2006 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S  Tom Salt 2006 Porsche Cayenne
Turbo S  I went to college with a sheikh. He was a fun guy to
hang out with, because his worldview was shaped by the
unshakable confidence that comes with having a long row of zeros
on your bank statement. He knew that he'd never get in trouble
for anything short of arson or murder, so he was always good for
creative, entertaining mischief. Yet he was also a practicing
Muslim, which gave him a curious combination of rich-guy
exuberance and religious restraint. He didn't drink and he
prayed regularly, but he'd also amuse himself by sending the
dean's office a subscription to Penthouse and a bag of
mushrooms. After visiting Dubai to drive the new Porsche Cayenne
Turbo S, I now see where that young sheikh was coming from,
literally. The glitziest city in the United Arab Emirates
exhibits a similar curious dichotomy between enormous, flashy
wealth and a culture that is, in a lot of ways, straight out of
the Puritan playbook.   Imagine the road discipline