Mystery Porsche Cayman shooting brake mule smells like a hoax?

We're not sure what to make of this viral video that popped up on the Top Gear website.  The video appears to portray a shooting brake version of the Porsche Cayman, but we are definitely skeptical.

Top Gear seems to think this car could be either a variant of the next Cayman, a turbo model, or a special edition.  We're not so sure.  Here's why:  If you take a hard look at the rear (around the :10 in the video), you see that the extension appears to have been tacked on at the rear.  Additionally, we would be surprised to see top-quality reflective mirror tinted glass used all the way around a test mule.  Our guess is that this prolongation was either physically built with some kind of cardboard or polystyrene foam and taped into place, or some crafty video editor extraordinaire digitally built the car frame-by-frame in Photoshop.

Are we mistaken, or is the car back to its normal shape at :14 when the camera quickly snaps back for one last peek?  Give us your thoughts in the comments below.

Big thanks to WCF reader Bill for sending in the tip.

Source: topgear.com

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 ShinyG ShinyG
Well, it's a very nice composite of an amateur movie and a 3d model of a "Shooting Break Cayman". The shadow underneath the car is too strong considering the environment and the car in unrealistically shiny for a "mule". In internets terms: FAKE!
July 9, 2009 11:15 am
 Bristol411S3 Bristol411S3
Shooting BREAK!! Blimey Zack, I must tell WCF this twice a month and you guys STILL make the mistake every time!!!
July 9, 2009 12:01 pm
 Bremen_Koenigsegg Bremen_Koenigsegg
You can go either way. If anything, "brake" is more correct.
July 9, 2009 12:13 pm
 N20_Purge N20_Purge
I will still call them Shooting brake's. If you research both terms on google, you will see shooting break was used for older cars. 'brake' is the one used for new cars.
July 9, 2009 1:57 pm
 BrianWCF BrianWCF
Bristol411S3, and I have replied to you before. There are two different word origins, one being English (brake) and the other French (break). Both usages are correct but since we speak English... Take it easy, man. I've never seen readers get so hyper spastic about the littlest details.
July 10, 2009 7:26 pm
 danteskov danteskov
it may be the hot hatch that Porsche was developing from the Mk VI platform of the Golf... and this must the prototype... it looks a bit like the volvo's c30 boot.. lol But who knows...
July 9, 2009 12:32 pm
 xLumino xLumino
I'm sure it's a fake, but very well made ;)
July 9, 2009 12:36 pm
 badis badis
wow its a porsche "milk car"
July 9, 2009 12:46 pm
 kimbo kimbo
Looks fake.
July 9, 2009 2:31 pm
 Scarcliff Scarcliff
Porsche hearse? With the world recession and poor sales maybe they're branching out. =P
July 9, 2009 4:41 pm
 Cootje Cootje
Perhaps a new challenge for the Jeremy, Richard and James. Create a Porsche family car.
July 9, 2009 4:43 pm
 ADCAR ADCAR
it has the Z4 coupe idea .
July 9, 2009 4:52 pm
 Iconic Iconic
WOW!!... keen observation. But it's more Z3 coupe. And this is obviously a fake by the jokesters at TG. The car is so pixelated compared to the rest of image.
July 9, 2009 6:07 pm
 norther norther
and i thought the panamera was ugly. jesus....
July 9, 2009 8:54 pm
 dbehmoaras dbehmoaras
That might be a mule for the upcoming 928 if it's in the works.
July 9, 2009 9:24 pm
 EisenFaust EisenFaust
Like the old Ferrari breadvan!
July 9, 2009 9:52 pm
 TrIBaLeo TrIBaLeo
Of course it's a cayman maked to like this in the video by photoshop the blog tell us second 14 - Cayman
July 10, 2009 1:47 pm
 GP64 GP64
It's not HOAX guy !!! Check this picture : http://www.jvn.com/index.php?do=communaute/blogs/detail&blog_id=22
July 12, 2009 10:48 am
 GP64 GP64
:)
July 12, 2009 10:54 am
 X_man X_man
? wat happened ?
August 2, 2009 10:18 pm