The following is the latest Porsche pricelist as of 21st February 2007. It includes the prices of the new Porsche Cayenne Facelift. Have a look at the pricelist after the jump. Click here to read the rest of Updated Porsche Pricelist for Malaysia
Richard Hammond, a clear fan of the Porsche Cayenne thanks to his romping in it through a rally track in the most powerful variant – the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S. Of course, there’s no Turbo S for the facelift yet so this is the pre-facelift model. But then again, the old Turbo S makes 512hp, and the facelifted Turbo is pretty near that amount at 500 horses, so the facelifted Turbo S could end up making nearly 600hp.
Video after the jump. Click here to read the rest of Top Gear Porsche Cayenne Turbo S
Check out this video of the new facelifted 2007 Porsche Cayenne doing a slalom course. Notice the body roll is very minimal thanks to the Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) roll stabilizer system. Read my previous post on the Porsche Cayenne Facelift to find out how Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control works.
Video after jump. Click here to read the rest of Porsche Cayenne Slalom
How many of you think Porsches have sex appeal, raise your hands! This is an amusing advertisement where a girl walks down an alley and spots a Porsche parked by the side of the road. Naturally, she thinks the car is hot, and decides to give it a little tease by flashing it. The result: apparently Porsches like lingerie.
Video after jump. Click here to read the rest of Porsche Flasher Ad
Porsche launched the Porsche Cayenne facelift on the 9th of March 2007. The new Cayenne sports a newly redesigned front end – much sleeker and shapelier lights which portray a more aggressive look. At the rear, tail lamps are now lit up with LED, and the rear bumper gains a new diffuser-like design. In Malaysia, the Porsche Cayenne is available in three models: the Cayenne, Cayenne S and Cayenne Turbo. The engines across the range are now equipped with direct injection, which helps with power and fuel consumption. Unfortunately that also means the engines now have to clatter like a diesel at idle thanks to the injectors. But youll soon forget about that once you put your foot on the accelerator pedal as power is up across the range.
The baseline Porsche Cayenne is up 40 horses to 290hp through a gain in displacement from 3.2 litres to 3.6 litres, while the Porsche Cayenne Ss 4.8 litre V8 now makes 385hp, up from 340hp. The top of the range Porsche Cayenne Turbo which costs about RM1.1 million in bare bones trim configuration up to RM1.35 million fully loaded up now makes an amazing 500 horses, up from 450. There is no Cayenne Turbo S yet, but it might come later. The new body is now more aerodynamic, with all three models down to 0.35 cD instead of a varying coefficient of between 0.38 to 0.39 cD with the previous model.
But what makes the new Cayenne really handle like a Porsche is the new Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) roll stabilizer system. This is a system much alike BMW’s wonderful Dynamic Drive in the 2nd generation BMW X5 which I got to try late last year. Basically, a computer-controlled anti-roll bar with a motor in the middle to provide the required counter-twisting makes sure the SUV does not lean in corners, and you know its that stable grounded feeling that gives you the confidence to drive the Cayenne like how a Porsche is usually driven.
Of course, to make sure you dont get over-confident, it automatically allows the body to lean when it detects youre flying sideways at about 0.68g of G-Force. How does 0.68g feel? I dont know, but must be pretty crazy if even Porsche thinks youve gone too far. How it works is pretty much similiar to systems already in the X5 and the Touareg, however it lacks the X5’s system’s ability to completely disconnect the anti-roll bar for straight line comfort.
Besides doing well on the racetrack (as you can see from the Cayenne in the Porsche World Road Show videos), it also does great off-road. It has proper reduction gears to provide for a set of low-range gears for offroading, as well as hill descent control. Look out for a future post of mine detailing my Cayenne off-roading experience, performed in the pre-facelift model though.
