[s-cars] Not for this cheepass list

[Taka Mizutani]

No offense meant, but how can you say that the Q7 will leave the X5 in the
dust if you've never driven one?!?

It's not just straight line speed that I was looking for- if that's the
case, the Jeep GC SRT-8 will dust everything short of a Cayenne Turbo/Turbo
S.

Taka


On 3/24/06, Ingo Rautenberg <i.rautenberg at waratap.com> wrote:
>
> Taka.  Can't say.  Haven't driven the 4.4 litr version.  It's no torque
> monster like the Diesel Tourag, but it does get up and go well for it's
> size.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> *To:* Ingo Rautenberg <i.rautenberg at waratap.com>
> *Cc:* pkrasusky at ups.com ; s-car-list at audifans.com ; wmahoney at disk.com
> *Sent:* Friday, March 24, 2006 12:42 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [s-cars] Not for this cheepass list
>
> Ingo-
> Are you saying that it drives better than an X5? Which model?
>
> I got to drive an X5 4.4 pretty hard and it definitely sets a very high
> standard for SUVs. The Porsche Cayenne S and Turbo are even better. The
> Infiniti FX 35/45 are about the equal of the X5 (in some ways better, some
> ways worse- like cargo space) and slightly below in terms of feel to the
> Cayenne IMO.
>
> If the Q7 is better than the X5, I definitely have to drive one.
>
> Taka
>
>
> On 3/24/06, Ingo Rautenberg < i.rautenberg at waratap.com> wrote:
> >
> > Lemme tell you, guys.  I just got to ride in one last night and all I
> > can
> > say is...if I had a BMW X5 it'd be "Adios!"  -It's that good.  No
> > wallowy
> > ride, keyless pushbutton ignition start/stop and the overlay backup
> > display
> > is so cool you could tear around parking lots with cones/cars all day in
> >
> > reverse!  And it turns on a dime with those 275 45 20 inch tires
> > :-)  Did I
> > mention how mean it sounds with that 350 hp V8?
> >
>