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The other night me and a couple buddies were hanging out and they wanted to see how the new car stacks up against theirs. One drives a 2004 Cadillac Escalade EXT. The Porsche walked away from that thing like it was standing still. The other drives a 2005 Range Rover. The Porsche took it but not as badly. I'd say by maybe a car length to two car lengths. No doubt in my mind it'd leave that Range Rover behind on a winding road though, I drove his truck and its not quite as balanced...

Not that SUV's were made for racing, but I think the designers at Porsche were the only ones who had a sporting flair in mind when they were designing the Cayenne.

Haha just thought I'd share. I'm gonna let my buddy drive the Porsche and I'll race my own truck with my S2K and see how it turns out. I'm quite sure the S2K will come out on top, but I wanna see the result given the huge torque the 4.5 V8 makes.

Will keep the board posted

 
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yea but that thing has to be heavy. depends on the torque it pulls, and since its a SUV designed by literal racers it say its alot

 
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Oh no doubt about that, but when you're talking SUV's nothing gets closer to sports car dynamics....well in my experience...unless you're talking about the 100k Cayenne Turbo and S Turbo...

 
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Nice job...Im pretty sure the Escalade has the same 6L that my Denali has. I've taken plenty of ricers (cavaliers and such) in it...and it pulls really hard on the highway, but its just so damn heavy....

 
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I was just goign to say you should have got the turbo

 
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what do you do for a living to afford playtoys like these?

 
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sell houses in Vegas. Vegas has one the highest property values increase rates in the US. Houses have nearly doubled in price in the last 2 years, so you buy a few, rent them out for 2 years while the tenants pay your morgage, then sell the house for a huge profit.

Did you trade the RX-8 in?

 
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dude, you change cars more often than i do.

 
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that makes me sad. and that makes yall 2 old

 
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heh...yeah I had the RX-8 for just under 2 years and I traded it in.

And yes, I am very good at what I do here in Vegas, and I get paid accordingly. So...if anyone needs any type of property in Vegas, just let me know...

 
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are you a real estate agent or do you do financing??? i am a licensed mortgage loan officer in cali. property value grows just as fast here. i specialize in the subprime market. if your a real estate agent and you any have trouble getting anyone approved give me a shout!!

 
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hey we're going to refinance our house.

 
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you've got a pm!! LOL

 
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nice car. I thought you would trade in the s2000 before the rx-8 though.

 
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You drive a Cayenne S and a new S2k.... you're buddies drive Cadillac Escalades and Range Rovers... do you want to trade lives with me please??

But honestly... can you imagine how fast a Cayenne Turbo would be if you're already smoke'n all these other SUV's???!??
Now.... can we pleae trade lives?

 
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Yes I am a Realtor in Las Vegas. I'm actually thinking about getting my license out there in cali, so hey I bet we could do some business together.

I am very thankful for what I have though. I mean just 5 years ago I was still living with my parents and driving a civic. I've worked hard to get where I am now and am greatful for it.

Sure we could trade lives though. I miss the simple days sometimes. Before I had so much responsibility...

But yeah the Cayenne Turbo is fast, and even faster is the even more tweaked S Turbo. I just don't know if I'd spend 100 grand on an SUV or even a car for that matter. I mean I love exotics too, but 100 grand is too much for a depreciating asset.

 
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is this what the world has come to? People racing SUV's? lol

enough problems with soccer mom out there now we have to watch out for the Andretti SUV Racing Clan as well?

 
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I agree I am 26 have 2 kids and 5 years ago I was washing windows residentally. I have put in a lot of time just to be where I am. But it costs me almost $7k a month to live here. If you get your Cali license hit me up Ill help you with financing when ever its needed. I get good rates and give good service. I also agree 100% on the whole $100k is too much to spend on a car. You sound like you have picked up some good thoughts and habits while in the business. Your looking at the car as a depreciating asset. To me that means your on the right track to success. Good luck and hit me up if you ever need anything!

 
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jus wondering....did you ever goto college?

 
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wow this gives me hope in the next 5 years of my life...cause its lookin dark right now. ya never know. congrats on your ride dude.

 
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Thanks.

Yeah I went to school for art and film.

I also have an associates in criminal justice. A college degree is very useful and helps alot, but in my experience street smarts are what gets things done.

 
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You really need both to go any where today. Used to be just street smart could take you along way, but today you really need an education too. I got the education part down I think, but the street smarts I'm still working on...

 
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*nudge* check his sig man...heh

 
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i did not go to college. i got myself wrapped up in a lot of stuff before i realized that i was stupid for not. however i have managed to be sucessful in this industry with out a college degree. i am very street savy and i love to talk to people. my biggest down fall is i have a heart. other guys on my work might do a loan and charge a bunch of money but i am very fair and keep things minimal and end up getting refferals becasue of it. so in the end i make just as much as them for the amount of files i am handling. this is a very lucritive industry so any of you young go getters out there. if your looking for a good field of work to get into, real estate is where its at. i set my own schedule come and go as i please and still make 6 figures easy!

 
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I wonder how the Cayenne S would do against that "top model" VW Touareg with the turbo diesel....that SUV is supposed to do low 14's in the 1/4 mile...

 
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y the turbo diesel, why not the V-10 BMW motor?

 
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yea real estate is where its at. without it my parents, that have been making 45g's a yr BEFORE tax for that last 18 years at the SAME JOB, would not be able to have our 600,000 house payed off along with 2 cars payed off, a house already sold, and another house we are currently renting out. hopefully they will continue and i can help them out w/ this and get a cut in a couple of years or so.

 
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yeah the real estate bubble is nice, but just make sure your prepare once it pops.

 
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there is no bubble. watch some realestate forecasters and youll see what i mean. statistically proven that we are acutally better right now thatn we were this time last year. everybody keeps hyping up this bubble but its only uneducated people that do so. no offense to you but you just havent seen the facts laid out in front of you like i have.

 
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hummm..... I remember reading an article about 5 or 6 months ago where Alan Greenspan also mentioned how he was worried he was going to leave with this "cheap money" as he called for long term loans. He was worried because interest rates on mortgages was not going up and the trend of people who where getting house they couldn't afford was going up, so they raised the interest rate (as we all know) a few times, but mortgage companies did not follow suite as normal and kept rates low. This means that there are to many people that are now building a huge amount of debt that can never pay it off, and they only keep sinking, so eventually the banks will for close on them, and... well you get the idea.

In short I would not call Alan Greenspan uneducated, in fact I would call him one of the few financial genius in the world. If he says there is a bubble, I believe him. It's the job of banks to make sure it doesn't pop, but rather slowly deflates not causing a market crash. I don’t think it is going to come crashing down or anything, but it will slow from its current pace, eventually IMO.