The new turbocharged Cayenne has something over 500 horsepower but I have
not heard anything about acceleration times. The price is way over $100,000.
I would be much more comfortable taking my 1976 Jeep on my off-pavement
adventures though. It's fairly quick off the line and I enjoy blowing off
kids on motorcycles. Surprise is wonderful but it doesn't work on the "next"
traffic light. I am quite sure my old toy makes more noise than Walt's new
toy. It's so loud that it embarrasses my grandkids. /jmac
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Marc Lawrence
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 3:47 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: One thing done, another begun
> Walt Wayman wrote:
> Keep in mind the SSR is not a lightweight...With the new and
> improved 510HP version, I'm expecting about 4.5 or so.
If there's any way you can cobble it together, and if you get
the chance sometime and are in the mood, I wouldn't mind hearing
some engine noises (idling, revving, accelerating, etc.). It's
an essential part of the automotive sensory experience that I
always miss when viewing pictures.
> That's quick enough that I won't be shaded by some rich Yuppie
> in a Porsche Cayenne, which gets to 60 in about 4.8 and costs
> over $100K. We rednecks don't like to git outrun by furrin
> vehickulars. :-)
Mine, which is to arrive from Leipzig in mid-May, is the 'S'
with the standard V8 (non-turbo), and so will do neither of
those things (neither 4.8 nor over $100K - official figures show
7.2 to 100km/h), so, even if I took it over there you're
perfectly safe from the shade of this latte-sipping, inner-city
Sydneysider.
> And it sounds great, except for an occasional bit of belt
> squeal, which should go away after a couple of hundred miles.
See my first paragraph above. :-)
Cheers,
Marc (feeling low on horses)
Sydney, Oz
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