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The 2011 Cayenne is still a heavy SUV, but the weight reduction and improved electronic chassis systems have made it much more impressive dynamically. It also looks a lot less bulky and ridiculous than it used to.

The Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia may be dropped for 2011. It would be worth considering hunting down one of the remaining Transsyberias on the market. For the money, it’s the most versatile and fun-to-drive SUV Porsche has made to date.

The Cayenne offers sophistication and high-performance thrills, and it has the added advantage of being quite practical. It is the perfect solution for drivers who need more space than what their 911 has to offer but that don’t want to say goodbye to their favourite, high-performance brand.

If you manage to get earth-shifting torque out of your system and drive gently, you’ll find the Porsche Cayenne surprisingly relaxing. It’s comfortable and roomy— not to mention quiet.

No competitor will come close to providing the visceral thrill of a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S in “Sport” mode, rocketing down the road as the scenery blurs in your peripheral vision.

Pay almost $140,000 for a 550-hp Cayenne Turbo S and you get space for five people and their luggage, rocket-propelled acceleration, and admirable back-road manners.

The Cayenne is really two cars rolled into one. It’s a sports car and a luxury car. It’s an expensive, high-end SUV with a lovely design that no one notices until after you’re gone.

The Cayenne offers everything you would expect from a Porsche, from sophistication to high-performance thrills, and it has the added advantage of being quite practical.

It might be a glaring exercise in the unnecessary, but the Porsche Cayenne GTS is nevertheless an impressive engineering achievement.

The 2009 Porsche Cayenne GTS is an odd beast, half sports car and half SUV, not really doing either task as well as a more dedicated vehicle. But some might prefer having that kind of interior space while tackling corners at speed.

The Cayenne S is probably the best handling SUV available, but it reminds you there are limits to the acrobatics you can perform while behind the wheel.

Did Porsche really need to design a sport-utility vehicle that looked like a Chernobyl-ized 911? But all aesthetic complaints are forgotten when the road opens up; the Cayenne still drives like a dream.