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Leather and Aluminum Interior

Other standard Cayenne Turbo features include Bi-Xenon headlights with cornering light, metallic paint, and a new Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system. The new PCM system features a navigation module, an on-board computer, antenna diversity, and a customized Bose(R) 350-watt surround sound system with 14 speakers. The leather interior has aluminum details in areas such as the door and control panel trim. Other standard equipment includes an electrically adjustable and heated steering wheel, electrically adjustable front seat with memory function and heated seats, a heated rear seat, and ParkAssist for precision parking.

Cayenne Features Porsche Traction Management Permanent Four-Wheel Drive Both vehicles combine excellent on-road dynamics with outstanding off-pavement driving qualities. Porsche has managed to achieve this unique combination in the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment through the Porsche Traction Management (PTM) permanent four-wheel drive system that is standard on both models. In basic mode, PTM feeds 62 percent of the engine power to the rear wheels and 38 percent to the front wheels.

A multiple-plate clutch is able to vary the distribution of power according to specific driving conditions. In addition to responding to lack of traction, PTM, which has a speed reducer for off-pavement driving, also has sensors that measure the vehicle's speed, its lateral acceleration, the steering angle, and operation of the accelerator pedal. As a result, PTM always calculates the optimum locking action and distributes the drive forces as required to the front and rear axles.

Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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