Yea, don't knock the Cayenne S or TT until you try driving one and then compare it to the X5. You'll see what most people are talking about. The Cayenne, bar none is the most-car like of all the SUV's out there and may perform better in the handling department than many cars.

e.g. A good friend of mine was amazed out how little body roll on sharp curves there was on my Cayenne tt. He was comparing this to his experiences with his family car -- an Infiniti Q45 and his ex-daily driver --a late model Mazda RX7 turbo.

 

I have an 05 S and waited to get it due to my fears it had similar transmission lag to my Audi Allroad...My friends 04 S was a lemon, so I held off...

My 05 has the same lag problems and poor transmission shifting as his 04....

I remember asking Allroad owners there opinion of their car..99 out of 100 loved it...the 1 who warned me, I did not listen to....I should have.

Reminds me of you asking us if you should get a Cayenne....

99 out of a 100 seem to say yes.

I say no.