Must be the "Seattle Freeze" ;-)

 

Would like to read your experiment. Hoping our first Porsche comes in December/January. I might be forced to participate and do the wave from the Cayenne GTS and see what results.

 

@MAXFPS i am a member of the northwest group. because on road camaraderie has been so low, it has actually caused me to deprioritized my interest in showing up at events. i am in seattle, i would be willing to meet up if i was heading ur way or you were heading this way. that would be fun.

other brands don’t have this level of model curtain. vw and audi, more people will wave regardless of if a model is more sporty or less sporty. same w vw. of course golf r owners are the most likely to wave to each other as i am sure 911 owners are w porsche.

we always look to see who is driving. no offense: we do see a lot of house wife looking types that are just completely distracted and not at all focused on their driving. if u have one of these, talk to them and get them to watch a few episodes of wham bam tesla cam so they can see how dangerous their distracted driving is.

we also see a lot of asian drivers who are just very non engaging w other drivers because i think that is more cultural there - they avoid public interaction because maybe it is considered confrontational or rude in their culture?

my girlfriend also loves to announce her conclusion on if the driver is the “original purchaser”, “2nd driver” (wife driving car purchased by their husband for them to use), “pre owned”, or “fashion driver” who has purchased primarily for vanity, and will probably also have lots of name brand clothing & accessories, but they are not a car person.

 

I've taken several of my Cayenne Turbos to Porsche-club and other meetings, cars-n-coffees, etc., and universally everyone is friendly.
Wash it and GO!

This 2019 Turbo is new to me after going 'thru' a '23 Ford Explorer ST and a '24 Mustang GT Prem.; this is my 4th Cayenne Turbo after starting with a 2004 version.

 

You wont get a wave. Cayenne drivers are distracted looking at the yellow engine light wondering which credit card to use this time around for the service. A wave is the last thing on their mind.

 

That grey is gorgeous! And I have the same wheels and love them- so much nice contrast with the silver & black. And surprisingly little brake dust seems to show on them. I ordered the same design but with color-matched Carrera white on my incoming Cayenne, so "wheel" see (sorry!) how much brake dust shows up on these:

 

Ha! So far so good on mine, and coincidentally I just posted this reliability chart: https://rennlist.com/forums/cayenne-...ity-chart.html

 

Porsche's non-sports cars don't have any cult following. They are luxury appliances mostly bought by non-enthusiasts.

If you want to drive an SUV that has the experience that you are looking for, then you need to buy body-on frame Toyota models.

 

I drove by a white 9Y0 Cayenne Turbo and he flashed his high beams.

 

Agree, 4Runner owners are generally loyal and enthusiastic.

 

There are some cars that radiate / illuminate a brand identity. The 911 is perhaps the best example of one of those.

The Cayenne is not marketed in any such way as to create a unique identity. It radiates nothing.

If Porsche was a train, the 911 would be the engine. The Cayenne would be the caboose.

Cabooses don't get waves...

 

I get way more waves when I drive my STI from other Subie broz. Zero waves in the Porsche owners in my black TGT. I do realize it looks like a plain Jane Cayenne/macan from afar lol

 

If you want to get reactions from other drivers...

People will all either point at you or hold their nose when you drive by in one of these...

2005 Pontiac Aztec

 

TYVM. 😀

 

When I drive my panamera, I get waves from 911 drivers. Nothing from SUV drivers. Strangely get out the window yells from commercial truck drivers, occasionally.

(970.2 panamera was noticed, 971.2, not ever, so far)