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HOT PROPERTY: Porsche’s heavyweight diesel punches above even its own considerable weight.
Porsche’s classy new Cayenne Diesel S
resolved than the earlier cars and is less bloated looking. Inside is very Porsche and that includes Stuttgart’s very unfortunate obsession with a button for everything. If you think the Macan has lots of buttons, the Cayenne matches the price differential by supplying even more buttons for your buck. This sort of thing makes car journalists squeal because when you’ve only got a week to learn what they all do, it’s a race DJDLQVW WLPH WKDW¬V GLI² FXOW WR ZLQ Standing back and thinking about it, most owners will be perfectly happy after a week or two.
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roof ($1190), saddle brown seat belts ($1090), compass ($760), Porsche logos on the headrests ($450) and monochrome black exterior package ($450). This made a grand total of $173,300. A purely subjective opinion: the mahogany you can probably do without, along with the brown seat belts. That’s not a comment on the quality, either – in isolation, it’s very pretty wood. There’s no getting away from it, the Cayenne looks like a big car because it is. With big wheels and a big gaping grille, the Cayenne has street presence few cars can match. It’s still not the looker one would expect of the Porsche, but this second-generation version is much better
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The Porsche Cayenne is a whopper. It’s a big, heavy SUV with tons of room for the family and a badge to keep the neighbours talking. It’s also got a planet-bending V8 diesel engine and an air-suspended chassis that has to be felt to be believed. The Cayenne Diesel S kicks off at a startlingly reasonable (hey, it’s all relative) $144,800. Perhaps against type, there’s a lot of stuff packed into the Cayenne and you could cheerfully go without ticking a single box on the breathtakingly long options list. The standard car carries a 14-speaker stereo, 20-inch alloys, power everything including steering column, dual-zone
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VW Jetta
gets sharper shape By EWAN KENNEDY Though Volkswagen doesn’t like us calling the Jetta a Golf with a boot, that’s exactly what it is. Some buyers prefer sedans to hatches for a couple of reasons: you get a bigger boot in a sedan thanks to the car’s extra length, albeit without the large opening offered in hatches; and the ride comfort and body strength is even better in sedans than the equivalent hatchbacks. The latter is due to the fact that it has the added bracing underneath the rear window that’s obviously not offered in a hatch. More body rigidity stands you in good stead if you’re driving on rough roads, and these days you don’t need to be in the great $XVWUDOLDQ RXWEDFN WR ² QG KDUVK surfaces, sadly there are plenty in the suburbs as well. However, the Jetta usually runs a bit behind Golf in its introduction and the recently updated VW sedan doesn’t share the brilliant new MQB platform of the Golf 7. That will be coming later, VW won’t tell us when, but given the facelift carried out in March this year we would speculate an all-new Jetta around mid 2016. In the meantime the face of VW Jetta has been remodelled to give it a family resemblance to both the Golf 7 and the larger Passat. Indeed, there are shapes in the face of the VW Polo that are now following the same theme. It’s interesting to see Volkswagen following the same path as the upmarket German marques in shaping its cars to give the same effect as upmarket matching luggage - small, medium, large. As it’s aimed at relatively conservative buyers, timeless styling is a feature of Volkswagen’s updated Jetta, so no complaints from us about it not leaping out from the crowd. However, ‘our’ Jetta did stand out more than the rest of the range. 7KH QHZO\ LQWURGXFHG Âł DJVKLS RI the range, the Jetta 155 Highline Sport is powered by the 155TSI petrol engine as installed in the Golf 6 GTI. Also on the sporting front the Highline Sport uses dynamic suspension with 18-inch Charleston alloy wheels, has bi-xenon headlights, LED daytime driving lights and tail lights. Gearshift paddles are mounted behind the leather multifunction steering wheel and there is dark tinted rear side and rear window glass. Jetta Comfortline has Volkswagen’s RNS510 satellite navigation system, dual-zone climate control air conditioning, automatic wipers and lights, even an automatically dimming interior mirror. Jetta Highline has Vienna leather upholstery with Comfort sport front
COMFORTABLE: The smart interior of the Cayenne Diesel S.
Porsche’s classy Cayenne Diesel S
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LOOKING GOOD: Timeless styling is a feature of Volkswagen’s updated Jetta. Our test car was the Highline Sport. seats, an electronically adjustable driver’s seat, keyless access and starting, 17-inch Lancaster alloy wheels and front foglights with static cornering lights. The 155TSI Highline Sport, 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine has a power output of 155 kilowatts, it drives the front wheels through a six-speed DSG double-clutch automatic. Interestingly, Volkswagen’s own Extended Electronic Differential Lock (XDL), which reduces understeer by braking the inside wheel while cornering under load is installed not only in the highperformance Highline Sport, but is now across the entire Jetta range. There’s a surprising variety of engines and transmissions sitting below the performance 155 Highline Sport. The 118TSI engine comes with either a six-speed manual or sevenspeed DSG transmission in the Jetta Trendline. The seven-speed DSG is standard on Comfortline and Highline models. The 118 kW 1.4-litre TSI petrol KDV DQ RI² FLDO IXHO FRQVXPSWLRQ RI 6.2 litres per hundred kilometres with the seven-speed automatic, and 6.5 litres with the six-speed manual gearbox. It’s offered in Trendline, Comfortline and Highline VSHFL² FDWLRQ A 103TDI 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engine sits beside a six-speed DSG. It has 320 Nm of torque and a fuel number of 5.5 litres per hundred kilometres during the combined cycle. The TDI is sold only in Highline VSHFL² FDWLRQ DQG XVHV D VL[ speed DSG transmission as standard. The aforementioned XDL differential helps drivers stay out of trouble should they make a mistake. There’s also a Driver Fatigue Detection System, a rear view camera and front and rear parking sensors. There’s comfort for four adults and a child, though in Australia most Jettas are likely to be used with preteens in the back seats. Boot space is not only large but also easy to load.
