SUV Drag Race - X6M vs Cayenne Turbo vs RR Sport SC and Infinity FX50

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Great crack to watch.

[bunnn]

Wonder why they didn't use a turbo s instead ...regardless that's pretty cool...

[Bols]

Originally Posted by shift@red

nice find footie.

had they used a cayenne turbo s, it would have been the fastest.

isnt that actually 0.1 seconds slower than the X6 ? it was on numerous previous tests if i remember correctly

[SantaPimp27]

the x6m smoked them. not sure the cayenne turbo s woulda beat it

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Not 100% sure but I think the Cayenne Turbo S might just beat the X6M by a nose.

One thing is for sure, the next Cayenne Turbo S will walk the X6M, simply because it will be the lighter car next time, plus the next one will probably be fitted with a PDK as Porsche have openly stated the next one will lose a lot of it's off orad ability in pursuit of better road manners (not that the last one was bad there anyway).

[MJC///M3]

great video! thoroughly enjoyed watching it. Would have been neat to see a Cayenne Turbo S against it....but man that X6M toasted them.

M POWER!

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Originally Posted by MJC///M3

great video! thoroughly enjoyed watching it. Would have been neat to see a Cayenne Turbo S against it....but man that X6M toasted them.

M POWER!

Imagine what the M5 will be like once it's finally hooked up those rear tyres.

[AZ135]

no GC SRT8? unfortunate.

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Originally Posted by shift@red

huh? the cayenne turbo s is the fastest of cayennes. its close with the x5m and x6m under 100, but after 100 the turbo S easily pulls them both. cayenne turbo s also handles better than the x5m...not sure how it compares to the x6m, but in my drives, its close. the new cayenne turbo will obliterate them considering bmw has only matched or barely beated a 3-4 year old car.

Obliterate will not happen, not if what I have been told is true about the X?Ms and from what I know of the Cayennes. Give credit where it's due for the X5M has already shown that it's shit hot on the track and I doubt the Ceyenne Turbo S would be as quicker. Even when the next Cayenne Turbo S arrives I doubt you will be able to use that word, probably 'consistantly quicker' will be the best you could expect.

I will agree with you that I think the Cayenne has a nicer balance but it's not quicker at present.

[TunedM2C]

Did you guys notice they even had a chick driving the X6M. Those blokes got beat by a girl!

EDIT: For all I know it could be a dude. Hard to tell on my iphone. lol

[mtla4]

These cars are not my cup of tea...I wouldnt tow anything with any of them. I would take the FX50 and have money left over for a used M3. It cost 40% less then the X5M(which is the second cheapest truck out there). The RR depreciate like crazy while the Cayenne turbo is too $. Thinking about it the the X5M is sounds like a steal compared to the other two that I just mentionned. If I had to buy an X5 I would go for the diesel version.

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Lol at the Final Cut Pro media offline message at the end

[domobrown]

Originally Posted by shift@red

huh? the cayenne turbo s is the fastest of cayennes. its close with the x5m and x6m under 100, but after 100 the turbo S easily pulls them both. cayenne turbo s also handles better than the x5m...not sure how it compares to the x6m, but in my drives, its close. the new cayenne turbo will obliterate them considering bmw has only matched or barely beated a 3-4 year old car.

All the tests I've seen, the X5/X6M handled better/slalomed faster/pulled more Gs in the corner. Seeing as you owned a Cayenne GTS you might be a bit biased?

[crooked I]

Originally Posted by domobrown

All the tests I've seen, the X5/X6M handled better/slalomed faster/pulled more Gs in the corner. Seeing as you owned a Cayenne GTS you might be a bit biased?

of course he is! cant accept the fact that the X5/X6 M's are faster then the cayenne turbo S

[crooked I]

Originally Posted by shift@red

I was on the other hand looking for the best handling, lighter, most agile/nimble SUV, that also has the most road feel, and that is the Cayenne GTS. it may not have the staight line power, but the way it drive is so much better and more fun, and I have driven all the cayennes and nearly all versions of the x5/x6.

i know what you mean, i have driven the GTS too, it has a different feeling then the X5 M

Originally Posted by shift@red

See the link above. Which car has a better 0-130 mph time? Thats right...the cayenne turbo S. The rest of the times are neck and neck to 100 mph. After that ther cayenne turbo s pulls away. Cayenne turbo s has better lane change (handling) numbers, and better grip (even though rear contact patch on the x5m is bigger). it also has better braking too!

well i guess that's what you get when you pay an extra 50 grand more for a non-fully loaded turbo S, start adding some options and your already up another 10 grand easily. i'd rather have the X5 M, get a tune which i herd evo tech is working on, apparently it has a 70HP gain? im guessing with exhaust and everything else too.

[domobrown]

Originally Posted by shift@red

Nope. Youre wrong. Please see the link below where the Cayenne Turbo S out-slalomed the X5M AND had better grip numbers, and IS faster on the top end.

CTS -

Lane change = 66.0 mph
Skidpad = .91

X5M

lane change = 63.3
Skidpad = .89

So yes, better handling and grip for the cayenne turbo s. 2.7 mph in the lane change is a sizeable difference too.

Ahh, you are correct. I was looking at the wrong section. I am sincerely sorry. Cayenne is indeed very fast and I'm actually quite surprised because it has relatively skinny tires compared to the X5/X6M. Impressive performance. Really, I'm with you. I prefer the CTS over the X5/X6M and it turns out it pulls harder Gs. I just find it hard to justify 140K on a fast SUV. The X5/X6M posts similar numbers on the skidpad and the CTS edges them out just a bit. All for 50,000 more? That's a sizable amount of change. On the top end, the Cayenne does pull on the X5, especially after the quarter mile. Cayenne Turbo S performance for the price of a Cayenne GTS? I quite like that.