Is there a difference in reliability between the V6 and the V8 Cayennes?

I ask this because in some other make/models people have advised to stay away from certain engines for example (BMW V6 > V8, Audi V6> 4cyl Turbo)

 

V8 I heard was better than the v6 in the cayenne.

Forget where I read it. Have no experience with the v6 though personally.

 

Assuming you're referring to the 2011 models based on your other posts, it's probably too soon to tell. The Dec issue of Excellence mag has a great article on the first gen Cayenne, I believe someone posted it on one of these forums. You may want to check that out.

 

The V-6 is an updated version of the engine introduced at the 2007 midlife makeover of the first-generation Cayenne. It's a member of the Volkswagen Group's engine family. The V-8 is Porsche's engine. When the merger deal was signed Porsche was asked to use VW engines for the first two years of the current gen Cayennes. Expect to see Porsche's own V-6 from 2013 onwards on the base Cayennes. The panamera has Porsche's own V-6 which has had rave reviews. I would personally trust Porsches engines anyday over VW's. But that's just me.

 

news to me, whats the diff between porsche V6 on panamera and the V6 on 2011 Cayenne?

i read a review saying the Panamera V6 had the engine from Cayenne.

totally different engine or just some changes here and there? they both put out the same specs it seems.

 

Are you sure about this? I read an article indicating the VR6 engine was to be used for the first 2 generations of the base Cayenne, meaning we won't see the Porsche built V6 in a base Cayenne until 2019 or so.

i read a review saying the Panamera V6 had the engine from Cayenne.

totally different engine or just some changes here and there? they both put out the same specs it seems.[/quote]

Very similar specs, but totally different engines. As w00t mentioned, the V6 in the Cayenne is a VW sourced engine, while the Panamera has Porsche's newly built V6, which is a derivative of the V8. You can read about it more in this article.

http://www.insideline.com/porsche/pa...rst-drive.html

 

The panamera's V-6 is Porsche's own engine and is very different. I have driven it. It is supposed to be very smooth more responsive and "satisfying". But be mindful of the fact that the transmission in the Pana is the sporty PDK and the Cayenne's VW-sourced V-6 is teamed with a more conventional automatic with torque convertor the Tiptronic made by Aisin, a Japanese company which is still considered to be very good but probably not as good as the PDK. I love the PDK on my C4S.

slw, the vw v6 is supposed to be used for two model cycles ... your post on probably no sooner than 2019 is likely more accurate but dealer seems to think it may be sooner. Who knows ?
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I would be happy with the supercharged 6cyl from the hybrid! 330 HP. That's what Porch sells in china due to higher taxes on cars with more than 3.0 liters engines!!

 

I want to say that the audi sourced V6 is in panamera, and hybrid.

Regular petrol is VR6......thus the lower hp even w new models DFI.

 

forgot it was 3.0, i thought it was 3.6 at first..

 

You are right about the Audi sourced V6 in the Hybrid, but pretty sure the V6 in the Panamera is a new, Porsche built engine.

 

That is what my dealer told me too.

 

yup, the supercharged 3.0 v6 in the hybrid is from audi, the v6 in the panamera is porsche's v8 with two cylinders cut off, the base cayenne is vw's 3.6l vr6.

 

In other words, a Cayenne V8 with two bad coilpacks...