most of you haters cant afford a bmw keychain

new porsche is nice but price is way over the head, look up some magazine comparisons and notice that x5/x6 always win

bmw is not that great off road but if u show me serious off road on the us roads ill buy u a cookie! so shut it with all ur off road comments.

porsche and bmw both nice, its user preference and price that determines the winner. v6 to v6 bmw wins, v8 to v8 bmw wins, x6m vs turbo s….bmw wins……………………….any questions????

and for the rest of the brainless people, dress nice and maybe they’ll let you test drive an x6, then u’ll understand what u have been writing is complete bs

I test drove the Cayenne S with PDCC (Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control) and PTV Plus (Porsche torque Vectoring Plus). Both of these features were standard on the X6 as I bought it.

However, the real reason I sold my X6 to buy the porsche was not because of the brand name or 0-60 time (the x6 5.0i with with similar BHP actually beats the cayenne S 2011 in this regard). I’d say comparing the X6 5.0i to the Cayenne S 2011 is a good comparison. because:

a) both cars weigh roughly the same this time around.

b) x6 has a turbo charged engine producing approx 400 HP, whereby the Cayenne S produces the same HP from a naturally aspirated engine.

So let’s for a second overlook the fact that a naturally aspirated engine will obviously last longer in terms of durability (due to the reduced wear and tear).

The first, and most obvious reason I prefer the Cayenne S revolves around two worlds: “turbo lag”. The X6 suffers from non-linear acceleration. Meaning: when you accelerate, you get a certain amount of punch, but that punch varies over the RPM range, not due to the amount of pressure your foot places on the accelerator pedal, but it varies depending on when the turbos like to kick into full gear (which to my experience on my X6 3.5i was around the 110 -120kph range onwards).

The Cayenne, by comparison, has no problems in the department, for obvious reasons.

The second most important thing, and in all honesty, this was actually the one that tipped the scales for me: understeer. The X6 suffers MAJOR understeer. In fact, going into a corner at high speed was NOT something i was ever comfortable with in this car. Just didn’t give me the confidence to do so as the car always seemed to push out quite a bit. I believe this is due to the narrower tired up front compared to the beefy ones at the back.

I took the Cayenne S for a test drive, and I took a highway exit at moderate speed (that being 120kph). No understeer. nothing. I turned the wheel, kept it there, and the car followed my line. no corrections necessary.

oh, and the cayenne’s optional air suspension also helps make the ride more comfortable when u want it, and more aggressive and sporty when u want that too.

In the X6, i was stuck in sport mode. I refused to take my nephew out for a ride in his carseat for fear of him getting car sickness. can u imagine a 2 yearold strapped into his carseat bouncing around in the back?

Having said all this, I have to admit, that with all the options I put in my cayenne s (expected delivery January 2011), the premium I pay is about 27 thousand dollars over the X6 3.5i.

But if you were to compare the X6 5.0i and Cayenne S in terms of value for money… well, then you have equally priced vehicles. The x6 in this iteration would beat the cayenne 0-60 (as it should, with its turbo), but then the cayenne s would trash the X6 on the track (i.e. where it actually counts), because all four wheels have similar traction (tread) and the car suffers virtually no understeer, making it much easier to toss around the chicanes and hard corners. understeer, even in the real world, reduces driver confidence. I don’t know about you guys, but understeer (and oversteer in FWD cars) tends to make me feel disconnected from the vehicle i’m driving. I guess It forces me to make more guesswork and calculations before and during a turn than i’d like to.

Both cars can look ugly as sin, or damnright mean looking, depending on which side of the fence you’re standing on. But in terms of performance, I’m hardpressed to say…. the cayenne acts more like what it’s trying to be, whereas the X6 looks a lot meaner than it really is. (i.e. x6 = form over function) although the cayenne can essentially be blamed for the same thing (i.e. why would you turn an SUV into a sports car?)

I personally decided to buy the cayenne because I wanted a marriage proof vehicle (hahaha). Needed to make sure I had the extra room if I have kids soon. But ultimately, I bought it because I prefer the road clearance… being able to see the road ahead better than I would in a sedan or other sports coupe.

my two cents, as a person who has owned an X6 for a year and has driven the cayenne s 2011 extensively prior to ordering one.

Now the Bmw x6 M would decimate ANY suv, sav etc made to date.