2016 Porsche Cayenne Review...Deserve a Porsche Badge? 

Exhaust Sports Auto Just yesterday I was looking at an ‘04 Cayenne on Marketplace for only $2,000! So tempting...

Haha you know how to fix em up sir might not be bad for you since you know your stuff

I’m looking at a ‘13 Cayenne S with the V8. I know their reliability is in question but maybe that’s from people who don’t do the preventive maintenance. It’s got 100k for $20k but looks immaculate. I’m in the fence but leaning towards it. Is it worth it being higher mileage?

@@Mc88Flyy I can't speak from experience, because my '16 base just hit 100k miles. Completely agree with preventive maintenance being the key. Also be sure to scrutinize the carfax / vehicle history ... multiple ownership changes in a short period of time, long periods without reported maintenance and obviously accidents are all red flags. For around $20k, it may be a calculated risk worth taking. Good luck!

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Thank you so much my friend I am humbled by your kind words

Yea I’m not big on SUVs either but you’re correct, these are pretty nice. I believe I did see that guy haha it’s pretty cool when people do that, I absolutely don’t have the means to do all that 😂

Oh gosh yea I can’t even express in words my gratitude towards each person that contributed to that number. I can’t even really comprehend it to be honest but all I can say is, thank you to all of you

@@MeynMotorGroup Your very welcome my friend. I also like the personal touch you add to your subscribers. You don't want to get where your overwhelmed, like Jim Carrey was in Bruce Almighty's prayer list.

Yea haha that’s another reason why I like the size of my channel the way it is, I can legitimately get back to all of you, another reason why this is enjoyable for me

Hey my friend glad the content was useful to you. Yea I think you will really like this generation of Cayenne, drives pretty great if you can find one CPO from a Porsche store that would be ideal

Thank you my friend humbled you found value with it. Appreciate you stopping by!

@@MeynMotorGroup watched it again with my gf. Trying to find the right deal now on a 2016-2017! Thanks again brother. Keep up the amazing work 👏

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Lol 😂 yea but it’s ok I got awesome viewers like you and that’s what makes this worthwhile

@@MeynMotorGroup Awwwwwwwww!

Haha I appreciate that my friend. Yea I never really asked for subs before but I feel like if I want to grow, I kind of have too. Thanks again for stopping by and showing support

Thank you my friend!

Haha yup I def agree with that. Optioning a Porsche is awful but fortunately, this did at least have Bluetooth 😂

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Congratulations my friend! I’m so happy for you one of the best SUV purchases

How do you like it? I’m looking at a ‘13 Cayenne S

Def more sportier than a Mercedes. It feels slow but in reality you’re going very fast. The 13 has a different engine compared to the 16+ but yknow, it’s very classy. Not too obnoxious. Better build quality than normal although one of my windows has wind noise. Still pulls hard, very athletic stays flat in corners. For mine it’s a car that’s almost impossible to crash cause all the computer systems take care of you. Although all cayennes are different. You’d have to go try one out yourself.

@@Mc88Flyy I love my 2013 Cayenne S. Best car I have ever owned!

@@gg-ip3zo how is it holding up?

Thank you my friend!

You can def get some great CPO deals on these!

Thanks so much for stopping by again sir. That’s pretty awesome you got to experience that. Yea Porsche is really something, but how did you like the Rover? For whatever reason, rich people always keep going on about how much they like their Rover, it always baffles me. And I can definitely try! What model year RX my friend? And I can try to get the New Explorer as well!

@@MeynMotorGroup What I liked about the Rovers was that they were the ultimate SUV or the King of SUV's because of their size & luxurious interiors. The refreshed 2020 RX is making it's debut and personally I'd never really had gotten what all the hoop-la was about until this model year. Previous RX models seems catered more to women than men but that seems to have changed for 202 & I'm liking the styling appearance for once as it's design is a little more sporty& a lot less conservative than before. Thanks!

@@gregholman2930 Yea I can see that and Idk if I can get the 2020 Lexus RX haha. Press doesn't want to play ball with me and doesn't want to give me cars because I guess I'm too honest. I can probably get a 2016 or something to review

@@MeynMotorGroup 2016 will work! Thanks!

