knfeparty

Air suspension cayenne with brakes small enough for 18" wheels with 265/65/18 off road tires and you should be good. See how mine did:
https://youtu.be/N9INWbm43co
The traction control system makes good use of the open front and rear diffs, but it's still not as good as a real locker.

i likewise recommend a factory tow kit for rear extraction or mounting a rear winch. Wiring can be run from the battery under the driver seat, through the channel that exists in the passenger back footwell all the way to the area above the back left wheel, then out the bottom of the car.

AudreyWJF

I have an 06 turbo s with the off road performance package, I like it a lot.

RS-America

The only limiting issue we have had going off-road is the approach and departure angles. Due to this, a Cayenne will never be a rock climber or into deep mud holes. (Not interested in doing either) Realizing the approach and departure angle limitation, we have taken ours beyond just the groomed flat dirt roads on to some technical trails. The only time we got stuck any other vehicle would have had issues too. This was when we got high centered in snow where none of the wheels were touching the ground. Skid plates protect and also make for a great snow toboggan!
The fuel range of the diesel is great, got up to 765 miles indicated. Big down side to a diesel is that we are limited to driving in North America due to the required ULSD fuel. Caveat to this is that there are some places in NA where ULSD is not available, for instance last winter we saw a 4'x8' sign in Coldfoot, AK warning us that ULSD was not available north of there. Running out of fuel north of the Arctic Circle in sub-freezing winter temps plus wind is never a good idea! --- Note that we have modified our Cayenne some to protect the body:
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LtCarNut

There is a 2005 S with that option for sale at socalautogroup.

dpolson

Lot of misinformation here about the Offroad Technology Package. it is not just skid plates. Nor is it just the rear diff lock. It also includes electro-hydraulically detachable sway bars. Absolutely prohibitive to try to retrofit the entire package.

Once again, has anyone ever seen a Cayenne so-equipped?

torofluxgemini

Fair point. I was under the impression that the PDCC package included the hydraulic sway-bars as well as the rear differential lock. Perhaps one of these vehicles would be best for a retrofit of skidplates/rock guards and winches?

garrett376

Depends which model you are asking about: 955's had a lockable differential and detachable sways (no PDCC) which were part of the package. The 957's had PDCC as a separate unrelated option, and the off-road tech package was the locking rear differential. Even the underbody protection could vary from the rock rails or running boards.

If dimitrig requires a rear locking differential, it's far easier to find a 958 with PTV+ than it is to find a 957 or 955 with the off-road tech package. Stone guards and the VR2 off-road protection option is also easy to add to 958s. I've even seen some 2010 Transsyberia models without PDCC meaning they didn't have the detachable sway option.

TRINITONY

I almost bought one locally with the off road package. It was the only one that I came across during my months of looking.

deilenberger

I've deleted the against the rules "For Sale" by a 1 post non-member, and all posts referencing it. The original post broke these rules:

1. For sale in tech - not allowed
2. For sale by non-paid (AKA "User") - member not allowed
3. For sale with no price - not allowed

I didn't see any reason to keep the comments on a deleted post - so...

Libast

You cleave a mighty sword, Mr. Mod

diver110

I have a 2009 Cayenne Turbo. It has limited slip. I want to be able to do some light offroading (definitely no deep mud or rock climbing). I heard on this site that skid plates are available. FWIW, the dealer told me that skid plates are not available....I am not sure the service advisor at the dealer fully is up to speed. The same dealer owns a BMW dealership next door, and it seems to be the bigger outfit and where the service advisor spends most of his time....

garrett376

Fully up to speed? Hello, it's almost 2019... so he's only 10 years behind. Too bad their jobs don't require them to actually know their stuff so you have to defer to the internet. Wow. Work with their service manager instead.

So, you too can download the Parts Katalog from Porsche, and look up the parts, and order them. The underbody protection parts are certainly available: engine metal panel 955-504-235-01, rock rails 955-559-553-04-4W9/955-559-554-04-4W9 or running boards 955-559-847-04-4W9/955-559-848-04-4W9 ... there are also stone guards for the rear suspension arms, rear suspension carrier, rear differential, and gas tanks; option I6EB/I6ES.

Freem USA

So super old thread I know.. But I have a 2005 Cayenne Turbo with off road package ( sway bars and locking diff etc etc ) great condition.. available now for anyone!

https://rennlist.com/forums/market/1199828

deilenberger

I assume you're listing in the Marketplace and will be adding the link to that listing here?

Freem USA

Was away from PC for a couple days.. here is the listing.. very happy to listen to offers or trades..

https://rennlist.com/forums/market/1199828