2008 Porsche Cayenne Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Porsche Cayenne:

Leather upholstery is standard, and the interior is typical Porsche techno-luxury, all black with silver metal trim.

-- Cars.com

There's good room for four tall adults. Five such persons can fit for short trips, but the center of the rear seat is too stiff for longer journeys.

-- MSN Autos

It wasn't our intention to reduce the world's oil reserves so aggressively, but we have to admit to being urged on by an exhaust note that sounds like an angry grizzly is being dragged along under the rear bumper. Push the Sport button on the tunnel console, then, and that grizzly goes psycho from the suddenly sharper throttle angle and reduced exhaust backpressure. Technical tomfoolery, sure, but it certainly enhances the jaw-dropping thrill of carving crisp apexes over back roads in the weighty sport/ute.

-- Motor Trend

What reviewers liked least about the Porsche Cayenne:

With a drag quotient of 0.36, a curb weight of almost 5000 pounds and so much power on tap, the GTS thirst for fuel is as voracious as Grendel's appetite for blood.

-- Motor Trend

Best one-liner about the Porsche Cayenne:

Aside from its considerable mass, which never disappears, it's hard to imagine such a vehicle working this well.

-- Automobile

Big SUV that's deeply capable but still pig-ugly.

-- TopGear