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Porsche Cayenne 4x4 4.8 S 5dr

For The V8 is a beauty of an engine - so strong and willing that in real-world driving it feels a match for the far more expensive Turbo.

Against Apart from the bigger engine, S trim doesn't add much to the 3.2 Cayenne's equipment: climate control rather than air-con, larger alloy wheels and a few interior trim upgrades.

What Car? says

4 out of 5 stars

Pretty much as quick as the Turbo in real life, yet the best part of £30,000 cheaper, this is our pick of the range - by some way.

Key facts

0–60mph: 6.6 secs
Top speed: 156 mph
Average mpg: 19
Tank range: 418 miles

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Performance
5 out of 5 stars
From incredible to ridiculous
Ride & Handling
4 out of 5 stars
A triumph of engineering over physics
Refinement
4 out of 5 stars
All noises are well suppressed
Buying & Owning
2 out of 5 stars
Expensive to buy and run
Quality & Reliability
3 out of 5 stars
Improved by 2007 update
Safety & Security
4 out of 5 stars
Strong on both counts
Behind The Wheel
3 out of 5 stars
More sports car than 4x4
Space & Practicality
3 out of 5 stars
Boot is adequate; rear kneeroom tight
Equipment
4 out of 5 stars
Full of life’s luxuries

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Buyer's notes

Target Price team says:

There's no such thing as a slow Cayenne, but we think it's worth upgrading from the most basic model, which needs working quite hard. The next model up the range, with a 4.8-litre engine, is appreciably quicker and our favourite version of the Cayenne.

Thanks to the Porsche personalisation programme, you can specify a car almost entirely to your wishes and which will be hand-built by the company's own craftsmen.

Likewise, if you want to, you can also collect your car from the factory in Germany, with a tour of the company's museum thrown in. And, after the opening of the Driving Experience Centre at Silverstone, anyone who buys a new Cayenne is eligible for a course at the centre as part of the buying package.