And this low-end Cayenne is better than the new Ford Edge Sport 2.7 TT AWD? Exactly how?
Oh, I know, the diecast Porsche lettering on the rear end. It's a $25,000 standard option. There's a fair number of these actual beige nondescript Cayennes around here. You know dolts bought them because they were brainwashed into thinking a "big" Porsche SUV was something special because of the branding - luxury bells ring in their ears. But the reality is this barge. The Macan seems like a better deal if you want to be saddled with an FGCUV.
If there's one thing I learned going downmarket from a string of five new FGC's, it's that reliability increases in inverse proportion to price. Most people go the other way from pedestrian to German, and then have to invent excuses as to why they're somehow better. Mythical stories of handling prowess from folks cornering at a tire-squealing 0.3g seem to be foremost, lol. From my POV, they're a waste of money. If you're going to get one, get a real fire-breather model so that regular folk like me can't get past the ooh-aah powertrain.
Most of the CPO BMWs seem to be 320i models, to which this low-rent Cayenne is a spiritual partner. Leased for badge reasons only, and not particularly wonderful examples of the vehicle art.