Any car will last if taken care of properly. My master tech has 2 benzes with over 300k miles on them each. Porsche is a good car to buy CPO since they have decent resale value once the warranty is up. If you're super concerned only own during the warranty period

That is awesome and yea the VR6 motor is phenomenal. It's funny, I just reviewed a 2019 redesigned Cayenne and honestly it lacks the character and sound of the VR6 on hard acceleration. I also didn't notice the new Cayenne handling much better than at least this 2016 vehicle I reviewed, have not checked out a first gen yet but I do like them. Thanks for stopping by my friend

Unfortunately I can’t really answer that as I have not driven those vehicles however, I did drive the RDX and really liked that. Honda Acura V6s are simply amazing and similar to what I said in the video, handles good but doesn’t quite have the capability of the Porsche. But the RDX was plenty fun for the streets and I appreciate it for sure, Acura’s are heavily slept on. I def need to go out and try a bunch of competitors now

Haha yea I mean it’s interesting for sure but they should probably just do that for the 911s and stuff. I appreciate you stopping by my friend

Well I finally tested a 2019 RX450h. I am coming from a 2016 GLC. Some quick random observations in no particular order. RX seats are super soft and comfortable, far more so than the F Sport seats. I found it ridiculously hard to even get into the F Sport cabin as the roof line is so low!! That in itself was a show stopper. Anyway, back to the RX 450h. Overall a very pleasant, nicely driving and reliable car. It handled better than my GLC, suspension well sorted and better than GLC. Driving position isn't high enough for such a big car in my view and it's hard to judge the corners of the car and you can't see the front bonnet. Not easy to manouevre and park in tight spaces + the reverse camera had poor resolution and in the sun I could barely see the screen. Suspension was an improvement on the GLC, but by no means was it like riding on a pillow. Could still feel bumps on rough roads. I'm sure an air suspension on the Q7 or Range Rover would be in a different league of luxuriousness. Engine is smooth, quiet and powerful enough in reality and no one will be flooring it all the time. Cruise control system works different to GLC, seems slightly less well designed because braking doesn't automatically cancel it in the RX450h. My main gripe and reasons for not getting an RX 450h is that the car is so long lengthwise yet the boot is so tiny, also the car feels quite big to drive which is a major con for my wife who can't park to save her life. Noise suppression in cabin was great but not as good as I expected. The multimedia interface control knob was definitely fiddly and a nightmare to use. Mark Levinson system was underwhelming, the sound wasn't crisp and the neither was the bass. Having said that, I also previously tested the XC90 top sound system and it didn't wow me either. I guess nothing beats a great noise cancelling headset like Bose and this is just the sound quality you get in cars. The bluetooth connected to my phone well and I was impressed at the ease I could play music off my phone. The steering wheel is a tad too big and felt a bit slow and cumbersome over roundabouts. The plastic mould on the dash and doors isn't as nice as my GLC. The automatic hold function works amazingly. In my GLC, I have to push down on the brake everytime to trigger hold, otherwise car just starts moving once my foot is off the brake. The pano sunroof looked cheap, I could literally see gunks of yellow lube, which just wasn't very befitting of a luxury car. GLC panoroof is done extremely well in comparison. Plenty of room in back seats, very comfy back seats, very hard back rest for middle seat. My thinking now is that I should get a Cayenne as it feels like a smaller car on the road and drivability is the no.1 requirement for my wife who will be the main user. Top respect to Lexus though it's an amazing car if you don't need a big boot. Off to lust over some Cayenne's now. Thanks Kevin for your amazing reviews.

Appreciate you my friend and thanks so much for sharing your detailed experiences with me, it was a super valuable read! Thanks again for checking out some of my older content!

OMG. I test drove a 2014 60k Cayenne 4.2L diesel. Almost fully loaded. The drive was sublime! Stuck to the country roads like glue and had monster torque. I was about to buy it but doing the parking test at the end put me right off as it didn't have the steering plus pack meaning the hydraulic steering was quite hard work at parking speeds. Since my wife will be the main user and she can't park to save her life this was a deal breaker. Other things I didn't like from a family car perspective. The centre cubby is so tiny and the door bins small too. Not enough storage space! It was also difficult to get in and out of without a running board due to the high sports seat bolster. The headroom in the back was worse than expected (it had pan roof). The cruise control stalk is so fiddly and unintuitive to use. I realised adaptive cruise and lane keep assist is crucial as I depend on them during long drives. Can't believe I've turned down a Macan and now a Cayenne. Need something more family friendly. Maybe XC60. Urgh, the search continues!

@@aerotus888 what did you end up getting? And did you ever consider BMW?

@@RichRotorhead I actually got an Inscription Pro fully loaded XC60 with air suspension. Was the best compromise for my needs. Not exciting to drive but very competent, very comfortable air suspension and the best safety tech and most of all, the pilot assist is so reliable and takes the work out of long motorway journeys. The air suspension lowers the car on entry and exit so that solves the problem with my short wife. Very happy overall!

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@@MeynMotorGroup Actually I do love that you mention the towing capability. You can tow your racecar. But what is cool is you can tow without annual inspection needed (in many areas) as this car is a non commercial vehicle. If you can get your hands on a q7 that might impress you and be good to comparing to a rav4 as the q5 is of similar size chasis and really this chasis (cayenne) is much bigger. Fti the cayanne is amazing un the snow. Best I've ever driven. The 3.0 diesel is actually an amazing engine too and identical engine code to q7. On being critical I actually find the transmission (due to the desire to make the car sporty) hunting for the optimal gear too ofter in the diesel for daily driving.