Everybody are asking what are the main differences between Cayenne and Touareg except:
- styling interior/exterior
- engines

Is it true that they have
- same suspension, but differently tuned
- same 4wd, but different software, more bias to rear wheels to provide controlled oversteer
- they share same doors
- they share same roof

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Jack Ennuste:
<strong>
Is it true that they have
- same suspension, but differently tuned
- same 4wd, but different software, more bias to rear wheels to provide controlled oversteer
- they share same doors
- they share same roof</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Yep, pretty much for $20-50K less, you get (IMHO)the better looking one - albeit less powerful and not as good in that most important catagory - the 'SUV high speed handling' department .

 

Same tranny as well. So everything post engine is the same except the brakes (Cayenne has some big Brembo's, which pretty much only matters to those that will track the car). Kinda makes you wonder if tuners will apply Cayenne shift and suspension programming to the VW's. Would that take even more of Wederlinking's (sp) thunder?

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica"> if tuners will apply Cayenne shift and suspension programming to the VW's </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">that's called software piracy!

 

What I am beginning to wonder if the air-suspension is the same as the Touareg would explain its lack of availability since all Touareg's have it.

I feel the same about 4 zone air. Again a standard feature on Touareg. Are we losing out of features on Cayenne to Touareg???

So where is the distribution contract?

 

I wonder if the Cayenne brakes will fit the Tourag hubs? I'll bet it will be an easy retrofit.

That leaves the engine... and the W12 is one good powerplant.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica"> and the W12 is one good powerplant </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">It's good, but not good enough to Porsche Cayenne, sportier engine suits better. W12 is heavy (Touareg W12 is 2,4 metric tons) and very conservatively tuned (420 hp, only 70 hp per liter). Suits more to Phaeton. W12 is flagship engine for Toareg comparable in this perspective to Carenne Turbo.

Cayenne's Turbo engine is lighter and sportier(450 hp, producing 100 hp per liter). Torque zone is extremely wide and usable.