Belgian aftermarket firm Caractere Exclusive presents its tuning program for the second generation of Porsche Cayenne, consisting of an aerodynamic kit (front and rear bumper, side skirts, wheel arch extensions and roof spoiler), a sport exhaust system and a set of carbon fiber interior trims, available in a range of different colors and finishes. Caractere Exclusive also offers 20″, 21″ and 22″ alloy rims in CW1 Graphite or Silver designs.

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ASMA Design is a German aftermarket company mostly known for its tunings of Mercedes-Benz cars, but this time around they have come up with something pretty unusual for them: meet the Porsche Cayenne Turbo ‘The Giant’.

Frankly, we don’t know what to think of it. ASMA just released a bunch of pictures of their latest creation but did not revealed much about the rest, although Autoweek.nl believes that the car will come with an increased output of 550 hp, which is quite likely given the new custom twin exhaust. It is known that the body-kit was manufactured from carbon fiber and includes a new bonnet, that completely redesigned front-bumper with integrated day-lights, side skirts, rear bumper with integrated diffuser and two rear spoilers. ‘The Giant’ also comes with a set of 22″ alloys (which do not look that big in comparison with the rest of the car) and lowered ride height.

Unfortunately there are no pictures showing us which sort of treatment ASMA Design has administered to the passenger compartment, but in the light of what they have done to the exterior of the Cayenne, we would expect something just as radical.

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Russian aftermarket company TopCar is about to launch a new tuning package for the Porsche Cayenne called Cayenne Vantage 2 Carbon Edition. The popular SUV model from the German manufacturer gets a new carbon fibre aerodynamic kit with lip and hatch spoilers, redesigned front and rear bumpers, fenders, bonnet and side skirts all made of carbon fibre, while the rest of the body is painted in carbon colors.

The interior of the model uses new Alcantara and leather upholstery with a black finish and contrasting yellow stitching, as well as carbon fiber trimming just about everywhere you look (i.e. steering wheel, dashboard, levers and door panels).

As for the mechanical enhancement, TopCar used the Cayenne Turbo as a starting point, introducing a new exhaust system, custom air filters, a remapped ECU, a set of Brembo brakes with yellow calipers and lowered ride height. Porsche Cayenne Vantage 2 Carbon Edition rides on ADV.1 lightweight forged wheels and will be officially presented at the Top Line 2011 exhibition in Moscow, taking place between December 16 and 19, 2011.

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American aftermarket company Vorsteiner presented its aesthetic rendition of Porsche Cayenne, dubbed “V-CT”. The car boasts a new front bumper, side skirts and an aggressive-looking rear diffuser with two couples of titanium tailpipes at each side. A flashy spoiler mounted at the top of the rear window completes the Vorsteiner aesthetic package for the Cayenne. The price of this upgrade and possible mechanic modifications have not been revealed, although it is rumored the car will end up using an impressive braking system and huge alloy wheels. Vorsteiner confirmed that more information about V-CT specs will be released by the end of the year.

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The German car brands are battling it out on all fronts these days - from the traditional sedan segment through to coupes and SUVs. In this video we see the guys from Fifth Gear compare the Porsche Cayenne Turbo to the Audi Q7 V12 TDI in a test that flogs the two bulky beasts around an offroad mining circuit (or something - God knows where they went for this video).

The two are compared in their pros and cons, with the Cayenne probably the winner in the segment at the moment ahead of the very expensive and very heavy Q7. I had never really considered the Cayenne a true Porsche, but seeing these two lined up beside each other the styling differences are astounding with the Cayenne front-end looking decidedly sharp and Porsche-like.

The shenanigans continue with some bizarre testing in the style of Top Gear which you’d never really bother with if you actually wanted to buy one of these, unless racing offroad up a mining track is your style of driving. See which one came across best, even if the criteria is a little shady, in the video above.

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In order to reduce overall CO2 emissions across the Porsche range, the company is planning at least one hybrid drivetrain in every model line. There is already a Porsche Cayenne hybrid and the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid proves that they can make whopping sports cars with hybrid technology, although there are no plans in the near future to go to production across the coupé line.

The Porsche Cayenne hybrid will be joined by a Panamera hybrid sometime in 2011 and which will use the same platform as the SUV. The only electric-powered sports car to appear at this stage will be the 918 Spyder which will have a smaller production run and should appear in three to four years’ time.

While the 911, Boxster and Cayman are currently off the list, development manager at Porsche, Wolfgang Duerheimer said: “We want to learn how we can electrify all our sports cars in the future with the help of this short production run.” No time frame has been given for those models, but the hybrid roll-out plan is to meet the goal of reducing CO2 emissions to 216 g/km by 2015, from 255 now.

