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Originally Posted by gs1403
Not to rag on Porsches, which I love, but I wonder how anyone would justify spending $40k more for a Cayenne Turbo with similar power and performance. BMW has done something really amazing here to offer a 500+HP SUV with German design/engineering and some degree of real sporting credentials for just north of $80k.
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Equipment-wise the Cayenne Turbo matches up with the X5 M, not the M50i. So really the Cayenne Turbo is just a little bit down on power compared to the new X5 M. I'm sure they will respond with more power.
I'm not saying it's necessarily worth $40k more, but there's more to a car than just the straight line acceleration and power. The Cayenne is much more fun to drive. Porsche also has visibly better build quality than BMW.
Also, the housewives who drive a Cayenne can turn their noses up at the housewives that drive the X5. So there's that as well. That's the whole business model for Land Rover, isn't it?