Cayenne Leads List of Unworthy $100K Cars
The Things’ Andre Nalin has released a list of 19 vehicles whose quality or dependability falls short of their six-figure price tags, led by the Porsche Cayenne SUV.

Automotive writer Andre Nalin says luxury appointments and enhanced performance fail to justify the fully loaded Porsche Cayenne’s $160,000 MSRP.
Photo courtesy Porsche AG
(Bobit) — Vehicles that sell for $100,000 or more are no longer a rarity, even among mass-market manufacturers. Unfortunately, a six-figure price tag guarantees neither quality nor dependability, according to The Things’ Andre Nalin, who published “19 Cars That Are Unworthy of Their $100,000+ Price Tag.”
At the top of the list is the Porsche Cayenne, which Nalin describes as “ridiculously expensive to own and run” and offers “a severe lack of cargo space” compared with other luxury SUVs. Other examples include the BMW 7 Series, Cadillac Escalade, Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG, and the high-performance version of the Tesla Model X.
“There’s absolutely no need to spend a large sum of money in order to own a great car.”
“Just because there is a large price tag attached to certain models is no guarantee of dependability, comfort, or excellence in performance,” Nalin writes. “There’s absolutely no need to spend a large sum of money in order to own a great car.”
To read the full list, click here.
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Originally posted on Auto Dealer Today
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