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This Porsche tackles Baja!

Ken Cooke - 3-29-2012 at 08:27 PM

No trick photography...This Porsche tackled a Jeep run, and I wonder if it could handle Baja just as competently?





The driver and his passenger get out of the vehicle to move some sand before getting back inside.


Jeepers getting outside of their vehicles...curious.


It made it up the sand hill climb!:bounce:



Off-camber section of trail...will the Porsche make it??:?:


Tight hair-pin turn


Close to flipping on its side:o


Plenty of clearance underneath this spirited superSUV!



The Porsche completed the Tierra Del Sol run without incident in front of 50 Jeeps!





Last hillclimb...:cool:




Getting ready for the loose stuff...







The Porsche made it!

Woooosh - 3-29-2012 at 08:29 PM

I like when people know how to play with their toys.

wessongroup - 3-29-2012 at 08:47 PM

Thanks that was fun ... great photo's ..

Frank - 3-29-2012 at 09:49 PM

Wow, The 500hp, 100K Porsche Cayenne Turbo somewhere other then a paved road and valet parking.

Does that mean that your run wasnt that difficult? Its still just a small SUV with regular tires and basic ground clearance. :lol:

Ken Cooke - 3-29-2012 at 09:52 PM

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Originally posted by Frank
Wow, The 500hp, 100K Porsche Cayenne Turbo somewhere other then a paved road and valet parking.

Does that mean that your run wasnt that difficult? Its still just a small SUV with regular tires and basic ground clearance. :lol:


This was not a difficult run. The driver and his wife had fun, though.

Frank - 3-29-2012 at 11:02 PM

I'm only messing with you Ken.

David K - 3-30-2012 at 10:22 AM

You would have loved to see where I used to drive a Subaru, in Baja!

Ken Cooke - 4-2-2012 at 07:11 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by David K
You would have loved to see where I used to drive a Subaru, in Baja!


Avenida Revoluccion...Avenida Constitucion...Avenida Reforma...

Curt63 - 4-2-2012 at 07:58 PM

Nice wheelstand

German Engineering!

Ken Cooke - 4-2-2012 at 08:27 PM

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Originally posted by Curt63
Nice wheelstand


Fharfigneugen! (SP)

bajadogs - 4-2-2012 at 09:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by David K
You would have loved to see where I used to drive a Subaru, in Baja!


I was thinking the same thing, just in an old Legacy. I guess it's hard for me to wrap my head around spending that much money on something that may or may not get you from point A to point B, neither of which is necessary and hasn't been done before.

David K - 4-3-2012 at 10:53 AM

No, before the Legacy model... 1977-1987 when Subaru made 4WD wagons, the BRAT and sedans with shift-on-the-fly from front wheel drive to four wheel drive.

Subaru went to All Wheel Drive street cars without low range or height adjustment of the earlier models. I had three Subarus before they went to AWD... here is my first:


Bottomless sand of Shell Island (1978)



Nearing El Crucero on the Baja 1000 course (1979)


Calamajue Canyon


Azufre Wash (1979)


Matomi Canyon flash flood (1979)

TMW - 4-3-2012 at 11:09 AM

I use to take my 1972 Ford Pinto into Kennedy's camp off the road to La Bufadora and the Jeep people thought I was nuts. It was a very bad road then. Never a problem going in or out.

4x4abc - 4-3-2012 at 06:23 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Ken Cooke

Fharfigneugen! (SP)


Fahrvergnügen (you were pretty close)

tripledigitken - 4-3-2012 at 06:47 PM

They do have an pneumatic suspension option that provides over 10" ground clearance.

edm1 - 4-6-2012 at 05:24 AM

Wow!

When $$$ is no object they can make almost anything capable of doing the almost extreme.

[Edited on 4-6-2012 by edm1]