I wouldn't say they necessarily discontinued it THAT quickly, ultimately the orginal e-tron made it's debut in 2018, so 7 years for an EV doesn't seem to that crazy to me.
I wouldn't count on the platforms we're seeing today lasting much longer than that, so if that's your main worry it might...
I've been in quite a few e-tron's (both the original e-tron and after the facelift when it became Q8) and I've had two Q7 PHEV's (2nd gen en the facelift) which essentially had the same interior.
First of all the Cayenne is going to feel like a larger vehicle, the e-tron always felt more Q5...
I'd image it might be different for LHD vehicles but I got a flat 5% without asking (rolled out of the printer with a 5% discount) and after negotiations I ended up with just under 10% off the configurator price. This is in Belgium and bought outright. (No finance, no lease)
Regardless of...
The pricing mentioned above is US-specific, the iX5 is produced in the US so no tarriffs and the US doesn't have a national sales tax (VAT in the EU), MSRP is also always advertised excl. sales tax compared to pricing generally being VAT inclusive over here.
Long story short, the 109K mentioned...
Can't speak for the NA market but here in Europe I know very few people who ever cross shopped between a Cayenne and an X5 (or a Q7, GLE, RRS etc.)
At least here they've never made sense head-to-head unless you actually wanted the Porsche badge.
However I do think it's more difficult than ever...
I haven"t seen the spyder wheels in the flesh but I have seen the Sport Techno's and the Cayenne Exclusive 22"s. While I still think the Sport Techno is the best option by miles, the Cayenne exclusive wheels look a lot smaller on the configurator than they do in real life, just the way actual...