2009 JE Design Porsche Cayenne GTS

(from JE Design Press Release) Powerful and elegant: JE DESIGN presents the new accessory programme for the Porsche Cayenne GTS

-- Widely extended programme for the Porsche Cayenne
-- Extensive aerodynamics kit in OEM-quality
-- Exclusive 22-inch light alloy rims
-- More safety with LED daylight running lights

The tuning forger JE DESIGN has been known as one of the leading refiners for the brand Seat. Gradually, the programme has been extended for large SUV from the Volkswagen group. And therefore, it is only logical that they now also developed an extensive programme for the Porsche Cayenne GTS, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo and the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S.

The JE DESIGN styling programme for the current Porsche Cayenne models includes a front- and rear skirt extension made of ABS, a material known from the original equipment manufacturer. By fitting it to the original attachment points, the makeover is accomplished in a quick and safe way. Thereby, not only the regulations for the pedestrian protection have been taken into account, but also aerodynamic requirements. The integrated LED daylight running lights are offered in the JE DESIGN makeover kit for Porsche Cayenne for the first time and ensure even more safety. The makeover programme for the Porsche Cayenne is completed with elegant side skirts which can be optionally ordered with LED lights in the door sill protectors. The rear appearance is dominated by oval shaped double end pipes made of stainless steel.

The brawny look of the Cayenne refined by JE DESIGN is enhanced by wheels of the category JE DESIGN SUV select. This wheel which has been especially developed for automobile heavy-weights, has a massive, timelessly elegant five spoke design. It is offered by JE DESIGN for the Porsche Cayenne in the impressive size 10x22“ ET 55 (bolt circle 5x130). JE DESIGN delivers the one-piece cast wheel in the version “shadow silver / polished front“, in “matt black / polished front”, in “graphite silver glossy / polished horn“ and in “graphite matt silver / polished horn“. Of course, JE DESIGN also delivers entire wheel-sets in which the SUV Select wheel is equipped with tyres measuring 295/30 R22 XL.

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2008 Porsche Cayenne GTS meets North America

Following breakfast here at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show, Porsche took the cover off its new Cayenne GTS for the first time on our shores. After emphasizing how well the updated 2007 Cayenne has done in the market, the Stuttgart-based automaker talked about running the 2007 TransSyberia Rallye with what is essentially a stock Cayenne S. In the hands of rally veteran Rod Millen, the Cayenne with added safety equipment and spare parts finished first overall in its first attempt at the 4,000 mile race.

Porsche NA marketing VP David Pryor proclaimed the GTS, however, as the best handling SUV in the world thanks to its 21-inch wheels, 20mm lower ride height and Porsche Active Suspension Management. Its 4.8L V8 has direct fuel injection to help it put out a stout 405 hp, and it's mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox. If you're up for it, the 405-hp GTS model goes on sale now in the U.S. with a base price of $69,300.

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PORSCHE CAYENNE GTS

Porsche has market-researched it to death, but we expect that only two kinds of people will buy the Cayenne GTS: those who will love it and those who will come to hate it. It's the grip- and agility-rich Cayenne that the Porsche faithful will love, or it will be resold within months by people who simply wanted to be seen in the best Cayenne there is but were ultimately unable to live with the tradeoffs Porsche made to get it there.

It's faster, even though the torque is unchanged (369 lb-ft at 3500). Porsche shortened the final-drive ratio 15 percent for faster acceleration. And it wanted faster acceleration because the GTS's real advantages are much more difficult to sum up in a sound bite.

So the big unit will punch from 0 to 62 mph in 6.5 seconds, which is nothing like what the twin-turbo Porsche Cayenne can muster but is 0.5 second faster than the Cayenne S. It will run out to 156 mph and gets there willingly.With 405 hp, it's only slightly more powerful than a Cayenne S. Porsche squeezed another 300 rpm and 20 hp out of the naturally aspirated 4.8-liter V8 by pushing the peak power up to 6500 rpm. The key to that was bigger throttle bodies (up in internal diameter by 0.24 inch).

But the crux of the GTS is not its engine or its acceleration. Torn between giggling at the Cayenne's enormous profits and being stung by criticism that its chassis' lack of 911-esque purity meant it didn't deserve to wear the badge, Porsche finally let the engineers loose on a path to counter the negativity. They lowered it, slapped enormous 21-inchers on it and tied the whole thing down with the stiffest and most sophisticated suspension yet seen on a Cayenne. Which means more grip and agility. Porsche has lowered the truck by 0.94 inch; it drops itself another 0.35 inch at the lowest setting you can manually select and then sinks another 0.20 inch at speeds beyond 130 mph. It also sits on 295/35 R-21 Michelins (with tacked-on 0.55-inch plastic wheel arches to contain them), and the thing sticks to the road like peanut butter in a dry mouth.

The trouble comes when you're not pushing anymore, because the GTS's abilities are all there for the taking, all the time. Regardless of Porsche giving you three damper settings, you can't avoid its too-hard suspension. Over low-amplitude, high-frequency bumps, on patchwork roads or even around town, ride quality is uncomfortable, bordering on awful. It's not vertically uncomfortable, though. Oddly, it disturbs your equilibrium with lateral head-toss (as the engineers call it) where conventional Porsches are supple. Even on smooth winding roads, the systems used to flatten the body become jerky on the neck and the torso. The systems are working for your grip, not your comfort, and there's always 4906 pounds to control.

By all means, though, try a Cayenne GTS. It's a jet, and, in corners, it works. Just be absolutely certain you know what you're getting into. BASE PRICE: $69,300

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