THE 2011 PORSCHE CAYENNE has been spied testing in final production guise at Germany’s famed Nurburgring circuit.

Smaller overall than the current model, the 2011 Cayenne will nonetheless share its platform with the larger Audi Q7 and Volkswagen Touareg. The wheelbase will be shortened 40mm in length, and height will drop by 20mm.

Power is expected to [...]

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There’s no mistaking the intent of the MAFF Muron Porsche Cayenne. With fibreglass and carbon-fibre evident from any angle, everywhere, MAFF has been busy.

The Porsche Cayenne has become a bit of a tuner favourite in the past year or so with efforts from 9ff, Gemballa, and edo Competition springing to mind.

The formula appears to be, [...]

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We often ask ourselves, what better way to silence rambunctious kids in the back than by crushing them into the seats with a massive wave of torque on your way to over 300km/h?  Sure, we ask weird questions, what’s it to ya?

If you like the idea of combining supercar performance (try 0-100km/h in 4.3 seconds [...]

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Back in the days when peak power figures were infinitely more important than anything related to emissions or fuel economy, Porsche said it would never build an SUV. Luckily, the gentlemen at Porsche softened their stance over time, and the monstrous Cayenne joined the family.

Suffice it to say that with 250,000 units now sold, the [...]

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Those who are not massive fans of the Porsche Cayenne may be swayed by this example from German tuning mad-house 9ff. The insane Cayenne Vantage GTR, no relation to the model from Aston Martin, is packing over 540kWs under that matte-black bonnet.

Exactly what’s been done to generate 725hp is unknown at this stage, unless you’re [...]

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News today that Porsche would be delivering a diesel Cayenne to the European market was not exactly a ground-breaking revelation. We had previously reported on confirmation of the oil-burning Cayenne’s existence. What’s new is that we now have confirmed performance and fuel economy figures, and for once they’re better than expected.

The Audi sourced 3.0L V6 turbo diesel [...]

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It will come as no surprise, but another manufacturer is cutting back on production as a result of declining demand due to the melt-down in banking and world financial markets. Volkswagen has joined the growing list of manufacturers feeling the strain with a recent announcement that Touareg, Audi Q7 and Porsche Cayenne production would all [...]

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Porsche today unveiled its latest iteration of the prestige SUV that everybody seems to love to hate but worldwide sales figures seem to prove ‘everybody’ grossly wrong. True to form of late, Porsche’s latest Cayenne comes in a series of garish colours; perhaps to prove to the rest of the world ‘your’ Porsche is a [...]

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2009 will see the release of the Porsche Cayenne Diesel, as confirmed by Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking. Hmm, so much for the continued denial and claims that a diesel was “out of character” for the German manufacturer.

The oil-burning Cayenne has been spotted numerous times refueling at diesel pumps in Northern Sweden, so the news was hardly [...]

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Those of us up-to-date with Top Gear (not those of us a year behind with the SBS-aired episodes) will know that episode 2 of season 11 will be airing in the UK overnight, so I thought I’d drop a few quotes to get you through until you can acquire the latest episode. [...]

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Porsche have displayed a production version of their Cayenne Hybrid at the L.A. Motor Show and in true Porsche fashion this is a hybrid with an eye on performance.

Appeasing those worried about global warming and satisfying the whims of folk who want a big performance SUV is not the easiest of tasks but Porsche [...]

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Audi are taking the task of reducing emissions very seriously with a press release recently issued that gives us a glimpse at the future for the Vorsprung durch Technik (lead by technology) brand.

Audi have announced that their Q7 Hybrid is expected to go on sale in its initial markets before the end of 2008. [...]

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