Comments by "Golden Croc" (@GoldenCroc) on "2009 Porsche Cayenne GTS MANUAL - The Rare 6 Speed SUV You Need to Drive (POV Binaural Audio)" video.

  1. Are you me?
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  2. Seems to be a mostly US condition though, rarely see it in northern europe. I have a few thoughts on why that is.
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  3. What? What the kind of cars are you comparing to, its not stiff at all compared to almost anything that is supposed to be "sporty". In fact, its about on the same level as a newer normal european station wagon. "damage the brain", talk about different perspectives. Wild. Let me assure you, it wouldnt have. Proably hust something your father said to keep you out of the car.
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  4.  @romans7177  Yeah, its pretty stiff compared to many cars, and certainly all lot of others in 2005, and for a SUV its extremely stiff for its time, yeah. As you surmised, its setup for high speed, which would have been a big use back in its country of origin. Cheers.
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  5. Gen one turbo looks like a really fat 996 turbo from the front. It can still look cool with the right wheels and color. Gen 2 is more its own thing, looks i bit more "classy", but maybe a bit more boring.
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  6. Doubt the clutch would give out unless one really cant drive stick at all. All of europe is filled with manual cars with way lesser clutches than this car has, towing heavy caravans and boats since time immemorial.
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  7.  @frozenpete788  Hi Pete. I dont know what to tell you that couldnt be taken as an insult. Please believe me when I tell you that is not my intent. A bit of background: I have driven a car very similar to the one you describe, and many others like it, using the same driveline. I have towed heavy objects which are multiples of the cars maximum tow rating. I have done hill starts in heavy gradients with and without heavy trailers behind for years. Never a problem. Never replaced a clutch or even had any discernable wear on any of the cars I have owned. What is my secret? I dont think I am some kind of superman, as evidenced by the fact that many others can do it. I think its just practice. It took me quite some time to get this good, rome wasnt built in a day. So thats I what I would advise; more practice, and its likely your fears/problems regarding this will go away. Cheers.
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  8.  @frozenpete788  It seems you also have a lot of experience as well then. But we are looking at it from different angles, you are worried the clutch might give out if it is very worn or almost at the end of its service life. That is a fair point, it is more likely to happen, certainly. I am looking at it from the view that the clutch is in good, servicable condition to start with. If you are stuck in mud or similar or doing heavy offroading with a lot of clutch slip and high throttle levels it is more likely you will burn the clutch, indeed. But common sense goes a long way. If you can smell it, its time to back off for a while, as I am sure you know. Anyway, believe me when I say that if the clutch isnt on its last legs, there is no reasonable on road towing a normal weight race car + trailer that will have any adverse affect on a cayenne with manual gearbox such as this one. I guarantee it. Also, the cayenne of this model also have a low range, which if used put even less strain on the clutch. So dont let that dissuade you. Cheers.
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  9. All gen 1 (and facelift as this one) cayennes had it. Integral part of the driveline.
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  10.  @averagebro413  They are a bit different, but not night and day.
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