At a Glance NOTE: THESE PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE DEALER OR GOVERNMENT CHARGES. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALER FOR DRIVE-AWAY PRICES.
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118TSI Trendline
1.4-litre Twincharger petrol four-door sedan:
$22,990 (manual) $25,490 (DSG)
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$29,990 (DSG)
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1.4-litre Twincharger petrol four-door sedan
$33,990 (DSG)
103TDI Comfortline 2.0-litre turbo-diesel four-door sedan:
$36,490 (DSG)
155TSI Highline Sport 2.0-litre turbo-petrol four-door sedan:
$39,990 (DSG)
Features Standard in all models ABS brakes cruise control dual front airbags front side airbags electronic stability program USB/auxiliary audio inputs, bluetooth steering wheel mounted controls
On the road the highperformance VW Jetta has the hewn-from-stone feel Volkswagen buyers have loved for generations. It presumably will be even better in the next generation as it seems sure to have the MQB platform. As a major bonus the next generation will be also lighter, further improving engine and dynamic performance. Handling is safe and predictable and if you hammer it, as some drivers attracted by the 155 kW Golf GTI engine will, you can feel the special differential helping you keep the Jetta online. The latest Volkswagen Jetta should be sitting close to the top of your list of vehicles to test drive.
As for the rest of the interior, it’s a lovely place to be. Our brown interior with extra brown overlaid with mahogany (brown) may not be to everyone’s taste, but it was certainly luxurious. Everyone gets a comfortable seat and plenty of room in which to enjoy it. With the added light from the panoramic glass, it’s an extremely agreeable cabin, with a great view out. The high console in the front makes you feel like you’re sitting low in the chassis (you’re not) and the whopping big Porsche steering wheel leaves you in no doubt you’re in a Porsche. The Cayenne’s safety features include six airbags, ABS, electronic brake differential, stability and traction controls, trailer sway control. There is no EuroNCAP or ANCAP star score for the Cayenne. Porsche calls its entertainment system “Porsche Communication Managementâ€?. Nestled between the air-con outlets, Porsche claims that it’s a high resolution system, but it is starting to look its age (the second-gen Cayenne launched in 2010). The screen is good enough, though, and responds quickly to the touch. The 14-speaker stereo is a belter, with tons of power DQG JRRG EDVV ² OOLQJ WKH big cabin and the Bluetooth performance is above average. The Diesel S packs a 4.1-litre V8 twin-turbo diesel producing an impressive 283 kW and a mind-boggling 850 Nm of torque. This will whisk all 2.2 tonnes plus passengers to 100 km/h in 5.4 seconds and a claimed fuel usage of 8.3 L/100km on the combined cycle. You won’t be astonished to learn we were using fuel at a higher rate than that, but with mostly city plus a good highway blast, we saw 11.3 litres. Driving all four wheels is an eight-speed automatic
transmission which has the added fuel-saving of stopstart. Obviously, badge, output and heritage promise a great deal, which the Cayenne does its level-best to deliver. It’s clearly not meant to be a high-riding 911 and those who are disappointed to read that should probably pop off and study physics for a bit. For all its heresy, the diesel engine is a cracker, sending the Cayenne off the line with a hearty shove and very little racket. 7KH 1P ² JXUH PHDQV the SUV will mince just about anything in the gears. Not even V12 Ferraris have this kind of torque. With all-wheel drive and air suspension, the Cayenne FRUQHUV PRVWO\ ³ DW EXW DOVR rides beautifully. It’s an impressively comfortable car in all conditions and with the lazy diesel V8, you can drive it anyway you like. For the most part, it just needs a toe waved towards the throttle. Get serious, though, and the huge rubber will keep you ripping along all but the tightest of bends. Couple that with a dynamic driving mode that speeds up the shifts, adds sensible weight to the steering and gives you a bit of rearwheel drive playfulness, the Cayenne is impressively agile. Porsche’s push into the mainstream with Cayenne to take on compatriots Mercedes, BMW and Audi has been hugely successful and the Cayenne was the car that started it all. It’s priced well (a BMW X5 M50d is $4000 more), has plenty of equipment and a stack of space but is also mighty handy in the bendy stuff. It may not be a jacked-up 911 but it’s certainly a Porsche. Seven out of ten Porsche customers think so too. LIKES: Mighty engine, relative fuel economy, roomy. DISLIKES: Buttons everywhere, heavy, perhaps too quiet?