[lupo.sk]

I’m thinking about getting my wife a new car for christmas. I’m torn between pana and cayenne.

Looking at 2016+ hybrids with air suspension for both since she drives mostly around town and I hate diesels.

Has anyone owned both and can chip in? I did have a pana borrowed from a friend of mine and drove multiple cayennes but I still can’t make up my mind. I’m leaning a bit more towards cayenne, I’d put some nice fatter ATs on it to prevent curb rash ;)

[lupo.sk]

Settled on cayenne, looking for something that ticks most of the boxes.
Pana would be nice but pig is just more practical and we already have the S5 for a sedan.

[fpena944]

Settled on cayenne, looking for something that ticks most of the boxes.
Pana would be nice but pig is just more practical and we already have the S5 for a sedan.

Sorry I didn't see this before as I would have recommended you reach out to @fast_freddy since he has had both.

[RED HORSE]

Driving from Austin to Shreveport today in my Pano GTS, all on the Interstate, at speeds mostly 80+ got pretty amazing mileage. Way better than I ever got from my Cayenne Turbo. Departed AUS at 9:15 a.m. arrived Shreveport 2:50 p.m. Started with only 3/4 tank of gas.

[lupo.sk]

Driving from Austin to Shreveport today in my Pano GTS, all on the Interstate, at speeds mostly 80+ got pretty amazing mileage. Way better than I ever got from my Cayenne Turbo. Departed AUS at 9:15 a.m. arrived Shreveport 2:50 p.m. Started with only 3/4 tank of gas.

That’s pretry good! Avg speed and mpg ;)

My wife is driving mostly around the city hence the hybrid. As for the pana / cayenne, the number of 4x4 hybrid panameras is very limited here and I don’t want to spend over 50k tbh.

I have a couple of hybrid pigs on radar, will have a friend go, choose and import one for me (will be buying in Germany or Holland).

[fast_freddy]

Driving from Austin to Shreveport today in my Pano GTS, all on the Interstate, at speeds mostly 80+ got pretty amazing mileage. Way better than I ever got from my Cayenne Turbo. Departed AUS at 9:15 a.m. arrived Shreveport 2:50 p.m. Started with only 3/4 tank of gas.

I routinely get 27~ mpg in our Panamera S with highway drives around here, driving mostly around the same speed as you. My "problem" mileage wise is that many roads are single lane with lots of lower speed zones and lots of cars to pass on them. The best my P!G ever did was 19.5~ mpg driving up from NJ when I retrieved it. That's only because I behaved and went 65mph. Otherwise it was 16mpg at best. They don't call it a P!G fer nuthin'.

With the largish gas tanks on these, it's great. I can get from here to NJ (300 miles) and 1/2 way back on a tank including some local driving there. My daughter has a Miata (12~ gallon tank) that gets at best 23~mpg (short gearing) and always whines she's filling up often.

[lupo.sk]

Driving from Austin to Shreveport today in my Pano GTS, all on the Interstate, at speeds mostly 80+ got pretty amazing mileage. Way better than I ever got from my Cayenne Turbo. Departed AUS at 9:15 a.m. arrived Shreveport 2:50 p.m. Started with only 3/4 tank of gas.

I routinely get 27~ mpg in our Panamera S with highway drives around here, driving mostly around the same speed as you. My "problem" mileage wise is that many roads are single lane with lots of lower speed zones and lots of cars to pass on them. The best my P!G ever did was 19.5~ mpg driving up from NJ when I retrieved it. That's only because I behaved and went 65mph. Otherwise it was 16mpg at best. They don't call it a P!G fer nuthin'.

With the largish gas tanks on these, it's great. I can get from here to NJ (300 miles) and 1/2 way back on a tank including some local driving there. My daughter has a Miata (12~ gallon tank) that gets at best 23~mpg (short gearing) and always whines she's filling up often.

My blue modded 955 ctts pig got 4.9 mpg when I drove it home after the final tune ;-) My wife’s 957 ctt was regulary getting 7.6-8mpg in city driving here. It would be significantly better in US city cycle but that’s the way it is here.
She rarely got to use the 540hp it had, she’s gonna be waaaaay better off with hybrid IMO.

[RED HORSE]

Driving from Austin to Shreveport today in my Pano GTS, all on the Interstate, at speeds mostly 80+ got pretty amazing mileage. Way better than I ever got from my Cayenne Turbo. Departed AUS at 9:15 a.m. arrived Shreveport 2:50 p.m. Started with only 3/4 tank of gas.

I routinely get 27~ mpg in our Panamera S with highway drives around here, driving mostly around the same speed as you. My "problem" mileage wise is that many roads are single lane with lots of lower speed zones and lots of cars to pass on them. The best my P!G ever did was 19.5~ mpg driving up from NJ when I retrieved it. That's only because I behaved and went 65mph. Otherwise it was 16mpg at best. They don't call it a P!G fer nuthin'.

With the largish gas tanks on these, it's great. I can get from here to NJ (300 miles) and 1/2 way back on a tank including some local driving there. My daughter has a Miata (12~ gallon tank) that gets at best 23~mpg (short gearing) and always whines she's filling up often.

Yep, 65 mph my Pig did great at about 19 mpg. But the Panamara is so much better on the road. I was second guessing trading but after this trip I convinced myself it was the right thing to do.

[DAVfoto]

I got around 19-20 in my Cayenne GTS. I have considered a Pana for the wife, we had a 2021 loaner while my GTS was in shop before I traded it and she liked the way it drove. Just don't have the money for it now.

Can always rally a Pana too lol. Slap on Baja designs on the front bumper, roof rack with spare, some all terrain or rally tires and rip it!

[TRAKCAR]

If I drive in traffic I’m getting about 22MPG sputtering around at speed limit. 2021 V8 Cayenne GTS Coupe.

Normal 20-30mph over limit and maki g it sound good average 18.5 MPG real world.