It’s not a bad idea for you. Your logic seems sound.
All that tech in the Cayenne Hybrid adds up to essentially no gain in efficiency in day-to-day driving. Ex-boss’s wife owned 2 of them (he drives an S6) and his opinion is that the extra complexity wasn’t worth it. Did say that the “sailing” feature in highway driving was sorta cool, but that the brakes were also pretty weird and difficult to get used to, even after years of driving one… YMMV.
You might consider a C7 S6 - plenty of space and pace and even a fair amount of grace…
Cayenne S e-hybrid is not a Cayenne hybrid. Totally different car. One is a plug in with a massive battery, one was a traditional hybrid that frankly was outshone by it’s diesel sibling. The hybrid was phased out.
S6 is a great option. No headroom though so its out.
Cayenne S Hybrid 2010-2014 2,995 cc (3.0 L; 182.8 cu in) V6 333 PS (245 kW; 328 hp)@5250, 440 N·m (320 lb·ft)@3000 193 g/km
Cayenne S E-Hybrid 2014- 2,995 cc (3.0 L; 182.8 cu in) V6 416 PS (306 kW; 410 hp)@5500, 590 N·m (440 lb·ft)@3000 79 g/km
Very different cars. The hybrid was rated I believe at 25 mpg. The e-hybrid is rated at 47 mpg.
The hybrid technology or concept is interesting, however it costs more than you will save in 4 years, and it can be beaten by diesel. The e-hybrid or plug in hybrid concept is far more effective simply because you can run the car all electric if you want. The hybrids invariably require the gasoline engine the majority of the time you operate them. The e-hybrid can literally see you drive 20,000 miles without turning over the gasoline engine if you want.
OIC.
Looking at the specs, sure looks quicker, but not really much more efficient. EPA suggests 47 MPGe, or 22 mpg combined:
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/36709.shtml
15-20 mile all-electric range. If that range is sufficient for your daily driving, then you might be onto something.
Regarding the S6, I’m surprised that you find the headroom lacking, even at 6’ 5". I’m 6’ 2", but very long-waisted (32" inseam!) and it has plenty of headroom for me…
2017 Allroad, or 2018 S5 sportback/wagon/coupe.
The C7 S6 has less headroom than your RS4? That’s surprising, wouldn’t have guessed that!
E63 S AMG
Another vote for C7 A6 diesel that is or a diesel Q7
Is C63 AMG too small?
Same size as B6/7 chassis… Lovely seats and tons and tons and tons of power, but it is rwd. At this point I’d rather take E63 over C63, much more spacious.
Not liking the look at all (personally). I’m also assuming the head room won’t be enough for him.
I like the allroad and the widebody. Basically a 2.0T RS4 if you style it correctly. We have a B8 A4 Avant right now and it’s solid.
I don’t even know what that S5 is…are we getting that? My friend has an S5 and I find it rough getting in and out of. Too low for me.
nobody said that lol. Although it might be true, the RS4 is pretty decent. But still not nearly enough, so I sit leaned way back. Remember? I can almost look left out the back window. Boravr6 took a video of my car after I went 12.75 and you can see how laid back my seat has to be so I don’t crack my head on the ceiling.
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/sakimano/20160916_094423_zps395jfxhu.jpg
AWD one. Good car. On my list for sure.
A6 too small for headroom
Q7 too unwieldy
both great cars that I like
too RWD.
the 22 mpg is gasoline engine only. So that’s irrelevant. Porsche estimates combined electric and gas you’ll see around 47 mpg. Not that this matters much…we’re talking about saving $1000/year on fuel. Big deal.
There’s a guy on fuelly whose average is in the high 50s and his best tank was 79 MPG. He said he has a short commute (like me) and ran the battery mostly on that tank (like me). Better way to put it, that’s 1600 miles or 2700 kms between fillups at a gas station.
Or SQ5 / Macan turbo (Macan S is a no)
I think the S5 sportback will be larger than a B7 by a good margin. Rear headroom is the only thing you lose. The front headroom should be the same as a B8/B9.
I see a lot of 4 series sedan on the road in the US, so I think Audi will match BMW here. Unless they like losing those sales.