Prices in Malaysia:
| Porsche Cayenne (Manual) | RM640,000 |
| Porsche Cayenne (Tiptronic S) | RM650,000 |
| Porsche Cayenne S (Manual) | RM755,000 |
| Porsche Cayenne S (Tiptronic S) | RM765,000 |
| Porsche Cayenne Turbo (Tiptronic S) | RM1,100,000 |
I previously covered the Cayenne facelift international announcement in December last year, so please head to this link to read more about it. You can find a detailed technical press release and more photos after the jump, courtesy of Auto Eurokars. Click here to read the rest of Porsche Cayenne Facelift launched in Malaysia
Porsche’s 4-door luxury coupe, the Porsche Panamera, has been continuously going around test rounds on roads around Europe, while we patiently wait for some form of concept or pre-production preview at any upcoming motor show. The front-engined, rear wheel drive Porsche Panamera is set to go up against other luxury 4-door coupe-styled sedans like the Mercedes Benz CLS and the Aston Martin Rapide.
Engine options will most likely be the range in Porsche’s SUV, the Cayenne. We’ll see a base model 3.6 liter V6 making 290hp, as well as a Panamera S model carrying a 4.8 liter V8 making 385hp. Top of the line will be the Porsche Panamera Turbo, featuring a twin turbocharged version of the 4.8 liter V8 good for 500 horsepower.
Two more photos after the jump. Click here to read the rest of More Porsche Panamera Spyshots
Mercedes Benz’s ML63 AMG makes 510ps and goes from 0-100km/h in 4.9 seconds, faster than a BMW 335i. The Porsche Cayenne Turbo S makes slightly more horsepower – 521ps, but is slower to hundred at 5.3 seconds. Watch the video after the jump for an utterly pointless comparison between these two overpowered SUVs, in German. Video after the jump! Click here to read the rest of Battle of the luxusport SUVs: Mercedes Benz ML63 AMG vs Porsche Cayenne Turbo S
While it’s sibling the Volkswagen Touareg is proud to have an diesel option, and goes around shouting about it with plane-towing publicity stunts, the Porsche Cayenne is not going to have a diesel engine. Porsche says it will not go the diesel way with any of it’s vehicles, however to keep up with increasingly tough emmission standards it will turn to hybrid technology instead.
A hybrid version of the Porsche Cayenne will make it’s debut in 2009, and this hybrid drivetrain will eventually make it’s way to the Cayenne S and Cayenne Turbo as well.
Remember the PWRS that I blogged about last year? If you had RM2,200 to spare, you could have burned rubber around the tracks the proper way in a one day exclusive event guided by professional Porsche trained and certified trainers. It’s all over now, and here are the videos from that exciting day for those who missed it.
The 2007 Porsche World Road Show was divided into a few segments, and groups were rotated between the segments throughout the day event. You have the braking test, handling test, off road experience, road tour, slalom as well as demo laps on the track. All latest Porsche models except for the fearsome 911 GT3 were available to drive, but the GT3 did make an appearance later, as you can see in the videos.
Videos are all after the jump! Click here to read the rest of 2007 Porsche World Road Show Videos
As the year ends, there are more and more car manufacturers holding promotions, either in conjunction with the festive season or to clear out old stocks. Some examples have been Volvo and Naza. Auto Eurokars, the distributor of Saab and Porsche in Malaysia also has something for car buyers, with great deals on existing stock Porsche and existing stock Saab cars. All new Saab cars are offered with 4 years/100,000 km warranty and 3 years/60,000 km FREE maintenance service, whichever comes first.
Interested buyers or fans of either Porsche or Saab or both can visit the Auto Eurokars Auto Fair this weekend, 16th and 17th December 2006 between 9am to 5pm at the Eurokars Centre in Glenmarie, Shah Alam.
There will be Saab and Porsche cars on display and available for test drive, as well as refreshments and fun activities for the whole family. You can also sign up for the Porsche World Road Show 2007 at the fair, as the deadline for registration has been extended to the 17th of December 2006.
For more information on the offers available during the Autofair, customers may call Eurokars Centre Glenmarie at 03-5032 9911 / 9595. The showroom is generally open from 9.00am to 6.30pm on Mondays to Fridays, 9.00am to 4.00pm on Saturdays and on Sundays from 11.00am to 4.00pm.
