667/1925/1732
Wheel base (mm) 2820
Mass Curb (kg) 2275
Maximum speed (km / h) 246
Acceleration to 100 km / h (c) 6.1
Fuel consumption (city / highway, l / 100 km) 18.7 / 10.5
Price in Moscow from 114 900 ($ 151,500)

 

A source: "Autopilot"