Headed To The Drag Strip...

[Boosted Cayenne]

Gonna blaze the 1/4 mile this weekend. Can't wait to see what she's made of. Anybody care to guess what time I'll get? :drive:

[skl]

Bet you'd be faster with the Suzuki.... ;)

[04_Carmona_Cayenne_S]

Gonna blaze the 1/4 mile this weekend. Can't wait to see what she's made of. Anybody care to guess what time I'll get? :drive:

Well, what were the results?

[3ball]

Gonna blaze the 1/4 mile this weekend. Can't wait to see what she's made of. Anybody care to guess what time I'll get? :drive:

Well, what were the results?

I don't know about him, but I have trouble getting my 2004 turbo below 14 seconds. To the Porsche's credit, I'm not launching as hard as I can, nor am I stripping the car down (I even had a passenger on several runs). I'll be trying it again this weekend, and I'll post the 0-60, 0-100, and 1/4mi numbers when I remember. I'll push hard on 3 runs, and do a real-world start on the remaining runs, to see how effective I am versus a normal launch.

Be nice to compare to someone's Turbo S.

[3ball]

I went to the track a few weeks ago, figured I would share a few numbers for the mildly curious.

No launches were brake-stands; all were flat starts (let off brake, push gas) so aren't quite as fast as they *could* be. I just wanted to see what realistic numbers would be. I expect the Cayenne could easily get into the low-mid 13s if it was driven by someone with more skill. I chickened out on the hard launches :)

1/4mi: 14.5@101 (sport setting), 14.7@102mph, 14.9@105

0-60: 5.9 (this number is just an estimate, my records missed the 60mph mark, but 55 was 5.6 and 65 was 6.3, so I split the difference)

0-100: 13.9 (sport setting), 14.3, 14.7

1/4mi were pretty consistent considering my lack of experience on the truck. The 0-60 and 0-100 times were all over the place. I noticed the sport suspention setting made nearly a full second difference in the 1/4 times - that's pretty serious stuff. My next test will be a sanctioned SCCA event in a few months. I'm quite sure I'll be the only competitor in my class, so no real competitive numbers. Unless someone in an X5 decides to give it a shot, it might not even be worth updating.

[mftsang]

(sport setting)

What do you mean by Sport Setting? I wasn't aware of any sport mode on these cars, there is a sport suspension mode, right? Thanks~ Mark

[Dennis C]

(sport setting)

What do you mean by Sport Setting? I wasn't aware of any sport mode on these cars, there is a sport suspension mode, right? Thanks~ Mark

I believe the newer models do have a proper "sport" button.

For older models, "PCM off" provides a similar experience, at least in terms of transmission shift points, etc.

[3ball]

(sport setting)

What do you mean by Sport Setting? I wasn't aware of any sport mode on these cars, there is a sport suspension mode, right? Thanks~ Mark

I believe the newer models do have a proper "sport" button.

For older models, "PCM off" provides a similar experience, at least in terms of transmission shift points, etc.

Yes, the sport suspension mode. Oh, and I tried the "PCM OFF" button. Good lord, what a difference! I bet it shaved a half second off the 0-60 time. Going to try the runs again next month, with PCM off. The vehicle behaves much more wild with it disabled, that's for sure. Almost to the point of recklessness... think I'll nickname it the "no longer civil" mode button. Or the "scare the bejeesus out of my passengers" button. Turbo spool time is about the same, but the raw V8 power shows up more.

[red_turbo]

(sport setting)

What do you mean by Sport Setting? I wasn't aware of any sport mode on these cars, there is a sport suspension mode, right? Thanks~ Mark

I believe the newer models do have a proper "sport" button.

For older models, "PCM off" provides a similar experience, at least in terms of transmission shift points, etc.

Yes, the sport suspension mode. Oh, and I tried the "PCM OFF" button. Good lord, what a difference! I bet it shaved a half second off the 0-60 time. Going to try the runs again next month, with PCM off. The vehicle behaves much more wild with it disabled, that's for sure. Almost to the point of recklessness... think I'll nickname it the "no longer civil" mode button. Or the "scare the bejeesus out of my passengers" button. Turbo spool time is about the same, but the raw V8 power shows up more.

3ball, I was also assuming you had PSM Off when you did the drags. Yes, it makes a world of difference and I love showing my friends that feature because passengers feel it more than the driver. Keep us posted with new numbers.

I do have to admit that I "may" feel there's quicker spooling, but I guess a survey of members out there can answer that, and there's so much going on when I'm railing the gas that I can't definitely say if there is.

Now try PCM OFF in the snow and good luck. :) You'll appreciate the PCM in slippery conditions.

[npcts]

(sport setting)

What do you mean by Sport Setting? I wasn't aware of any sport mode on these cars, there is a sport suspension mode, right? Thanks~ Mark

I believe the newer models do have a proper "sport" button.

For older models, "PCM off" provides a similar experience, at least in terms of transmission shift points, etc.

Yes, the sport suspension mode. Oh, and I tried the "PCM OFF" button. Good lord, what a difference! I bet it shaved a half second off the 0-60 time. Going to try the runs again next month, with PCM off. The vehicle behaves much more wild with it disabled, that's for sure. Almost to the point of recklessness... think I'll nickname it the "no longer civil" mode button. Or the "scare the bejeesus out of my passengers" button. Turbo spool time is about the same, but the raw V8 power shows up more.

3ball, I was also assuming you had PSM Off when you did the drags. Yes, it makes a world of difference and I love showing my friends that feature because passengers feel it more than the driver. Keep us posted with new numbers.

I do have to admit that I "may" feel there's quicker spooling, but I guess a survey of members out there can answer that, and there's so much going on when I'm railing the gas that I can't definitely say if there is.

Now try PCM OFF in the snow and good luck. :) You'll appreciate the PCM in slippery conditions.

PCM stands for PORSCHE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT (Makes sense to have this off..hahaha)

PSM stands for PORSCHE STABILITY MANAGEMENT (No comment)

[mftsang]

Thanks for clarifying...I have not yet taken psm off. Will try it out some time. Interesting that the psm would change shifting points...

[CT44]

Thanks for clarifying...I have not yet taken psm off. Will try it out some time. Interesting that the psm would change shifting points...

It's the Porsche/Audi equivilent of "sport mode" - makes a huge difference in shift points on my TT keeps it right in boost

I believe the new Cayennes replaced the PSM button with a "sport " button to keep the X50 guys happy

JR

Edited January 31, 2008 by Loren
Removed ALL CAPS - please do not post in ALL CAPS

[mftsang]

Thanks for clarifying...I have not yet taken psm off. Will try it out some time. Interesting that the psm would change shifting points...

It's the Porsche/Audi equivilent of "sport mode" - makes a huge difference in shift points on my TT keeps it right in boost

I believe the new Cayennes replaced the PSM button with a "sport " button to keep the X50 guys happy

JR

Tried psm off last night, and you guys were right!! Night and Day difference with it being off, the car takes off and holds 1st gear instead of bumping down to first from second when you mash the pedal. Seems to hold gears longer and even seems to down shift sooner when slowing down. Pretty good stuff, considering I had no idea turning off psm would do that...I just thought it meant it would take the gloves off the car and let you get into a tad more trouble if you wanted...does that too. hahahaha! Thanks again!