PIC: Porsche off-roader

[ghosthunter]

[mazdamazda]

here's another one from the land down under...

[mazdamazda]

a few rally Porsches...

[mazdamazda]

and a Cayenne having a mud bath...

[jim]

they are better looking than the other one posted yung prober, pero there's no question in what they can do :-)

[Bogeyman]

Ayos! Pwede na sa Malabon 'yan, hehehe.

OT: The Jimny absolutely owns the Cayenne's ass. Score one more for Zuks....

[mazdamazda]

Originally posted by Bogeyman
OT: The Jimny absolutely owns the Cayenne's ass. Score one more for Zuks....

i wouldn't really say that...

the Cayenne doesn't pretend that it can foray into trails that can only be conquered by Defenders and Hummer H1s.

though with its specs it can be used for semi-offroad duties. like mud or gravel trails, hill-climbing, water fording, snow, etc.

on another note, the Cayenne will keep up with the rest of the autobahn traffic with the Turbo topping out (due to aero drag) at around 260kph. it'll also outperform many so-called "sports cars" in the track.

[Bogeyman]

Originally posted by mazdamazda
though with its specs it can be used for semi-offroad duties. like mud or gravel trails, hill-climbing, water fording, snow, etc.

Problem kasi with the Cayenne is it relies too much on its on-board electronics for sensing terrain. There are times na indecisive yung system sa kaco-compute ng mga variables. Plus vulnerable din yun in instances such as water fording. Dun siya natalo ng Jimny, which relies on good old-fashioned mechanicals to get the job done.

Besides, anyone can go fast. But only few can achieve and maintain control once the pavement ends.

[pajerokid]

I wonder why Porsche stopped competing in the Paris-Dakar. Idol ko yang 959 in the late 90's

[theveed]

Mahal ng 959 kasi... sayang yung 928 sa first pic...

I don't see any comparatives between a Jimny and a Cayenne though... Parang comparing a Murcielago with a Picanto... They're designed for totally different purposes...

[Bogeyman]

One auto magazine pitted the two against each other in an off-road performance test, where the Jimny emerged the winner.

[pajerokid]

Yup. If im not mistaken there are only 50 959s ever produced. I believe they won the 1986 Dakar. (Im too tired to google hehe)

[mazdamazda]

Originally posted by theveed
I don't see any comparatives between a Jimny and a Cayenne though... Parang comparing a Murcielago with a Picanto... They're designed for totally different purposes...

that is what am saying. no use comparing a jimny & a cayenne. the nissan patrol would be a more suitable opponent.

btw, this is out of the topic. nuff said.

BTTT,

a few years before the launch of the Cayenne, Porsche was already rigging 996s with off-road gear (AT tires, spacers, skidplates) to test their 4wd system along the Great Valley.

[glntVR]

yes the jimny beated the porsche in the offroad but that is because both the cayenne and the jimny cater to different markets and uses. i don't think anybody would buy a cayenne for ultimate off road use unlike the jimny. hehehe

[OTEP]

I think the whole point of that comparo was to show that no matter how many high-bucks-electronic-gizmo-whiz-bangs you have on your SUV, you are still not completely superior over a full mechanical system.

It was not a Suzuki vs. Porsche comparison. It was a comparison between the two extremes when it comes to 4wd systems.