Other measures being considered are the use of smaller, four-cylinder engines and lighter-weight vehicles. The use of carbon fibre will likely spread across the Porsche range, saving around 50 kg on each new model. It’s a big challenge for a brand like Porsche, and it will be interesting to see just how it tackles the problems in coming years. Still, it’s good to see the investment being made while still keeping to the brand’s core values. Aston produced the Cygnet, Porsche is going hybrid….

Source | AutomotiveNews

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Rumours of a possible baby Cayenne model have been circulating for a long time now, and finally it looks like a compact Porsche SUV might make it to market under the name of the Porsche Cajun. Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn announced the possibility in an interview with Der Spiegel German magazine, saying that Porsche will release: “a new SUV, smaller brother to the Cayenne which might be named Cajun”.

The move is part of expansion plans to the Porsche line-up to increase sales and should offer Porsche fans more than just the classic coupé models. Some problems with competition among the VAG brands might occur as the Porsche Cayenne shares the same platform with the Volkswagen Touareg and the Audi Q7.

However, we expect that the Porsche compact SUV would be aimed at a different market and certainly at a different price point. It may be joined by a small sports car as Porsche seeks to double sales to 150,000 units comprised of both its sports cars and SUV models. According to the reports from Germany, we could see the compact SUV appear sometime in 2014 or 2015.

Source | Automotive News

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It’s nice to see that even SUVs can adopt hybrid technology though we still doubt they will be the cars to save the world should that necessity ever present itself. Tellingly, though, the Cayenne S Hybrid is the first Porsche to get the petrol-electric drivetrain but given the verdict, we’re slightly suspicious that Porsche wasn’t serious enough about producing good hybrid technology on this one.

While the Cayenne S Hybrid is fast, it’s not exciting to drive. And before you ask “who expected a hybrid to be fun”, the technology has come far enough that we could have expected something more ‘engaging’ from Porsche. That, and it’s very expensive compared to some of its competitors, and even the Cayenne diesel. The Cayenne is practical and comfortable but otherwise, for Autocar, it doesn’t appeal enough in its driving dynamics.

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A sports coupé with the upmost pedigree and its ‘expanding-line-up-with-new-SUV’ brother might not seem like the track partners best suited to each other. But Autocar wanted to find out whether the Porsche Cayenne Turbo could go the distance with the Porsche 911 Carrrera 4S. As the guys say, though, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo has supercar-like performance specs with its V8 twinturbo engine producing 500 hp, such that Porsche claims it shares the same 0-100 km/hr acceleration time as the 911.

But pure acceleration does not a track car make, and so while we can crunch numbers on paper, Autocar took them both out for a spin to see just how similar (or different) the SUV and coupé are. From my point of view, there’s no way the Cayenne Turbo will ever beat the Carrera 4S on sex appeal, but whether you’re a SUV lover or hater, it’s hard to deny the impressive characteristics of the Cayenne Turbo.

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This tuning job from Merdad has put together a three-door Porsche Cayenne, although claims that it’s for Porsche purists who believe in only two to three door Porsche models is questionable. While reactions can range from claiming it’s the fastest 2+2 sports SUV/wagon around, to saying it looks like ‘merde’ (to borrow from Latin-based languages), all we can say is that in the world of tuning, there’s no accounting for taste.

Apart from a lack of doors and new body kit, Merdad has increased the horse power of the 4.8-litre V8 to 740 hp (that’s nearly 250 hp more), meaning this new three-door Cayenne could hit 100 km/hr in just 4.4 seconds. No other news is available as to what else they’ve done with it, but seeing these renderings is more than enough to satisfy our curiosity.

Source | WCF via Autoblog.com

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Porsche Cayenne tv commercial which focuses on the different definitions of the Utility part of SUV. The Cayenne has never seemed particularly Porsche to me, but the success of this vehicle for the company shouldn’t be underestimated. This ad proves just how much Porsche believes (sales considering) that the Cayenne is really part of the family and represents the Porsche brand like any other sports coupé in the lineup. The new Cayenne is an impressive development on the previous generation and should prove every bit as successful.

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The Porsche Panamera could get a coupé version soon as the company looks to reach 150,000 sales a year by 2015. The aim would be achieved by broadening the Porsche offering and the development of the Panamera could prove as important as the emergence of the Cayenne SUV.

The Panamera coupé, currently called the Panamera GT, would be a front engined model which would mark Porsche’s re-entry on the market after its final front engined model, the 928, was abandoned back in 1995. According to the (persistent) rumours, Volkswagen has also specified that the Panamera GT should not compete with the Bentley Continental GT, which will be significantly lighter than the current model (and would likely appeal to a different customer, anyway).

With the Panamera GT and the small central-engine spider which Porsche will develop with Volkswagen, we will see a third option that will widen the range: the compact SUV, or “Baby Cayenne” as it has been known. Its development was shelved by Porsche, but if it manages to be comfortable positioned alongside the Audi Q5, it could be a key model in Porsche’s drive to achieve more sales.

Source | Automobile Magazine

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