"The 2011 Porsche Cayenne Turbo costs $121,120, has an eight-speed automatic transmission, makes 500 horsepower from a turbocharged 4.8-liter V8 and weighs 5,112 pounds -- which is 408 pounds lighter than before. In the name of efficiency, of course.

But somehow, those are the least impressive numbers you're about to see. Track testing vehicles is often a bog-standard, predictable affair. The car simply does what it does, which happens to be about what you thought it would do. But then there are things like the 2011 Porsche Cayenne Turbo. It's expected to be quick, but when the acceleration numbers of a four-wheel-drive SUV stay in line with those of a Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG, you know you've got something special."

Source [Inside Line]

YouTube - 2011 Porsche Cayenne Turbo Track Video

Acceleration: Responds extremely well to pedal overlap, hoisting the nose skyward, and it stays there the entire run. Extremely smooth/fast shifts, especially in Sport mode. Power feels limitless and there are no dead spots in the rev range. Defies logic. Braking: Initial braking runs were punctuated with anomalous lock-up of RF wheel (due to cold tires/brakes?). Once all elements were warm/hot, then brake feel/distance improved noticeably. Zero fade and near zero dive in sport chassis mode.

Handling: Skid pad: Huge grip. Amazingly adjustable attitude with throttle without AWD weirdness shifting power around (like some other AWD systems have). With ESC on, there's a barely noticeable brake correction; however, the adjustability to the line with throttle is gone. Steering is light but informative. Slalom: In Sport with ESC off, the Cayenne defies preconceptions of what a 4WD SUV should be able to do. Amazing turn-in, quick in transition, precise steering and an ability to actually use the AWD to its advantage, especially at exit with the throttle buried. With ESC on, there are slight brake corrections exactly at the limit of grip, effectively matching the car's (and driver's ) limits.

 

Love the way it performs just cannot take in the looks

 

It's absolutely incredible what this thing is capable of. Watching it go through the slalom and skid pad with nearly zero body roll is mind boggling, especially for a 5,100 lb SUV.

 

Only one of two SUV's I would own, I drove one and all the above is correct. The other choice for me is the RR Sport SC the full size RR is a boat and all the other stuff out there is a joke.

 

If I could own only one Porsche it would be my Cayenne Turbo. Joy/fun/pleasure 100% of the time. Sand Yellow is of course the fastest of the available colors. After I installed my Sharkwerks bypass pipe it sounds like a NASCAR stocker under WOT.

No wonder allocations are spoken for/sold out.

 

^^^ you speak the truth.

And everyone already knows my position on the car. It's fekkin awesomeness!

 

Very agile for an SUV,specifically the slalom test though the 0-60 is impressive at the end of the day it still doesn't look good for me.