Maybe SUV handling does matter, Cayenne dodges out of way of crashing truck(vid)

[565]

http://jalopnik.com/5550345/video-car-hits-pepsi-truck-causes-catastrophic-wreck


Pretty good reflexes from that Cayenne driver.

[SVT_Power]

Saw that yesterday. Pretty good reason to make sure manufacturers design SUV's not to roll.

[Cookie Monster]

That was amazing.

[68_427]

That's awesome.

[Rupert]

Saw that yesterday. Pretty good reason to make sure manufacturers design SUV's not to roll.

Maybe cute utes...

[cawimmer430]

It's a Porsche Cayenne. That's not an SUV. It's a 4-door sports car with a raised suspension and AWD. 

[the Teuton]

It's a Porsche Cayenne. That's not an SUV. It's a 4-door sports car with a raised suspension and AWD. 

It's a fantastic vehicle.

[Rupert]

Wimmer has a good point-- cute ute.

[2o6]

Wimmer has a good point-- cute ute.

Eh, no one makes "real" SUV's anymore.

[Rupert]

4Runner, XTerra, Land Rovers, Tahoe, Grand Cherokee, Liberty, Suburban...

[2o6]

4Runner, XTerra, Land Rovers, Tahoe, Grand Cherokee, Liberty, Suburban...

I'll give you the 4-runner and XTerra and Liberty. The GM trucks are basically minivans. GC is unibody with independent front suspension and a carlike ride. The Land Rover LR2 is based upon the Ford EUCD platform (FWD Mondeo!!!).

[68_427]

The GM trucks are basically minivans.

Wrong.  So wrong.

[2o6]

Wrong.  So wrong.

In the way they're used.

[Rupert]

Put some good tires on a Tahoe or Suburban, and it will do just as well as the same from 15 years ago. The Cherokee was unibody, and the Liberty also has IFS (as does everything else I listed); also, carlike ride does not necessarily mean it can't do truck stuff. Land Rover makes more than just the LR2, and those are all real SUVs.

[Rupert]

In the way they're used.

That doesn't matter. What matters is the way they can be used.

[2o6]

That doesn't matter. What matters is the way they can be used.

So can a Cayenne.

[the Teuton]

A Cayenne/Touareg can do most anything a new Range Rover can do.

[68_427]

BTW the best SUV evar.

[Laconian]

So can a Cayenne.

You guys are completely, utterly missing the point.

A truck with traditional trucky ground clearance - regardless of what obscure EUCD GM Omega Kappa platform it inherits - is still much more roll-prone than a car.

[Speed_Racer]

Mad props to that Cayenne driver - it doesn't look like he even hit the yellow truck on his right.

Or was it a she?

[hotrodalex]

That was some crazy reaction by the Cayenne. Headed for certain destruction one second, on the complete opposite side of the freeway the next.

[the Teuton]

Random trivia: on several tracks, the old Cayenne Turbo proved to be a little quicker than the E46 M3.

[cawimmer430]

BTW the best SUV evar.

Fixed. 

[Colonel Cadillac]

Wow, amazing reaction by the Cayenne driver.

[Submariner]

Eh, no one makes "real" SUV's anymore.

G-class?  Wrangler? 

[the Teuton]

G-class?  Wrangler? 

Mad tyte.

[Rupert]

So can a Cayenne.

A Cayenne/Touareg can do most anything a new Range Rover can do.

Range Rover Sport, maybe.

[2o6]

Range Rover Sport, maybe.

The Cayenne is simply a Touraeg with a bigger engine and better interior. Both vehicles are pretty darn capable.

[Tave]

Wiki says the Touareg comes with 4-wheel drive, auto locking center diff (w/ manual override), low range, adjustable ride-height, and manually locking rear diff. Sounds decently capable to me.

I'd feel uncomfortable taking the Cayenne off-road, not because of its abilities, but because it's a Porsche and I wouldn't want it to get chipped/dinged/etc...

I know the VW is also an expensive vehicle, but the "Porsche" brand puts a high mental hurdle in front of me. I felt a little uncomfortable driving my uncle's ML430 in the mountains too.

[Colonel Cadillac]

The Cayenne is simply a Touraeg with a bigger engine and better interior. Both vehicles are pretty darn capable.

The Cayenne has more differentiation than that...

It is a fantastically capable vehicle, especially so when equipped with the air suspension.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbetkMgQJC8  Pretty impressive IMO