If you need extra performance, dial up sport mode, which tightens up the suspension, and it sticks surprisingly well around
a corner for such a big car.
Not exact matches
For me, there is almost too much grip — the CLS63 lacks the beautiful subtlety of adjustment that you can enjoy in the very best AMG
cars (the SLS and C63), but you still get to the end of a road in awe of the brutish speed you've just carried through the
corners and the iron - fisted composure of
such a
big car.
For such a
big car, the 7 - series chassis handles the
corners and bumps incredibly well.
It's a crazy party trick
for such a vehicle, but it does also illustrate just how keen the Cayenne is to turn into a
corner and hold its line, and used more sensitively, the combination of torque vectoring and rear - wheel steering makes this
big hulk of a
car feel surprisingly agile.
They can go as high as 1.5 g. Flying through
corners was very impressive
for such a
big car, it responded instantly to steering commands and stayed balanced and level throughout the
corner.
We are
big fans of these stability and
cornering systems, but it feels as if they were nerfed in the Cayenne S in favor of making the
car more tractable
for pedestrian tasks
such as the daily commute or grocery runs.
If you've come from a lot of racers where
cars are the
big attraction then get ready
for a fun learning curve as you get your noggin» wrapped around the wacky world of leaning early into
corners to hit the apex, but don't worry too much because there's the usual adjustable options
such as automatic braking and anti-wheelie control.