Max Cargo Weight

[cayenneturbo]

I have a an 04 Turbo and I will be using a hitch cargo carrier w/ 500 lbs max. I need to haul some concrete and don't want to blow my rear suspension. I will be hauling about 400 lbs on the carrier and just need to know what is the max internal cargo weight I can load. It will be with me, one passenger and full tank of gas.

Thanks

[mudman2]

I have never seen any statistics like that its normally tow weight

[jworden]

I have a an 04 Turbo and I will be using a hitch cargo carrier w/ 500 lbs max. I need to haul some concrete and don't want to blow my rear suspension. I will be hauling about 400 lbs on the carrier and just need to know what is the max internal cargo weight I can load. It will be with me, one passenger and full tank of gas.

Thanks

The 04 Cayenne owners manual(from the documents menu above) has a table of allowed weights on page 337. Trailer hitch weight allowed is 617, and max rear axle weight is 3803 in the US. Note that if you put 400 pounds several feet behind the rear axle this will actually load the rear axle with more than the 400 pounds due to the moment about the rear axle which will lift the front of the car. For example if the load center is 3 feet behind the center of the rear axle and the Cayenne wheel base is 10 feet then the load on the rear axle is the 400 pounds plus 3/10 of 400 for a total of 520 pounds. This extra 120 pounds is the lift at the front axle. Better to load the heavy stuff inside and put the light stuff out on the hitch.

The empty Cayenne Turbo is listed as 5192-5842 pounds depending on equipment - the empty rear axle load is probably close to 50% of this. The actual empty weight may be listed on your door pillar. Gasoline is 6 pounds per gallon.

Don't know if this will help you.

John