There was a time when the gap between Porsche and the top performance models from fellow German marques was clear and unambiguous. Porsche sat alone at the summit, delivering sharper dynamics, superior engineering, and that unmistakable sense of occasion. But that distinction has blurred in recent decades, especially after the original Porsche Cayenne arrived in the early 2000s and brought Porsche to a far broader, more mainstream audience.
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