I've written this before on this forum as a former RSQ8 owner and current Cayenne Turbo owner. In my opinion, Porsche handles better and has a nicer steering wheel badge, but everything else was better in Audi. In my four years of owning Audi, I had absolutely no problems with that car, whiat unfortunately I can't say after nearly two years of owning a Porsche. Yes, some RSQ8s (not mine) have a problem with the 48V BSG, but Audi replaces it free of charge with a new, improved version and provides a 7-year warranty on this component. In short, you get much more for less money in the RSQ8, beyond the suspension and the Porsche Crest, so you have to decide what's the most important for you.

 

i had a 2023 sq8 on order for quite a while. as soon as i drove the 2024 porsche i bought it. it drives better. there are other design decisions i like about the porsche over the audi too. 1) w the porsche, no frameless doors. i prefer a full frame door. 2) porsche has body mount mirrors. audi has them mounted where the window would be. so on the porsche you have the small forward re light windows at the front of the front door. 3) porsche gives you the choice of suv or coupe form factor. 4) i didn’t love the diamond seat pattern in the sq8, the rsq8 doesn’t have that tho. 5) porsche has the better red interior - compared to the audi.

audi plus: it is longer so the rear seat room is epic.

as retom says the porsche steering wheel does look a lot better.

audi is going to be a little more practical. depends on your use cases.

 

So just purchased a 2023 cayenne turbo fully loaded with carbon fiber steering wheel and burmaster audio with 22k miles on it. In disney world right now with family so won't be able to pick it up until end of next week. Driving to Atlanta to trade in my 2017 cayenne S. They're only offering me 15k ehhh. I put down 20k. Finance the rest

Also weird they put brand new Armstrong tires on this thing. Anyone think this is a good idea? I have to drive it back to northern Virginia with Armstrong tires lol.

 

Pirelli owns Armstrong. Hopefully they are good, but I doubt they have the Porsche tire code, not that I think having manufacturer designated tires is really important. Anyway, a 2023 Cayenne Turbo should be fun! Wish I had one.

 

Hopefully the difference will be night and day between my 2017 Cayenne S and the 2023 turbo

 

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