2015 CD to have 258hp or 300hp?
03-10-2014, 05:35 AM
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you don't need the v8 diesel in america. and i mean this objectively. it really shines vs the v6 diesel only at illegal speeds. very nice and useful on the autobahn, though.... in the us i would get the v6 gas model with pdcc given the driving landscape there.
03-10-2014, 05:46 AM
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the 4.2 tdi is very good, but it's not CTT engine good. I did my share of miles in a Q7 4.2tdi with a custom tune and custom exhaust (I don't recall the exact figures, but torque was over 1000nm = 737lb-ft). regular driving is perfect, but if you want to drive quick, pass other cars, etc. you come to realize that it's still diesel sluggish. the power and torque is there but the powerband is really narrow. if you want, I can take my friend and do a comparison with a CTT head to head.
driving is very different in the US so I can imagine a lot of people liking it.
the only diesel I REALLY like is the V12 6.0l in a Q7. now that's something. it doesn't matter what gear it's in, it just pulls like crazy. with a custom tune, it's pretty easy to go over 1400nm / 1030lb-ft. now give me a solid point in the galaxy and I'll turn the earth
I'm actually on a lookout for one now, will see if anything I like comes around.
driving is very different in the US so I can imagine a lot of people liking it.
the only diesel I REALLY like is the V12 6.0l in a Q7. now that's something. it doesn't matter what gear it's in, it just pulls like crazy. with a custom tune, it's pretty easy to go over 1400nm / 1030lb-ft. now give me a solid point in the galaxy and I'll turn the earth
I'm actually on a lookout for one now, will see if anything I like comes around.
03-10-2014, 11:50 PM
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Oh, but we want a V8 Diesel in America! We have all the driving conditions across the expanse that is this great continent. The power would be great for climbing many mountain highways. V12 too, at least offer a special order option.
05-11-2014, 03:37 PM
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According to the GM at a local Porsche dealership there isn't going to be a diesel offered in 2015. He said that with the Macan coming online they didn't have the capcity to include a diesel in the new Cayenne for 2015. Has anyone else heard something similar?
05-11-2014, 06:40 PM
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Can someone explain the Cayenne S Diesel I saw in Westport, CT yesterday? The owner who didnt seem to know much about the car (maybe it was her husbands) said it was a 2013 and she loved it. Is it possible it was a European spec car? Maybe someone just added an S to the rear.
05-11-2014, 08:10 PM
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Can someone explain the Cayenne S Diesel I saw in Westport, CT yesterday? The owner who didnt seem to know much about the car (maybe it was her husbands) said it was a 2013 and she loved it. Is it possible it was a European spec car? Maybe someone just added an S to the rear.
Other option is that they could work for PCNA (though I don't know why they'd be doing so from CT since they're based in GA) and could be doing road testing, but I'd be shocked for a '13 to still be "testing" and I would expect some type of special plate.
My guess is that some knucklehead stuck an S badge on it to be cute.
05-13-2014, 12:23 AM
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Did it have diplomat plates? Westport is close enough to the UN that it could have been a diplomat's car in which case it could very well be a Euro spec, though I didn't think the CDS came out until the '14 MY.
Other option is that they could work for PCNA (though I don't know why they'd be doing so from CT since they're based in GA) and could be doing road testing, but I'd be shocked for a '13 to still be "testing" and I would expect some type of special plate.
My guess is that some knucklehead stuck an S badge on it to be cute.
Did it have diplomat plates? Westport is close enough to the UN that it could have been a diplomat's car in which case it could very well be a Euro spec, though I didn't think the CDS came out until the '14 MY.
Other option is that they could work for PCNA (though I don't know why they'd be doing so from CT since they're based in GA) and could be doing road testing, but I'd be shocked for a '13 to still be "testing" and I would expect some type of special plate.
My guess is that some knucklehead stuck an S badge on it to be cute.
