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It is a rare occasion that any of us at WINDING ROAD have unpleasant thoughts about a Porsche. We love having the opportunity to drive them and we find them to be great cars. However, after spending a week with the Cayenne Turbo S, we have found something to gripe about – the plethora of buttons found on the center console.

I sat inside our Turbo S with a notepad one afternoon and counted each and every button found on the center console, steering wheel, overhead console, instrument panel, driver’s seat, and driver’s door. I was floored when to find a grand total of 101 buttons all within reach of the driver. What’s even more inane is that in one evening of driving, only about ten percent of the buttons are actually used and understood; the rest of them stand as clutter to confuse the driver trying to change the radio station or activate the navigation system.

This is compounded by the fact that the navigation system is mounted too low in the dashboard to begin with, making for an even bigger distraction - A major no-no in a 5000+ pound projectile capable of hitting 168 miles per hour.

Mind you, we’re not suggesting an iDrive-style solution, merely a more intuitive, less switch-intensive solution.

Note to Porsche: Think simplicity.





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