Porsche small SUV coming in 2013
By Andrew C., 30 Aug, 2010. 0 Comments
2011 Porsche Cayenne
There are speculations that the Audi Q5 SUV could be used as the basis for a baby Cayenne. This plan was hatched a few years ago when Porsche was considering a small SUV to slot in below the Cayenne. One of the full-sized concept models was a three-door off-road coupe that had strong 911 styling cues. Autocar said that a high-ranking Porsche boss had confirmed this design study however, the source had refused to comment on the position of the engine because the styling had strong mid-engine overtones.
Later on, we came to know that Porsche's engineering arm was working on the body engineering of the new Audi Q5 SUV. This is likely the donor car but the Audi boss at the time, Martin Winterkorn, withdrew from the joint effort.
Recently, we learned that since Porsche is now a part of VW, and VW is headed by Winterkorn, then the plan to use Q5 as the basis would be pushing through. Many believe that in the same way that the new 356 could pull the Boxster upmarket, the Porsche Rockster small SUV would also succeed in allowing the Cayenne to do the same, hence making the big SUV more profitable.
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