Sorry for the lack of postings. The auto-poster has been messing up and I tried to tweak the html code and just ended up messing more stuff up. Anyways, Today I write to you about a couple luxury SUV’s built by Porsche and BMW. I would have included Audi, but they are a bit too expensive. The Porsche SUV that I am reviewing today is called the Cayenne and the BMW SUV that I am reviewing is called the X5. Both of these SUV’s are extremely durable and can even go off-roading.
The Porsche Cayenne is relatively new to the Porsche range. Making its debut in 2004, this was the first car that Porsche built which was not a sports car. Porsche was adventurous in building the Cayenne, but I believe that the gamble paid off. The Cayenne comes in a range of models: The base, S, Turbo, and Hybrid S. Like most cars that this blog reviews, the only model that I expect to see for sale is going to be the base, and maybe a few S or even Turbo. The Porsche Cayenne has loads of interior space with all the seats up or down. Your mom might need to borrow it to go to the grocery store, or your dad for the hardware store, and that’s ok thanks to all of the interior space. This vehicle gets fairly good gas mileage when compared to other SUV’s coming in at 16 city/23 hwy. You should not be disappointed with the interior comforts either because after all, you are in a Porsche. Porsche made no compromises when furnishing the interior that is fabulous for drivers and good for Porsche because they have a reputation to uphold. Speaking of reputation, the Porsche Cayenne 2011 model won MotorTrend’s SUV of The Year Award. Now that we know how the interior of the Cayenne is, lets review the exterior styling.
The exterior of a Cayenne contains key Porsche elements hidden everywhere. For example, notice the headlights? Now look at a Boxster’s headlights. Both are almost identical, with few differences. Now look at the “shoulder”, notice and similarities here? Ah yes, the 911. The “shoulders” of the Cayenne are very similar to the design of the 911’s “shoulders/hips” You may disagree and say it is to far of a stretch, but I did say the elements were “hidden”. The final element totally screams Porsche. The final element is the headlights coming out of the hood, and defining the profile of the car. Ask and Porsche enthusiast about what the most iconic styling element is, and they will say what I just told you. Before I do the prices on this car, let us take a look at its competition, the BMW X5.
The BMW X5 in my opinion is even more durable than the Porsche Cayenne. This vehicle is rugged on the outside, but very comfortable in the inside. The only “special” model that the X5 has is the recently introduced X5 M. The X5 is the kind of car that has multiple personalities disorder. You can drive through the desert during the day looking very adventurous, and then arrive to the party at night looking very sophisticated. The interior of the BMW is going to forever be the car that you want to sit in. The cars that this company makes are probably the most comfortable cars in the world (for the price). The X5 has amazing driver and passenger seats that make you feel like you are sitting on brand new leather couches day after day. The cargo space is also a good size. The X5 does not really identify with “signature” elements of BMW, but it does incorporate subtle hints form each model year in BMW’s range. Parents will be satisfied with the fuel consumption levels too, only 17 city/23 hwy (however, if you get the diesel, you can get 26 hwy). Now that we have an idea on how both cars are on the interior and exterior, lets figure out what these cars are selling for.
BMW X5: While scanning around in the $8,000 maximum price, one can expect to find a bunch on cars actually. I found mainly 2001 & 2002 models with 100,000+ miles on them. An exception to that rule is a few 2003’s with 90,000 miles on them. (Side Note: Some of the cars in this price range were $6,500!!!) These cars are great! They are just about 10yrs old and still have half of their life left. A benefit to having an SUV is the fact that you can take anyone and anything anywhere! These cars are in good-average condition, and like always, please inspect the vehicle before you buy.
Porsche Cayenne: While scanning around in the $8,000 maximum price, one can expect to find nothing. Based on the first production date and usage, the Cayenne is not in this price range.
BMW X5: While scanning around in the $15,000 maximum price, one can expect to find '06's with 100,000+ miles on them; however I did come across 1 ’03 that had 50,150 miles on it for a price of $13,500. The difference in styling is only a little bit of modernization throughout the years so far. As far as a driving experience, well these are “The Ultimate Driving Machines”. No matter what you start out feeling while driving this car, you will soon feel relaxed, and start to become a more passive driver because of how comfortable you will be. Then again, if you want fun, these cars can preform too. The quality tends to be in average-great condition (depending on the car) for this price range.
Porsche Cayenne: While scanning around in the $15,000 maximum price, one can expect to find a few 2004’s with 85,000+ miles on them. There were two Cayenne S that were fully loaded for $11,000 however they had 165,000 miles on them and I don’t feel that this would be a wise investment. These cars are in average-great condition and still have just over half their life left.
BMW X5: While scanning around in the $25,000 maximum price, one can expect to find '06's with about 35,000+ miles on them; however I did come across a $21,000 ’04 that had just less than 20,000 miles on it. These cars have not changed a bit in styling because we are still in the same model range as before. These cars are perfect for anything you could possibly need to do. The quality tends to be in Great-Almost new condition (depending on the car) for this price range.
Porsche Cayenne: Get pumped. While scanning around in the $25,000 maximum price, one can expect to find a MANY 06’s with 30,000+ miles on them. There are also TONS of “S” models with 45,000+ miles on them. A benefit to these cars is that they are only 5years old so the styling still looks very “new”. This car is extremely comfortable, and can be fully loaded with almost combination you want in this price range. The 06’ Cayenne just improves on the already almost perfect previous models, and picks up where it left off. The quality tends to be in great-almost new condition (depending on the car) for this price range.
Bottom line: BMW X5: Great fun little toy, interesting styling, and has a never-ending power-hungry engine. This car is very versatile and safe, so why not ask your parents if you can give it a test drive?
Bottom line: Porsche Cayenne: This car looks amazing and drives like no other SUV on the market. So what could possibly be holding you back from getting one? The price. Unless you have at least $15,000 you probably are not going to be able to get it.
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