Tested: 2025 Porsche Cayenne GTS Brings the V-8 Thunder

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West_Independent2551@reddit

To be fair the Cayenne Turbo S was 89k before options in 2003. That's $160k in today's inflated dollars.

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Kindly-Emergency-514@reddit

True, but that's a Turbo S. This isn't even on the level of the GTS, and it approaches that price. I really don't even want to think about what the Turbo/Turbo GT cost.

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West_Independent2551@reddit

You make a valid point about this not being a turbo S, but you're losing me at the end there. Isn't the car we're talking about literally a GTS?

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Blaze4G@reddit

In 2014 a fully loaded GTS was around 140k so not far off lol

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Kindly-Emergency-514@reddit

Idc what anyone says, but this is not a $150,000 vehicle. Sure, it's a Porsche, but if you're buying new, the X5 M60(?) makes a lot more sense.

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Terryknowsbest@reddit

Why do all modern Porsche front ends look incomplete? Especially the taycan and cayenne

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DoktorStrangelove@reddit

The late 2010s were peak aesthetic for Porsche SUVs, they're fucking up right now and need to sort their shit out, there's too much Audi influence in the Cayenne design team lately it seems

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Meh, I just bought a used 2018 S and it has plenty of power. It also has a bit better rep for reliability than the V8 version and is slightly less of a gas hog. It also costs a lot less up front than the V8. The actual crime is that Porsche ever offered trim levels with the NA VR6 in them.

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BrendanKwapis@reddit

This article is about the GTS

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Multifaceted-Simp@reddit

V8 has started to cost like 40k more than a complicated 4 cylinder in many luxury brands

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strongmanass@reddit

The main reason for any brand to keep offering a V8 engine is that enthusiasts and luxury buyers value mostly the status of 8 cylinders...yeah sound and rumble blah blah but most people buy it because it offers some exclusivity. And in that case brands may as well charge status symbol prices.

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InvasionOfScipio@reddit

Gotta keep those profit margins fat.

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_galaga_@reddit

Porsches tend to cost 40k more than other brands regardless of motor.

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Multifaceted-Simp@reddit

An 8 cylinder Porsche is much more expensive than a regular 6 Porsche. A v8 defender is 50k more than a 4 cylinder defender

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_galaga_@reddit

I get ya (I own a V8 Porsche). I was just joking about the Porsche tax in general.

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_galaga_@reddit

I’m sure it’s a beast. Funny that the stop/start still sucks as bad as on mine. It’s intrusive at the wrong times like pulling up to a yield when you need to step on it again immediately.

From the prior videos I’ve seen of the V8 S this gen S/GTS sounds better than my 958 which means they got the message it was too quiet, as well.

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