spourreza

Ha. Appropriate thread. Just sold my 2014 SRT for the 2015 cayenne s. Srt is s piece of crap with an engine. That's it. Never buying American car again. Crappy car, shady salespeople and no service. Paid 75 grand for it and jeep has no idea how to deal with the clientele that have more than 30k to spend on a car. They should stick to selling to the average buyer.

rz55

My current driver is a 2014 cayenne turbo and my Father just bought a 2014 srt8 jeep so I've driven both at length. The jeep sounds better and seems more "brute strength" oriented IMHO. I believe my turbo undoubtedly is faster, handles better and is more refined. But, the jeep "feels" faster due to the sounds and the torque. I would say my best analogy is old muscle car vs new super car. The super car outperforms but there is a certain feeling you get when your in the old muscle car that is unavailable in the new car. The interior is not contest and shall be awarded to the Porsche although the jeep interior is top notch. Porsche really knows how to do an interior. I find the jeep seat bottoms a little narrow for my liking. The jeep is still a hell of a car and I would buy it every day of the week over a regular cayenne s.

The SRT has almost all the features of my turbo minus the auto wipers I believe. Its a stunning looking car with great colors (ours is gray with gray wheels). I have not towed with either since we have a double diesel trucks we use for those situations.

I think for half the money of a Cayenne Turbo the Jeep is unbeatable and will give my turbo a run for its money in many aspects. Im sorry I cannot give any advice as to a comparison to a regular Cayenne S. But The SRT is a home run in my book, I would HIGHLY recommend it without hesitation.

p.s. The launch control in the SRT is a pretty awesome feature as well.

Dan87951

I'm a little surprised by all the Jeep responses on this forum. A client of mine from a while back owns a Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/Ram dealership and told me the Wrangler and GC were very reliable cars and were hardly ever in their service department. I have driven the SRT8 and its an amazing vehicle for the price! Just about every car review I have seen on youtube praises its features and driving dynamics -- with that being said if I had to choose between a Cayenne S and SRT8 it would definitely be the SRT8 no question! If price was of no importance and I had the choice between the SRT8 and Cayenne Turbo, no questions the Cayenne Turbo! To me the regular Cayenne S doesn't have the sparkle the SRT8 has nor does it have the power. American cars have definitely come a long way since the bailouts...

CDMC

Just my two cents, but I look at long term reliability and how the vehicles age. Go drive a Grand Cherokee with 100,000 miles on it and drive a Cayenne or X5 with 100,000 miles, no comparison.

Dan87951

By long term reliability on the Cayenne do you mean scored cylinders, coolant pipes, cardan shaft, and control arms every 50k? This was not meant as an attack on you, but the truth of the matter from my experience is german cars will always need more repairs over 100k miles than their competitors. Does the Cayenne's competitors offer the same driver satisfaction and soul that the Cayenne can produce? Absolutely not! Is it worth it? Probably, but I would never buy a Porsche new after seeing their long term engine reliability with Cayenne, Boxster, Cayman and 911. There have been too many catastrophic engine (scored cylinders, IMS, cracked liners) problems lately that should not happen!

In my opinion BMW is the absolute worst in long term reliability. I have been bitten hard by BMW and my neighbor who is BMW fanatic is about done with them as well... complete plastic garbage that is not designed to last much past warranty! God I miss the good ol days of Porsche, BMW and Mercedes quality...

Rossi

I had a similar dilemma. Choosing my company car between 2009 GTS and 2014 SRT.
Test drove both, in spite of the Jeep being brand new, I didn like it. It really rides like a truck, very numb. No feedback to the driver. I was instantly hooked with the cayenne GTS.
I didn't buy the Cayenne that day as I decided to shop for one with manual tranny. Got one couple weeks later, puts a smile on my face every single day.

the flyin' scotsman

I just traded my '12 Jeep GC for a '09 Cayenne GTS........Jeep is utility vs a vehicle that does everything oh so well.

Cayenne all the way

mcbit

Nice GTS...its Nordic Gold Metallic (LM2Z) though not Copper

spourreza

Let's remember I sold my 2014 srt for cayenne S. Jeep is awful. Shady sales, crappy service and everything else I mention above

Dilberto

The attack/exit angles of the Jeep front/rear end offroad sucks. Don't be fooled by the gurgly sound of the Chrysler product....life's too short to drive uninspiring SUVs. Porsche FTW...

AO

Funny thread... I just got my 05 CTT from a guy who went and bought the new SRT8 the day I picked it up from him. Go figure.

TheUnscented

Yes, we were looking at a CPO ML63, CPO JGC SRT vs CPO CTT. My wife far and away liked the ML63 interior the best and the CTT the least. The ML63 made the best sounds, on the gas and the crackling and popping when you lifted--would you ever stop giggling? We liked the looks of the SRT the best and the CTT the least.

The ML63 & the SRT drove about the same, which given their architecture, should have been no surprise. On hard acceleration you really feel the weight transfer to the rear axle, to the outside wheels on hard turns and pitch forward on hard stops---all of which, I planned to do in a high performance SUV. From the SRT forums, the guys there say the roll can be greatly reduced with an aftermarket (or MOPAR) lowering kit for about $1200. The CGTS and the CTT drove best from the get-go. We ended up buying a CPO CTT.

JGC quality: my in-laws bought a brand new JGC (base) in 2011 and have had no problems. In 2014 they added a base Durango--no problems with either vehicle heretofore.

v10rick

Forget the SRT, how about this...

2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk

http://www.caranddriver.com/photo-ga...2017-gallery#1

The Cayenne Turbo S will be in its rear view mirror at half the MSRP.

Seriously...I favor old school Dodge performance but no way would I trade my Cayenne for a Jeep.

mudman2

And the Chevy Suburban