I searched the archives, and it really isn't addressed there in any detail, yet I bet many of you tried and considered both. Why did/did you not choose one over the other?

CS with adaptive air suspension should handle as well as the CT, just not have the blinding acceleration (blinding in terms of SUV or sedan, not 911TT of course). The difference new is $33k between the two, and pre-owned it is much smaller, but still significant, yet I find many who have fantastic performance cars who own Cayennes have the S, not the Turbo...

 

I tried both and it pretty much came down to hp and braking power. The CT is naturally far superior than both.

If I was getting a RR sport I'd see no point in getting a S/C version simply because it doesn't handle like a road car/sports car. The CT does...... it is definetly no 911 but it outhandles most cars on the road so it made sense to have the extra power to go with the car

 

For me it's just mainly the cost , who wouldnt want 450hp with pasm/airsusp, pcm,bigger brakes standard but 33K difference could almost buy me a used 996. I've driven both and the power on the CTT is phenomenal, but again the Cayenne S can probably blow away most sport sedans out there, handles very well and the snow performance is awesome.

 

I compared the PASM V6 and the CT. I didn't notice a difference with the handling. For me, the Cayenne is a daily driver, and the CS was too slow.

In terms of the brakes, I may be mistaken, but I thought the CT and CS had the same calipers and rotors, just different colors.

 

I took both a CS and a CT out for a drive before buying. I liked the CT for it's power and braking but the selling point was the handling. Even though both should handle well, when taking a high speed corner with a big "wump" in it the CS (without PASM) had a wicked and almost dangerous rebound which made me almost lose control of the vehicle. The same corner in the CT (with PASM) was not a problem and easily controllable.

As many good and bad things you have read on these pages about (S)PASM see if you can get a chance in a PASM equipped CS and see if you like it, or prefer the power of the turbo. Then decide if the cost is worth it.

I also never could get used to the CS or Cayenne V6 front bumper, compared to the CT's, but I guess a bumper swap would solve that problem.

 

i had both & still have the S in the family. to clear some of the fact, the S has the same brake as Turbo just not painted red. Pros & cons on both cars. i like the S' instant power but can't compare with Turbo with the turbos kick in. S is feel lighter than Turbo but the steering is much heavier than Turbo (can be the same as Turbo if u get the option). the interior leather on the S is actually holding better than the one in the Turbo although the Turbo uses better/richer leather. the ride on the Turbo is very nice because of the air suspension. however, the S with aftermarket lowering spring will handles better than Turbo, just much stiffer & not as comfortable when u need it. imo, both cars are not about handling but they're much better than most of the performance sedans out there. i don't think u can go wrong with either but if u plan to load up a S u might get a Turbo. make sense if u compare a base S to a Turbo for the price difference but a highly optioned S is no better deal than a base Turbo since many things are standard on the Turbo.

 

High optioned S vs low optioned turbo price difference is not that much. You can also get turbos at a very good rate, my gf's turbo was just less than 10k more expensive than my S.

 

a lot of it also comes down to the use....

If it was my daily driver, I'd get the turbo. It's my wife's car, I only drive it on weekends since we can't fit the family in the Carrera, my daily driver, easily.

If it was just for her and I never drove it the V6 would be fine, and the turbo in my wife's hands is scary. She doesn't really use a speedometer, just kinda the feel of the road, so the turbo would be bad, even the S is bad with that.

As I have been driving it on weekends, I do regret not getting the turbo a bit since it would have been only 10-15k difference max since the change to the tax rules this year means many porsche dealers will be stuck with 05 left-overs. My regret is not because of the lack of power over the S, but a few extras that you get in the turbo that I didn't order and now regret(I should have gotten PASM for the loading height feature alone) and the red brakes must be easier to keep clean.

It's interesting to hear that 20C4S's leather is holding up better in the S vs. the Turbo. The S's leather is tougher and in some cases "pleather". This was one reason I didn't go leather crazy in my Carrera vs my boxster. In my boxster everything little thing that could be leather was and my son managed to scratch most of the pieces he could reach(yes I had the air bag deactivator).

Cheers,
Corey

 

My Cayenne S braking power sucks big time with my 22´wheels.

 

do u drink more often after u got the 22''s?

 

Corey,
it happens on almost all the high-end cars. the higher grade leather doesn't mean the better it'll hold up better than other. it's just softer & smoother. i personally don't like the worn leather no matter how soft or smooth it is.

 

I could not have said it better. LOL vodka boy

 

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