The weight of today's cars !!

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09-18-10, 10:35 PM

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With the power, though, that the Cayenne Turbo puts out, it can afford to have a little pork.

The original V6's versions had the same pork and were gutless as a result, like the crappy early Toureg V6 version. These could not afford the pork.

09-18-10, 10:38 PM

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Exactly, forget the cars, people need to step up...and down, then up, then down. Lose the fat rolls folks

Exactly, cars have a purpose. And getting off the fat *** for shorter walkable distances has benefits too.

09-20-10, 05:51 PM

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If many of today's vehicles had kept the more-solid, higher-quality trim/hardware that they had in the past, they would probably weigh even more than they do now.

Not to mention more expensive. While the features and options are nice, a car with all the "luxury" stuff isn't luxurious if the interior is covered in cheap looking and feeling plastic.