Porsche Cayenne test drive since 2010 SUV

Porsche Cayenne. The transfer of Gruen

Porsche Cayenne. Price: from 3 103,000 rubles. On sale: since May 2010

In 1965, the Austrian architect Viktor Gruen came up with the idea of \u200b\u200bmegamolls, provoking and promoting an impulsive desire to buy. The emotional state of a person, covered by an uncontrolled euphoria of shopping, was later called the transfer of Gruen. A smile frozen on the face, a dreamy look, the fixed thoughts of a similar alienation from reality are also caused by the new Porsche Cayenne. With only one difference: you are close to the loss of control over yourself. But not above him

Test pilot
Dmitry Tytyuchenko, 34 years old, automobile journalist, driving experience of 15 years, personal car - Jeep Wrangler

The opposites are attracted, mutually exclusive things organically complement each other, and polarities become one. Paradox? Life truth! Life is active and wealthy, in which there is no place for conventions. But there is certainly he: the new Porsche Cayenne. The SUV, which managed to combine polar comfort and sports, capacity and environmental friendliness, dynamics and economy, finally, the price and popularity by the covenants of the ancestors. Only the delta between the successful success of the third generation model increased significantly.

First of all, as the company’s representatives themselves say, the character of Porsche has much more manifested in the new Cayenne. Literally in everything. The result of the injection of sports, and it is precisely with it that all the supercars from Stuttgart are clearly noticeable already in the guise of an SUV, which they tried to bring as close as possible to the icon with index 911. Even at the stage of the appearance of appearance, the designers knew that the car was pretty (111 kg) would lose weight and sought to emphasize The consequences of the diet with stylistic elements. Elegant stamping and bends really seem to be the press cubes on the athlete's stomach. New hoods, wings, bumpers, trunk door, optics harmoniously changed the appearance.

The body lost sharp faces, the lines gained smoothness and softness, as a result of which Porsche obviously diminished so respectable in our market of aggressiveness. No problem! But the lightness and dynamism of the silhouette is more striking. And most importantly the charisma of Cayenne remained at least at least the same level. Not to mention the recognition that many owners cherished and cherished in his predecessor. The mitigating visual image of the model provoke an optical deception: the SUV looks more compact than it is actually. However, Cayenne dimensions slightly, but grew: he added 48 mm in length, 11 in width, 6 in height. Invisible millimeters have done a great job: they added freedom to the interior. For example, the volume of the vehicle’s trunk increased by 20% to 670 liters immediately. But the most significant stretching was on the wheelbase: the very 40 mm before the offensive lacked the rear passengers. Now here it has become completely gone, not free. But there is enough space for a comfortable, not constrained by the driving salon. In addition, the profiled seat of the second row can be moved in the longitudinal direction, and the back also adjusted the angle of inclination.

Only details are reminiscent of the interior of the former Cayenne: the proprietary Parshenskaya dashboard with five dials, triangular handmade handles, levers of road clearance adjustments and selection of off-road programs. The salon is decorated in the spirit of the flagship Panamera beautifully and aesthetically. Thus, the designers tried to rally the Porsche family. Ergonomics also did not ignore. It has become more convenient to operate with a machine gun by a machine gun, located almost at hand on a flowing central console. As well as use a multifunctional touch display located at the front panel level, and rotate a chubby 3 -copy steering wheel, the diameter of which decreased by 20 mm. Even an array of buttons on the tunnel and he will not be able to break his head. In Cayenne it can only be lost. From the crazy driving qualities of the SUV, which are based on traditional pillars of car drivers: small weight, low center of gravity, optimal distribution of mass along the axes, high hardness of the body. From obedience, accuracy of reactions, responsiveness and control of the car. From the magnificent dynamics of the 400 -horsepower Cayenne S and the hurricane 550 -horsepower Cayenne Turbo, when the uninterrupted powerful thrust waterfall (500 and 700 Nm) takes the car to the coveted hundred for 5.9 and 4.7 s. Explosive accelerations and lightning -fast braking, modesty of fuel appetite (10.5 and 11.5 liters), speed and adequacy of switches of an 8 -speed machine. Or the ideal operation of the suspension, completely leveling the roll with electronics, and the reliability of the stabilization system. But in general, from a stupefying feeling of sovereignty over the road, which has already covers you from the first minutes of meeting Cayenne and grows stronger with each turn.

But the owner of the previous Cayenne could without fear from the road. It is unlikely that new. Hypothetically, of course, why not?! After all, the car has three special programs, activating which you can force the SUV dive into a ford up to 550 mm deep, climb 80%and hang sideways on a 45 -degree slope. Just the role of all the corresponding devices that once former in the arsenal of Porsche, such as differential locks or lowering transmission, began to perform electronics, which previously only controlled the process. Now, the above assistants successfully replace the PTM traction control systems (Porsche Traction Management) and PSM (Porsche Stability Management), and are not so convincing in their abilities outside the asphalt. However, the flight from the bestseller of the brand in this regard does not obviously threaten: the Stuttgart SUV, stuck in the mud, was previously exotic.


We do not love
The rear row seats are shifted in the longitudinal direction (40:60) and adjusted along the corner of the back of the back. Conveniently

The compass is optionally available with the Porsche Communication Managements (PCM) communication center. Neutral


Driving
The obedience of the car, its dynamic properties and comfortable management want to characterize in one word DRIVE!

Salon
Now the rear passengers have become spacious.

Comfort
As in the best houses: comfortable and everything is in its place.

Security
A car with such characteristics is simply obliged to provide comprehensive protection.

Price
In this segment, the concept is very strongly conditional. Moreover, most buyers know why they pay money.


Advantages and disadvantages
+ Dynamic properties, controllability, comfort, prestige, rich equipment, recognizable appearance.
- Less aggressive design.


Specifications
Mark and model - Porsche Cayenne S
Dimensions - 4846x1939x1705 mm
The engine is gasoline, 4806 cm3, 400 liters. S./ 6500 min--1
Transmission - automatic, 8 -speed
Dynamics - Max 258 km/h; 5.9 p. up to 100 km/h
Competitors - BMW X5, Mercedes ML 500.
 

Our opinion
Appearing in 2002, the first-generation Porsche Cayenne made a new look at the brand, which until that moment produced exclusively sports orientation cars. The new, third, the generation of SUV from Tsuffenhausen will make you look differently at Cayenne itself, which has become much larger than Porsche.


Author: Dmitry Tytyuchenko


 

A source: Magazine 5 wheel [June 2010]