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Forget cheaper: there is no other car that can do what Cayenne does period
Cant believe I scoffed at these for decades
What a disaster
Originally Posted by TheChunkNorris
I average 30mpg with some mixed street driving. They only come AWD, weigh almost 5k lbs and tow 7,715lbs... now imagine a gas powered midsized SUV that can do that any cheaper.
Diesel will be $10 a gallon by the end of summer if there is no intervention
Pretty good chance. Any intervention will be lip service. Simple solution of relaxing production rules in the US coupled with more refinery capabilities will go a long way towards putting an end to rising fuel costs. But the pain isn't yet great enough for a change of policy. It's coming, just not yet. Funny how history rhymes.
How is the engine noise and maintenance on the Cayenne Diesel? Are there any particular years/models to look for or avoid -- and is the transmission auto or PDK?
The EPA estimates I was were 20 (city) / 29 (highway) -- it sounds like many are beating those numbers.
My diesel got close to 40mpg highway/ 25-30mpg city. Tiptronic transmission. Needs to be driven, particulate filter can be a pricey repair, but overall it was an excellent DD.
EPA numbers were a joke on the VAG diesels. My Golf Sportwagen EPA is only 42 hwy and I easily get 60+
I think it became a priority for that Administration to ban them; they were too good, and would have precluded the current EV takeover
The simple fact that the ultimate “fix” on these cars supposedly imposed by EPA has zero impact on performance or mileage, patently demonstrates the entire “dieselgate” controversy was a fraud
Originally Posted by peterp
How is the engine noise and maintenance on the Cayenne Diesel? Are there any particular years/models to look for or avoid -- and is the transmission auto or PDK?
The EPA estimates I was were 20 (city) / 29 (highway) -- it sounds like many are beating those numbers.
Maintenance on CD is no different, and the motors are bulletproof, but sound a little “rumbly” at idle. Keep it off boost and under 80 mph and it’ll do 40+ mpg all day long
And people complain about the DPF but the entire emissions system can be easily removed (provided you’re not in California, or in a California mindset). Anecdotally mpg goes up 5%+ after DPF elimination too (of course it does, the whole emissions thing is farcical)
Maintenance on CD is no different, and the motors are bulletproof, but sound a little “rumbly” at idle. Keep it off boost and under 80 mph and it’ll do 40+ mpg all day long
And people complain about the DPF but the entire emissions system can be easily removed (provided you’re not in California, or in a California mindset). Anecdotally mpg goes up 5%+ after DPF elimination too (of course it does, the whole emissions thing is farcical)
In addition to the DPF crap, there are transmission tunes that get you the same smooth shifting you would've had pre DieselGate. The Achilles heel of that DPF systems is the fuel pump, its easy fix but expensive. The DPF heater can act up but mine has been ok and without issue. I've had my particular car for about 55k miles and only had one issue with the cruise control sensor... which turns out was replaced during a collision that Car fax showed after I purchased it and not before.T3 or Facelift Touaregs(I'm sure Cayennes did too); came with auto leveling HIDs, Air suspension(Executive Trim), Pano Moon roof and leather. Cayennes are still made while the last year of the Touareg was 2017.
EPA numbers were a joke on the VAG diesels. My Golf Sportwagen EPA is only 42 hwy and I easily get 60+
I think it became a priority for that Administration to ban them; they were too good, and would have precluded the current EV takeover
The simple fact that the ultimate “fix” on these cars supposedly imposed by EPA has zero impact on performance or mileage, patently demonstrates the entire “dieselgate” controversy was a fraud
All we gotta do is open up the US oil industry again and relax the rules to build a few more refineries and the price will fall faster than you can go 0-60 in a turbo s.
06-04-2022, 08:45 AM
