Would not trade the TT for a Cayenne, but drove one today and was impressed. - Page 2

LighTTnin · 03-19-2003, 02:32 PM

TTomahawk · 03-19-2003, 02:34 PM

OzChris · 03-19-2003, 02:36 PM

but the "S" in SUV stands for Sports. These SUVs..not station wagons.. will lift the bar to the point where the other manufacturers will have to do something special to compete. And that can only be a good thing. Whether or not you like the look of the vehicle is a purely subjective thing...surprisingly enough a lot of people don't like the look of the TT either.

NexxTT · 03-19-2003, 02:37 PM

Had the same thoughts myself, Michael. ;-) DOA. Gonna be tough to get development and tooling costs out of it probably.

hoTTub · 03-19-2003, 02:38 PM

turtlehelmet · 03-19-2003, 02:49 PM

... true, it was a Board of Director decision - but 996s do not generate enough profit alone to float the boat, one reason for the 986. It was ironic to read Harm Lagaay (necessarily) defending it when talking about it's development in a recent magazine. Let's just say their true feelings were close to yours. Last dealer report I heard, Cayenne orders at only a tenth of the 986.

joe@vwvortex · 03-19-2003, 02:52 PM

quattro and become more of a soft-roader. It will be lighter and larger than both the Cayenne and the Touareg. If anyone should have built something like that you'd have thought it would have been Porsche.........

Laguna · 03-19-2003, 02:52 PM

joe@vwvortex · 03-19-2003, 03:07 PM

Qu!cksilva · 03-19-2003, 03:43 PM

military 4x4 vehicles as well as airportable tanks...and such...their knowledge might suprise us...as for me though...Its like seeing Ferrari make a minivan...sacrilige!

M,

03-19-2003, 02:32 PM	#11
LighTTnin Junior Member Account #: 7319 Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,746	I'm with ya. Plus most reviews are siding with the X5 4.6is anyway. __________________

03-19-2003, 02:34 PM	#12
TTomahawk Junior Member Account #: 52356 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 712	Btw the automatic in TT... totally agree with you all.

03-19-2003, 02:36 PM	#13
OzChris Junior Member Account #: 8253 Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 984	No offense taken and you're entitled to your opinion... but the "S" in SUV stands for Sports. These SUVs..not station wagons.. will lift the bar to the point where the other manufacturers will have to do something special to compete. And that can only be a good thing. Whether or not you like the look of the vehicle is a purely subjective thing...surprisingly enough a lot of people don't like the look of the TT either. __________________ Black BeauTTy TTR 225 Brilliant Black. Premium, Bose etc.

03-19-2003, 02:37 PM	#14
NexxTT Senior Member Account #: 5882 Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 6,180	*Please spit it out....tell us how you really* feel....** Had the same thoughts myself, Michael. ;-) DOA. Gonna be tough to get development and tooling costs out of it probably. __________________ 2000 TT180Cfwd - all options, including the analog phone, sans service 2002 A6/2.7Tq - 6-spd, Fast Silver, Sport Tuning, Luxury, Convenience, Bose and Xenons

03-19-2003, 02:38 PM	#15
hoTTub Member Account #: 11019 Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 17,304	The Touareg kicks the Cayenne's ass in the looks dept IMHO __________________

03-19-2003, 02:49 PM	#16
turtlehelmet Member Account #: 19281 Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 2,674	It's a long term investment that keeps the marque alive... ... true, it was a Board of Director decision - but 996s do not generate enough profit alone to float the boat, one reason for the 986. It was ironic to read Harm Lagaay (necessarily) defending it when talking about it's development in a recent magazine. Let's just say their true feelings were close to yours. Last dealer report I heard, Cayenne orders at only a tenth of the 986. __________________

03-19-2003, 02:52 PM	#17
joe@vwvortex Member Account #: 4599 Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 13,287	What is really interesting is the Audi Pikes Pike will dump the fancy AWD stuff in favor of Torsen quattro and become more of a soft-roader. It will be lighter and larger than both the Cayenne and the Touareg. If anyone should have built something like that you'd have thought it would have been Porsche.........

03-19-2003, 02:52 PM	#18
Laguna Member Account #: 16953 Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,518	Oh, I would! I can just picture myself headed down to Trestles with my board on top!

03-19-2003, 03:07 PM	#19
joe@vwvortex Member Account #: 4599 Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 13,287	But it's ok in a Porsche ? Odd logic to chastize one and not the other

03-19-2003, 03:43 PM	#20
Qu!cksilva Junior Member Account #: 3088 Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 4,406	I hate the concept also...but, bear in mind that Porsche actually make military 4x4 vehicles as well as airportable tanks...and such...their knowledge might suprise us...as for me though...Its like seeing Ferrari make a minivan...sacrilige! M, __________________ APR Stage 3,APR DP,APR Exhaust,GruppeM intake,Extrude Honed intake manifold,DV Relo,Greddy DV,Diesel Geek SS,B+M SS,ECS Knob,BilstienPSS9's,Neuspeed sways F+R,Haldex Blue,Recaro Pole Position seats,Harness bar,BBS LM's,Porsche brakes,3.2 nose,SGI CF spoiler,Boostmachine,Kenwood/gamin nav...Phoenix gold and adcom amps,Infinity perfect speakers,Riso CF parking brake and door pulls,Riso euro corners,rear seat delete,Ipod integration,Euro mirrors,optima battery,Forge rear control arms,Kmac bushings,Ground control camber plates,Defi Boost gauge,CDNTT gauge pod,revo technik gauges HR spacers Forge FMIC... The list just keeps on growing...and the Roach keeps on going

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