About the Porsche Cayenne

Driven by sports stars, celebrities and the financially elite, the Porsche Cayenne is a luxury sports utility vehicle, the only such model offered by Porsche.

Outsourced from Volkswagen

The frame and doors for the Porsche Cayenne actually come from the Volkswagen Touareg, and the Cayenne is available with a Volkswagen engine.

Acceleration

The base model of the Cayenne accelerates from zero to 60 in 7.5 seconds, and the Turbo S accelerates in 4.7 seconds, the fastest of any Cayenne model.

Trans Siberian Rally

The Trans Siberian Rally, an off-roading race that is considered the ultimate challenge for cars, was actually the inspiration behind the Cayenne S Trans Siberian model, which went on sale in February 2009.

Price

The base model of the Cayenne starts at $45,000, and the Turbo S starts at $124,800, with the rest of the models falling within that range.

History

The Porsche Cayenne was first sold in 2003 and is the only vehicle to feature a V8 engine in the Porsche line. Since then, the only models added have been the S Trans Siberian model.

Future

Porsche has announced a hybrid Cayenne available in regular, S and Turbo models that is expected to be sold in 2009.