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3.75 out of 5 stars

85K and no voice control on phone

murrayr, 10/25/2011
2012 Porsche Cayenne S 4dr SUV 4WD (4.8L 8cyl 8A)
49 of 97 people found this review helpful

I just bought this 2012 for my wife. The car is fine and drives well (for an SUV). I bought what I thought was a loaded car, only to find that there is no voice control for the phone. You have to look at the dash, scroll through the phone list and select a name. We live in a hands free state!!! Checked Porsche's website and found voice control is a 450.00 extra. Really, in an 85k car?? Just want to warn any of you thinking of a purchase, be aware, this is not a petty feature and should be standard on all cars.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Excellent Redesign

Rich L, 08/23/2010
2011 Porsche Cayenne S 4dr SUV 4WD (4.8L 8cyl 8A)
16 of 33 people found this review helpful

Purchased a 2011 Cayenne S in July. The car has been excellent so far. Go for the 19 or 20 inch wheels, the 18's are a little soft on hard corners. Fast as Heck. 0 to 60 comes in 5.15, Porsche's estimates are high. Interior is the best I have seen in an SUV. Stereo is great. Great vehicle if you're a hard driver!

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1 out of 5 stars

A rip-off from start to finish

Christian G, 05/12/2019
2012 Porsche Cayenne S 4dr SUV 4WD (4.8L 8cyl 8A)
22 of 46 people found this review helpful

I bought a 2012 Cayenne S and only had problems with that car. Never again Porsche! All of those problems can be traced back to bad manufacturing and are NOT driver related. AC broke down twice. The gear box broke twice. The entire headliner came down due to bad glue. The cooling system had a leak, the window lifters failed, the control knobs turn gooey like marshmallows, etc. BAD MANUFACTURING all around. I own other cars, and none of them have this litany of problems. Porsche repairs are generally way over-priced, e.g. a simple battery exchange costs around $ 900, because they designed it in a way such that only Porsche can do it, and - yes you guessed right - Porsche abuses the monopoly by over-charging for simple things. If you buy a Porsche, you are signing up to getting ripped off and cheated out of your money. Porsche is owned by Volkswagen, which is the worst liar and cheater in the car business. Volkswagen committed the insolent and massive diesel emissions scandal. The attitude of cheating and lying permeates from the mother company down to the Porsche subsidiary. Do yourself a favor and don't buy from such weasels.

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Awesome car

Al, 08/26/2018
2012 Porsche Cayenne Turbo 4dr SUV 4WD (4.8L 8cyl Turbo 8A)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful

Sports car masquerading as a SUB

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Confused SUV

itzsyk, 12/17/2011
2011 Porsche Cayenne Turbo 4dr SUV 4WD (4.8L 8cyl Turbo 8A)
13 of 36 people found this review helpful

Had this car for 5 months now, and I still regret not test driving it before signing the papers. Just got out of a RRS so I thought I'd give the Cayenne a try. The car is stupid fast. Almost to the point where driving at limit speeds is very boring. But the biggest thing that gets me is....what is it? It's not an SUV and it certainly isn't a 911. I'd rather go with a RR or X5 next time because if I wanted a sport car, I'd go pick up a proper 2dr. Also, the Cayenne felt very similar to the Panamera, which in my opinion, does not know if it's a sedan or a sports car as well.

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