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Kowalski · 03-05-2007, 01:30 PM

I'm getting sick of these High-Performance SUVs.

An SUV is supposed to tackle rough off-road terrain and yet it needs to be dynamically adequate to tackle the on-road terrain.

What's the point of shoehorn a Saturn V Rocket engine under the bonnet of a large and tall car, if this car still will NOT be any sportscar?

I bet that if you put a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S and a lowly Porsche Boxster 2.7 on the same track, the less powerful Boxster still would be faster and more enjoyable than the Cayenne.

Of course, comparing a car to an SUV is pointless. But so is the Cayenne Turbo S.

It's fast and surprisingly it will go off-road quite well, but you will never be able to surprise the smug yuppie in his lowly Boxster 2.7 in a Twisty road. In fact, he will be laughing at you.

03-05-2007, 01:30 PM	#9
Kowalski Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,020 Thanks: 299 Thanked 504 Times in 252 Posts	Re: Brabus Widestar Based on ML63 AMG @ 2007 Geneva Auto Show I'm getting sick of these High-Performance SUVs. An SUV is supposed to tackle rough off-road terrain and yet it needs to be dynamically adequate to tackle the on-road terrain. What's the point of shoehorn a Saturn V Rocket engine under the bonnet of a large and tall car, if this car still will NOT be any sportscar? I bet that if you put a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S and a lowly Porsche Boxster 2.7 on the same track, the less powerful Boxster still would be faster and more enjoyable than the Cayenne. Of course, comparing a car to an SUV is pointless. But so is the Cayenne Turbo S. It's fast and surprisingly it will go off-road quite well, but you will never be able to surprise the smug yuppie in his lowly Boxster 2.7 in a Twisty road. In fact, he will be laughing at you.