Hey, how come everyone is voting panamera?

I have both, so you can take my unbiased opinion.

Cayenne will offer you one more passenger space and way more luggage room. Panamera is better to drive and more unique on the street, but its trunk space is very limited. Don't buy a Panamera without actually viewing the size of the trunk.

If I can only have one, it has to be Cayenne, for its utility.

 

Another 991 is around the corner thread I love it.

 

And the Panamera is butt fuc*in ass ugly and my opinion on that will never change. Talk about the new Cay TT and we have a winner.

 

Thanks everyone! I didn't expect so many Panamera votes, in all honesty.

My biggest quibble with the Cayenne is that I feel it's not a complete Porsche. Yes, arguments can be and have been had on this topic and although I absolutely love the Cayenne, something still sets me a bit off about it.

On one hand, the Panamera has been entirely engineered by Porsche, using its own platform, running on Porsche engines and using Porsche transmissions. The Cayenne shares its platform with VW and Audi, shares parts across the board and uses a shared, non-Porsche-sourced transmission. If I were to pay a premium for the Cayenne, which one does, a part of me expects it to be a Porsche through and through rather than a glorified Touareg [or is the Touareg a stripped-down Cayenne?]. I've extensively driven a 955 Cayenne S, 957 Cayenne V6/S/Turbo models along with the 2011 S and they're incredible to say the least, but still... Crazy, much?

Targa Tim: I'm aware of the Panamera's slightly limited luggage space and it doesn't pose much of a problem for me, nor does the four-seater configuration. I only have skeptical issues with the rear window's slit-like visibility and how the Panamera fares with reliability since it's a new model. Any input based on your wife's 4?

Thanks again, everyone!

 

If you don't mind the limited luggage space, then you will not be disappointed by the Panamera. It will transport 4 adults in good comfort, while providing you close to sport car handling as it sits low.

Limited rear visibility is there, but you'll get used to it. Make sure to order the rear view camera to assist back-up.

No reliability issue yet, but we only have it for 6 months. With 4 years of warranty, I'm not too worried.

 

I would have to vote p4s as well

 

Panamera.

But, I'd wait for the 911. And I don't think the Panamera is the future of Porsche's design, because the head of Porsche said the designers took the criticism in from the Panamera, and they're going for a different design language in the future. Plus, the 991 911 is going to be amazing just as every other new 911 is.

 

Thanks again, everyone.

The biggest issue between the Cayenne and Panamera for me has to do with their prices. I'm looking at a Cayenne S and a Panamera 4S; with all of my options factored in [both vehicles would be heavily loaded; PDCC/PTV, Burmester, four-zone climate control, seat heating/ventilation... the works], the Cayenne S comes out to 31100 Kuwaiti dinars, or 110577.78 USD. The Panamera 4S I designed is priced at 47460 KWD, or 168746.67 USD. For some reason, they're terribly expensive here; a Panamera 4S with more options designed on the US configurator gave me a final price of 135000-odd USD.

Carrara: I agree about the 991, it's going to be incredible. Based on the spy shots, the interior alone looks to be a class leader. But then there's the wait... Do you expect a Geneva or Frankfurt debut? I mean, the 991 looks closer to completion than the new Boxster, and I keep hearing rumors of the Boxster heading to Geneva when it's visually further away from its production form.

What do you think?

 

The new 911 will be ay Geneva no questions asked.

 

Definately Panamera 4S