Even though your SUVs’ might have given you your best fun-rides, the new Porsche has gotten a step further of providing the concept with the GTS version of its Cayenne sport-ute. This model is ideally being called as a fraternal twin to the V-8 powered Cayenne S and has come up as one the most expensive and best performing among its family so far.

Talking about its visual appeal, it looks like the turbo model with a nose that has similarly

humongous air intakes. Adding more to it is a blacked-out door and window trim and inside with supportive seats covered with a handsome combination of leather and a suede-like material called Alcantara. This makes its appeal so strong that a glimpse at it and you’ll realize that you have already fallen in love with it.

This GTS is also one of the quickest among the non-turbo engines. Its green model, which became quite popular whne launched was a manual-transmission model and ran up to 60 mph in 5.7 seconds. Indeed, nothing could beat its strength then. However, a Cayeonne S with the automatic did the deed in 6.0 seconds. The problem actually lies in the manual tranny’s short gearing, which means two shifts are required to pass 60 mph.

This model displays a great improvement in its Grip. The GTS is stuck with a sports-car-like 0.90 g of lateral bite versus 0.82 for the unfortified model. Its adjustable air suspension is highly flexible, rendering both a terrific, supple, well-controlled ride in the comfort setting and a fair amount of precision in the sport setting, that a car of its like ideally needs.

Though you would like its suspension, some of you may think that the manual transmission doesn’t really gel well with the Cayenne. The shift throws are long, and it’s a lifeless stick that feels even more out of place because the parking brake isn’t on the center console but rather is a foot-operated pedal.

Hence we see that this model is certainly you wouldn’t want to miss. It does offer a vast set of capabilities neatly packaged with great precision and finesse.

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