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The auto experts at TheCarConnection.com consulted with a number of review sources while putting together this comprehensive review covering the 2008 Porsche Cayenne. And to better serve shoppers who might be considering the Cayenne, TheCarConnection.com’s editors have driven it and added their expert opinion and impressions.
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The Cayenne is Porsche’s only SUV model, and it’s now Porsche’s best-selling vehicle in the North American market. For 2008, the base Cayenne model gets a revamped direct-injection version of its V-6 that makes 290 horsepower--43 hp more than last year’s engine.
The six-cylinder 2008 Porsche Cayenne is still by no means fast. It can reach 60 mph in around 8 seconds with the automatic, which still places it behind many minivans; but it has much-improved passing ability, whether with the standard six-speed manual transmission or the more popular choice, a six-speed automatic with Tiptronic steering-wheel shifting.
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- -Turbo model has lusty acceleration and high-speed stability
- -Handles better than any other 5,000-pound SUV
- -Firm, supportive front seats
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| Negative Points |
- -Surprisingly inefficient interior design
- -V-6 model is still just adequate off the line
- -Fuel economy for V-8 models
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