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[JP Magazine RSS Feed] Jeep SRT8 vs Porsche Cayenne - Jp Magazine: The SRT8 Grand Cherokee is fitted with a Paxton supercharger installed by GS Motorsports. It takes more than just a bolt-on blower to make power, though, and so the folks at GS went about optimizing the engine in every way they could with higher-flow injectors, a new valvetrain, ported-and-polished heads, a ported intake manifold, a Mopar/Corsa exhaust system, an intercooler, and a GSM 3000 stall converter that lets the truck rev up into the more powerful rpm range before you launch.

[Supercars - Sweet & cool car site for super fast sport car] 2010 TechArt Magnum Porsche Cayenne Turbo Specs & Engine Review: What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the Porsche Cayenne? The rich and famous would say “status” while the royal blood would say “exclusivity.” No matter where you go, the vehicle of choice for the upper crust is clear - the 2010 TechArt Magnum Porsche Cayenne Turbo.

[Autoblog] Quick Spin: 2009 Porsche Cayenne Diesel delivers torque and ...: Porsche brought a few Euro-spec Cayenne Diesel models to the States for journalist testing, and after a brief technical introduction, we were handed the keys and encouraged to run them through their paces in the urban confines of Los Angeles. Although our time with the SUV was limited to less than an hour, we were able to drive the Cayenne through a mix of stop-and-go traffic on city streets and highways, and several miles along LA's famed twisty Mulholland Drive.

[Sharing Car] 2003 Porsche Cayenne S « Sharing Car: The ultimate model Cayenne Turbo uses this same plant fitted with twin turbo-chargers to maximize the power punch. It achieves 450 hp at 6000 rpm and torque numbers of 457 lb-ft between 2250-4750 rpm.

[ModifiedCars.com Newsfeed] Modified Porsche Cayenne Transsyberia 2007 Pictures » ModifiedCars.com: It is already well known that the Porsche Cayenne ranks right at the top in the offroader market also in terms of body stiffness and passive safety – which is no surprise, considering that more than 60 per cent of the body-in-white is made of high-strength steel. Forces generated in an accident are absorbed by three load levels above one another and fed into the stiff longitudinal floor support, the side-sills and tunnel areas.

[The German Car Blog] Porsche Cayenne 3.0 TDI: Torque and efficiency - The German Car Blog: Driveshaft wrenching, pavement annihilating torque is where it's at, and on that front, the six-cylinder delivers. A maximum of 405 pound-feet is available from 2,000-2,250 rpm, with grunt being sent through an electronically-controlled six-speed automatic transmission before making its way to a permanent all-wheel drive system with a standard rear-biased torque split of 38:62 (front-to-rear).

[Road & Track Speed Radio] 2008 Porsche Cayenne - Article - Road and Track: The powertrains have under-gone a complete overhaul: The V-6 displaces 3.6 liters (up from 3.2) producing 290 bhp at 6200 rpm and 283 lb.-ft. of torque, increases of 43 bhp and 54 lb.-ft.

[Mazda Forums] BMW X5 M vs. Grand Cherokee SRT8, Range Rover Sport Supercharged ...: The first all-wheel-drive BMW made by the Motorsport division, X5 M is powered by 4.4 liter V8 twin-scroll turbo engine that outputs 555 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque from 1,500 rpm. It weighs 5,329 lbs and runs four seconds flat to 60 mph, 100 mph in 10 seconds, and the quarter-mile in 12.5 seconds at 112 mph.

[Porsche 924] Porsche Chayenne - the engine: At around 4250 rpm, it switches to shorter Intake tube so that it maximizes power output with a more eager throttle response. The Porsche Cayenne engineers wanted to improve combustion for .

[James Spotting] Techart Magnum based on 2010 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S | James Spotting: For those who don’t know, the Cayenne Turbo S delivers an impressive 550 hp but it appears that the German tuner considered that this is not enough and with the help of the performance package T2.2 (which includes motor controlled electronics, sports air filter, turbocharger, oil and water performance kit, high performance manifold device, sports catalytic converter, exhaust pipe system, pressure pipe) capable to boost the engine to a spectacular 680 hp (500 kW) and 900 Nm of torque at 4.200 rpm. With these numbers the car can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.2 seconds, to 200 km/h in 14.5 seconds and has a top speed of 308 km/h.

[Straightline] IL Track Tested: 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 vs. 2009 Porsche ...: The Cayenne price tag is asinine when compared to the SRT8 and is more of an 'exclusivity' thing than anything else. The only interesting and relevant performance figure out of this entire test as far as Im concerned is the straight line performance which is the only "performance" duty these are likely to ever see.

[carcollery.com] carcollery.com » Blog Archive » Porsche Cayenne Diesel | 2009: Under the hood, customers can opt for Techart’s latest TA 055/D1power upgrade, which boosts the vehicle’s 3.0-liter turbodiesel engine from 240hp (176kW) to 290hp (213kW) and takes torque from 550Nm to 630Nm at a still low 2,200rpm. More importantly, up to 500Nm of torque is available from just 1,100rpm and lasts right up until 4,000rpm.

[News and Ideas] New Car Review and Price: The 2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S: MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: Labeling the Cayenne as the world’s best SUV is accurate–if your definition of “best SUV” is that it defies the laws of physics when it comes to ride and handling in light of the high weight and relatively high center of gravity. From a purist driver’s standpoint, there’s no other choice, er, substitute, as Porsche would say.

[Car Advice | News Blog] 2010 Honda CR-Z spy photos : Car Advice | News Blog: The brochure states this combination develops 84kW of power at 6000rpm and 145Nm of torque from 4800rpm, the electric motor adding a further 10kW and 78Nm. Unlike Honda's existing hybrid offerings, the CR-Z will cater to enthusiasts by .

[Capital Eurocars Euro-News] Capital Eurocars Euro-News » Blog Archive » 2010 BMW X6 M ...: Figuring that some owners would be unfulfilled by the 400 horses in the standard X6 xDrive 50i, BMW has girded that car’s 4.4-liter V-8 with a pair of expensive twin-scroll turbochargers - cleverly nestled in the valley between the engine’s two banks of cylinders - along with new pistons and cylinder heads and a host of other improvements. The result is 555 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque, with peak torque on tap from a low 1,500 r.p.m.

[CaddyInfo.com Cadillac Blog] Comparison: Cadillac CTS-V and Porsche Panamera S: Porsche has recently fielded their first 4-door sedan, the Panamera.  The new Porsche Panamera is sort of a low-flying variant of the Porsche SUV, the Cayenne.  It uses similar nomenclature, and powertrains as the SUV.  The Panamera has widely been panned for its visual appeal (or lack thereof), but I am a function over form person.  I am also a Porsche fan from way back, so let’s see how the new German compares with Cadillac’s CTS-V Supercar Sedan.

[Cars Blog] New 2010 SRX Crossover price and details | Cars Blog:     2010 Cadillac SRX Crossover is available in two trim levels, the V6 (MSRP $37,615, Invoice $35,945) or V8 (MSRP $44,615, Invoice $42,490). The SRX competes with the Acura MDX, Audi Q7, BMW X5, Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Equinox, Infiniti FX 35 and 45, Land Rover LR3, Lexus RX 350, Lincoln MKX, Mercedes-Benz M Class, Porsche Cayenne, Saab 9-7x, Volkswagen Touareg2 and the Volvo XC 90.

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