Despite the multitude of auto manufacturer employees and execs who visit WorldCarFans.com, unfortunately, Porsche marketing executive, Klaus Berning, is not one of them. If he was a visitor, surely, he would have seen the recent spy photos we published of the baby Cayenne prototype testing in Germany.
According to Berning who spoke with Auto Motor und Sport, the Porsche board has not discussed a smaller SUV which would slot in below the Cayenne. Current Porsche resources are all pouring into the launch of the new Panamera sedan and production of a new model would be overload.
Despite the controversy of the historic sport car manufacturer producing an SUV model such as the Cayenne, the model alone is responsible for more than doubling the amount of Porsche's sold worldwide in 2007. Therefore, it's difficult to believe Porsche has nothing up its sleeve to compete with the other new German offerings such as the BMW X3, Audi Q5 and Mercedes GLK.
Porsche Exec Denies Baby Cayenne Development
AUTOMEDIA / Porsche baby Cayenne spy photo
By Brian Potter
May 19, 2008 5:30 PM
Filed Under: German, Porsche, Spy Photos
Comments
Penner
May 19, 2008 6:03 PM
The next cayenne-facelift maybe?
THERENAISSANCEMAN
May 25, 2008 3:22 PM
what the Cayenne actually needs is a complete body transplant , not to mention re-engineering it's petrol-thirsty engine.
catchmyshadow
May 19, 2008 9:46 PM
def. the next generation cayenne. a bit smaller, but less weight leads to better performance and efficiency.
foose1397
May 19, 2008 10:22 PM
Uhh..still only mildly attractive, and you look no cooler when you buy one. Im not sure how they sell but they are; so it is a good decision by porsche to add another one. But give me a Boxer and a Mazda CX-7 for the same price as the loaded cayanne and ill be much more happy
odysseus
May 19, 2008 10:47 PM
if this prototype would have the dimensions of a Q5 or something, the rims on the car would be the smallest porsche ever produced. on the other hand it's no secret, that porsche develops a slightly smaller and much lighter successor of the cayenne. the car on the picture is definitely the new cayenne.
BabyMilo
May 20, 2008 12:38 AM
could this be built on the same platform as the vw tiguan?? coz the cayenne nd toureg are, just a hunch and i think that porsche should just stop trying to cover it up nd say yeahh we r making a baby cayenne
Schizo0223
May 20, 2008 6:22 AM
Whatever be it called...price it around the same region as the GLK and there will be lots of people that will buy it.
Wunderkind
May 20, 2008 6:37 AM
Yup, this has to be the next Cayenne. But it is still two steps too far on the UGLY side. It looks like a Labrador..........................
alessandro
May 21, 2008 6:27 PM
Porsches has never beenbeautiful living creatures Top Gear fans! Or it is a taste issue like that roundy littlebit-used-soap-like shaped Cayenne?
THERENAISSANCEMAN
May 25, 2008 3:49 PM
Zuffenhausen , howsabout just expending your engineering genius towards the direction of a CUV version of the 911 a la Nissan Murano ? surely a lot of enthusiasts would take a big bite .
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