Here are renderings of the Porsche Roxster compact SUV that may appear in 2012, as the company works on its “baby Cayenne” model. While Porsche has denied the project, the Roxster could be an ideal model in the aim of doubling sales within the next four years. Another model we might see as part of this project is the Volkswagen BlueSport-based roadster.

The Porsche Roxster, in these renderings, appears more as a crossover model than a real SUV, with sports-style design that reflects the Audi Q5. Meaning Porsche will be spoiled for choice on choosing a Volkswagen group model on which to base its compact SUV.

Source | Autosblog.fr

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Just outside of Stuttgart, the new baby Cayenne from Porsche has again been caught on camera by spy photographers. The sports utility, the Cayenne’s little brother, will do battle in the sector inaugurated in 2003 by the BMW X3, and recently brought back to life with the Audi Q5 and the Mercedes GLK.

According to latest reports, the old “Roxster” hypothesis is back in vogue but it’s still too early for such details. What is certain is the close relationship with the Audi Q5, with a shared technical base as we had previously surmised and as what happened with the Cayenne-Touareg-Q7 family.

The technical details also include a strong engine correlation with Audi: it appears that we can’t go back on the adoption of a Volkswagon diesel engine, as per the biggest Cayenne.

Continue reading: Porsche: more spy shots of the baby SUV

Always denied by the Germans, the baby Cayenne is slowly coming to light with some prototypes spotted on the Nurburgring. The new VAG group associates have launched the possibility that Porsche will use the base of the new Audi Q5 to make its own compact SUV, as has already happened for the Cayenne with the Volkswagon Tuareg and the Audi Q7.

The spirit should be sporty with V6 engines but also V8 coming from the big sister, sports handling and power from 280 to 500 hp, with technological pearls such as direct injection and double-clutch shift on arrival on the restyled 911. There’s also a possible hybrid version and as we’ve already seen for the Cayenne, a V6 3.0 TDI Audi engine. Perhaps this last news is what hurts fans more than a Porsche range with two SUVs.

Via | MotorAuthority.com

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