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Porsche Cayenne 4x4 4.8 Turbo 5dr

For Turbo models are hugely fast, the front and rear seats and steering wheel are heated, and there's sat-nav, electric adjustment of almost everything, a premium stereo and xenon headlamps that turn as you corner.

Against In everyday conditions the £28,000-cheaper V8 S is every bit as quick.

What Car? says

3 out of 5 stars

If money was no object, you might consider this version, but when the standard V8 is so good, it's simply impossible to justify the extra cost.

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3.857143

Key facts

0–60mph: 5.1 secs
Top speed: 171 mph
Average mpg: 18.9
Tank range: 416 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.