Went to test drive the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid this weekend and they didnt have one in.

The sales guy said take out the V8 4.5litre as its exactly the same drive etc.

I said I thought the hybrid was only 3 litre v6? No no no he says.....it is definitely 4.5 litre v8 hybrid.

So........I drove the V8 and loved it! Awesome car.....I love the new interior as well, much, much better than the RRS interior....

Just now I went on Porsche's website to confirm it is 4.5 litre V8 as I was ready to buy and it is not!!! It IS 3.0 V6!!!

How can they get it so wrong?

Not happy now as I thought the hybrid would drive like the car I drove and now I have to start all over again and expect the hybrid drive will be dissapointing by comparison.

There way of getting you to try it then find you prefer it over 3.0 and then buy the 4.5!!!

Interior wise, it may feel better, but ergonomically and aethestically, on par with everything else that is normal car based, tiny switches etc.

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Granted the LR interior looks better there, but in the flesh, the porsche with piano black wood and black leather looks awesome.

If it was a ploy to get me to buy the 4.5 it wont work as I am looking at the hybrid for company car tax reasons......if I was going to buy the 4.5 I'd buy an FFRR!

Really not pleased with this lie / lack of knowledge.

Give em hell.............or do what I would do, ring Porsche Reading (UK HQ) - 0118 930 3911 and kick up a right stink............you may be able to wangle a discount

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Reading L322 Big Daddy SUPERCHARGED 5.0 Autobiography - Here & Now!

5 series for the miles

RRS S/C factory built HST - Gone

45 others have been and gone!

cheers WW, but it's my word against his......I sure he will say "you must be mistaken sir".

The hybrid has had some pretty negative reviews in the motoring press. To quote Whatcar? 'The Hybrid is disappointing'. Definitely get a long test drive in the right model if you are interested in one. WINNER - 2009 ‘Just Doing What It’s Designed To Do’ Award

2010 TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Adaptive Cruise - Sunroof - Privacy Glass - 5 Spoke Alloys
2009 TDV6 3.0 HSE Buckingham Blue - GONE

tryed the hybrid and the tdv6, the hybrid did not drive very well, not very composed on the road, the tdv6 felt alot better and has better mpg!

all this is pointing me back to another RRS........is the 3l a big improvement engine wise on the 2.7 or hardly noticeable?

chalk and cheese, the new RRS 3.0 TDV6 is 100% better than the old 2.7 TDV6, more power and better mpg.

Jonny Fresh wrote:

all this is pointing me back to another RRS........is the 3l a big improvement engine wise on the 2.7 or hardly noticeable?

right! back to RRS then!

but I want a white one so I cant have ivory interior, what about tan interior white outside, I want to spend £70k ish so presume I can get a good spec for that.....

just specced up autobiography 3.0litre came to 65K with 19's.......buy some OF 22s and there we have it!

JF, shame you have to copy me mate, but you have my permission to do so....Fuji and Ivory is the only way to go, and yes you have to have 22's wheels.

Go for the Rear DVD and try and get the Luxury Pack too....gives you a few extras too...