[laxman0324]

Originally Posted by Bogie

I mean only that the 63 engine, as found in the ML/S/SL/etc. will smoke the M3 and S4... and E63 and S8 and so on...

Do BMW, MB and Audi all have an agreement that they will not unleash the full mercy of their most powerful engines in their smaller cars? If so, and one of them ever decided to violate such an agreement, he would win!... That's what Porsche is known for. In fact, it is my opinion that Porsche is the reason we have our super powered SUVs. When Porsche announced that they were developing the Cayenne (several years before it's production), both MB and BMW worked feverishly to put out their super SUVs first. It was sort of like fighting to temporarily claim a newly discovered throne, knowing that the real king was on his way. Every SUV before that time could be characterized as sluggish and unstable. Of course, this no longer applies, since the new ML63 is in the same power class as the Cayenne TT. Now the real battle for the throne begins.

Just my thoughts... not necessarily so.

Oh no I agree with what your saying there...i just wonder if its smarter to have many various tuning of the same engine (MB) or to use the same block with different amount of cylinders (BMW) or to borrow and enginer from lamborghini for your top car (Audi)...I personally think Porsche is a wonderful brand, but the Cayman S being faster I believe then a Carrera and tens of thousands cheaper is just not smart IMO. Even though the looks of the Cayenne are not for me, Ive seen the TT in person and that thing is an absolute monster...and talk about the exhaust note of the Cayenne GTS in that commercial...and people say american cars are the only ones with good V8 exhaust notes