Well, this past weekend, I had 30 more minutes of seat time, thanks to "Porsche Exchange" in Highland Park, IL. I must say, AGAIN, I am addicted to the Cayenne Turbo.

Currently I have an Infiniti FX45 with about 315HP. It is loaded to the gill including DVD, NAV, Distronic Cruise Control, awesome fit and finish, in Diamond Graphite (GRAY) with Willow (Bamboo-ish) interior. It is pretty fast, as you can go into the 130-140mph range and is pretty smooth.

However, The Torque of the Cayenne Turbo is just (Damn, I gotta have one.) Overall, I think the Infiniti looks better, and some angles of the Cayenne are ....well (Yeesh, WTF is that)
Dead on nose, and tail, its one mean looking beast. It handles like a Porsche, and the acceleration feels very close to a stock 996 turbo (tip,) but I just dont know if its worth double the price of the FX45. (Trying to convince myself it is )

I plan on sending my other torque toys to FL, and my "only" chicago car would be this Cayenne. That Plus its torque + a performance chip should do the trick, right?? (cough - 95k)

I am leaning towards Lapis Blue with the Beige interior, and light wood package (coincidence.......one at the port)

I wish the infiniti had more power, or I with the Cayenne had better looks. So someone show me some pimped out Cayenne turbos - gemballas, hamanns, etc.... bring on some pics. Convince me this is worth double the price of the FX45. Engine/Performance wise, a no brainer, but Looks................

PS: Do you think Silver with Beige interior is an ugly combo?

Ciao

 

Lapis and Beige would look nice.. but with the light wood.. not sure about that... Of course I prefer Black.. I think Black on Black or Black with Gray and Carbon would look sweet..
Here are some pics.. and also a link to more pics I have aquired!!
In my oipinion there is no comparison with the FX..



Black Baby!!! 22" are a must



Link to Pics

 

gemballa


hamman


rinspeed


lapid blue with beige would look really classy in my opinion, dont know how the wood trim would look...

 

ANY Porsche is worth at least DOUBLE the price of any Infiniti - more like TRIPLE!

 

Kevin.....you DO have the slickest, shiniest Cayenne I have seen.......Great pics....I need to get your cleaning secrets!!! AK

 

Thank you!! Well it only has 1k miles so its still nice and shiny.. but I think the key is a California Car Duster..along with a cotton mit, and microfiber towels.. I wipe it down each time before driving it, so I usually go 10-14 days before washing.. The more you wash the more chance for small swirls and scratches.. Also Meguires mist spray and a microfiber towel to wipe off fingerprints and road grime..

 

And I thought you spent 2 hours a day washing that beauty!

 

Eric get it right its 1.5 hours

 

I saw that color combo in person...does not look good IMHO. But what do i know...i have black/black on both the turbo as well as the cayenne.