sebis

Finally, I placed the order today as follows. Delivery sometime in June, order freeze March 15.

Base price $49,900.00
Destination charge $995.00
Infotainment package PJ1 $2,990.00
Premium Package PJ2 $2,590.00
Exterior color: Rhodium Silver Metallic S2 $690.00
Leather Package in Black VF $1,740.00
Automatically Dimming Mirrors PA2 $0.00
ParkAssist (Front and Rear) incl. Reversing Camera 7X8 $0.00
Sport Chrono Package i.c.w. PCM QR5 $1,290.00
Air Suspension incl. Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) 1BK $2,745.00
20" RS Spyder Design Wheels CY3 $1,650.00
Summer Tires for 20" Alloy Wheels H6K $0.00
Seat Belts in Carrera Red FI2 $500.00
Smoking Package 9JB $0.00
Sunblind for Rear Side Windows 3Y4 $250.00
3-Zone Climate Control 9AQ $510.00
Seat Ventilation (Front) 4D3 $660.00
Lane Change Assist (LCA) 7Y1 $690.00
Adaptive Sport Seats (18-way) with Memory Package PE6 $1,710.00

Total (before tax) $68,910.00


I left out the following:
Comfort Lighting Package PP8 $325.00
Exterior Package in Black (High-Gloss) QJ4 $230.00

The comfort lighting got bad reviews on the Cayenne and since the exterior color is Silver I decided to stick with the base chrome trim.

Looking forward to your critique.

P.S. If Sapphire Blue makes its appearance before March 15, I am changing the order even if it gets delayed!

RESP

Looks like a great build!

sebis

Thanks!

kgclark

Just curious why you're not getting the Premium Package Plus. Since you're already adding several options a-la-carte that are included with the package, it would only add $1300 to your build - but would include a whole lot of additional goodies.

sebis

Thanks but I do not want the Pano roof, it adds at least 120 lb the very top of the car in addition to being completely useless for my needs, I only open the sunroof on my cars to make sure still works... More important, you cannot even see the Pano roof from the driver seat. Thus the whole package becomes useless to me. In addition, don't care for the keyless entry, I would not pay a dime for it.

ECS Tuning

That's a great looking build Sebis. I can't to see a few pictures when it arrives in June.

Larry Cable

The "keyless" entry is one of the (myriad) of features on my X5 that I hate ...

I hope that Sapphire Blue metallic becomes available in time for you!

Regards

- Larry.

p.s
I think the ext high gloss black trim pkg is a must have, but I agree that with silver its probably not so much...

Larry Cable

No PTV???

Buckfever

Looks awesome. Sport chrono.

sebis

Funny you should ask, the freeze date is closing in on me and now I am panicking about PTV Plus, what do I miss by not getting it? I hate that it is another $1,500 thus pushing the price over the self-imposed "principled" limit of $70K...

Larry Cable

I think if you intend to try drive it like it is a sports car you will appreciate the diff that comes with it... That's why I will spec mine with it in addition to PASM+air and sports chrono too

kr994

PASM and torque vectoring are great options and they do improve vehicle stability to some extend. But please do not drive your SUVs like a sports car on public roads. Thank you.

Larry Cable

Now I am going to have to!

sebis

Here is an update on my order:

1. DO NOT GET Sports Chrono unless you plan to take it to the track or plan on racing at the stop lights and need the Launch Control ... If you don't believe me go drive for yourself. Actually, even if you do believe me you should go and ask the salesman to let you drive a car with Sports Chrono and turn it on and off, you cannot use it on the street unless you are racing which of course it is illegal, dangerous, etc. I did remove it from my order and I recognize I was wrong by even considering it and sometimes advocating for it. This was an eye opening experience for me, I drove a Cayman S and I could not keep it in Sports Chrono more than 15 seconds on the street, it was taking the engine to maximum revs and unless you stayed on the gas, it was a unpleasant experience. Sport mode on the other hand was beautiful. I believe Sport Chrono is needed for PDK cars that don't have the Sport mode standard, but since the Macan does have it, save your money. In the US we get the dash clock standard and even if not in the US, you can get the compass for much less money if you must have the wart.

2. PTV+, I can feel it with my driving style. I agree it is not a must have, BUT, I like how it makes the car more nimble thus I added it to the order. Here is the background, I drove two Panamera Executive editions, one Turbo and a Turbo S. As you could guess, Turbo S has it standard. These Panameras are huge and heavy, when driving the regular Turbo, I could feel the size and heft of the car. I took some turns on a windy road and definitely felt the understeer and had to brake early. I switched then to the Turbo S, even when simply turning at low speed, I could "feel" the car differently than the Turbo, it was more nimble, didn't feel as heavy. In addition, when getting to the exact same road, I could drive faster in the same turns without a hint of understeer, I found myself driving faster in the same turns without even intending to do so. So, to recap, for MY needs, a must have, but if you drive like grandma save your money for full leather or something . For your reference, the Panamera Turbo S Executive has a length of 203.35 in. and weights 4586 lb.

In conclusion, you should always test drive when considering these kind of options and I should have done this two months ago. So for me, AS and PTV+ in the final order.

I also added the High Gloss Black Trim back to my order.

Badknees

Sounds nice I like that you've done a lot of research on what works best for you. Can't wait to hear your impressions when you get it.