| Porsche is such an amazing company that manages | | | | Cayenne is a mid-size luxury SUV manufactured by |
| to earn great profit out from their small line of | | | | the German automaker Porsche since 2002. It is also |
| expensive cars and aside from the fact that their | | | | the first V8-engined vehicle produced by Porsche |
| sports cars continue to be among the top selling | | | | since 1995-- the same year when Porsche 928 was |
| models in the market. Porsche's first-generation | | | | discontinued. The sales of the Cayenne as of June |
| Cayenne has been one the company's successful | | | | 2005 has reached 100,000 - considered to be the one |
| models and that is even before the debut of the 2008 | | | | of Porsche's best selling vehicle in the North America |
| Cayenne at the Detroit Auto Show. | | | | and covered 40% of Cayenne's total North American |
| The 2008 Cayenne range contains little changes but is | | | | sales. However by 2006 the sales of Cayenne |
| equipped with top-of-the-line Porsche parts which | | | | declined. |
| simply show that Stuttgart's designers are more | | | | The design of the Cayenne was developed in |
| concerned with quality and not so much into dramatic | | | | partnership with Volkswagen which at the time was |
| restyling. The 2008 Cayenne has an overall shape that | | | | looking for a sports utility vehicle to add to their lineup. |
| is aggressive and slightly refreshed but can be instantly | | | | Volkswagen has shared its E chassis to boost their |
| recognized as a Porsche Cayenne. The visible | | | | Touareg sports utility vehicle. The Cayenne shares |
| changes are seen up front, where the headlights are | | | | only its base engine with the Touareg while Porsche's |
| given a sharper design while the air intakes are | | | | version is substantially modified. At present there are |
| enlarged. | | | | four engines available in the Cayenne and these are |
| The $94k Cayenne Turbo model which is a | | | | as follows: • 3.2 L 240 PS (237 hp/177 kW) |
| top-of-the-line model gets the LED light cluster-bars | | | | VR6 from Volkswagen (Based on the unit offered in |
| from the 911 Turbo which according to Porsche will | | | | the VW but with modifications made to the intake, |
| remain a distinctive design feature that will differentiate | | | | exhaust, timing systems and head) • 4.5 L |
| turbo models across the range. The said features are | | | | 340 PS (335 hp/250 kW) V8 (S) • 4.5 L 450 |
| said to be much better, design-wise than the huge | | | | hp (340 kW) 460 ft•lbf (624 N•m) |
| ducts and vents on the ongoing Cayenne Turbo which | | | | twin-turbocharged V8 (Turbo) • 4.5 L 500 hp |
| differentiates it from the base Cayenne and Cayenne | | | | (370 kW) 515 ft•lbf (698 N•m) T |
| S. | | | | equipment twin-turbocharged V8 • 4. |
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