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Remember the chatter about the sub-Cayenne Cajun SUV earlier this year? Well, not only are Porsche actually building it, they're spending £438,000,000 on a factory extension in preparation. To borrow from the inimitable Sid James, cor blimey.
More than 1,000 new jobs and said 17-hectare extension are going towards the baby 4x4's production in Leipzig, where it'll be bolted together alongside the Panamera at the end of 2013.
So, what's the Cajun got in store for us? If you read these words from a few weeks ago, you'll know that the entry-level SUV is likely to be based on the Audi Q5 platform, and aimed at hoiking in younger customers to the brand. Porsche claims lightweight construction, dynamic handling and agility, which is a given, really.
Not much more detail than that: Porsche haven't given us any idea on the price, but if the Q5's anything to go by, it'll set you back at least £30,000, and that's without additions for the premium badge.
Could you drive a car called a Cajun, topgear.comrades? Does it stand for CAyenne JUNior? Or is it, in fact, a respectful nod to the sadly-missed Walkers Cajun Squirrel crisp line?
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Zonda-R commented on this article
at 10:25 am on 19 October 2011
Looks better than the cayenne
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Bavarian commented on this article
at 10:40 am on 19 October 2011
Better than the Cayenne does not mean it looks good. It is still bloody awful.
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Satsuinkyou commented on this article
at 11:15 am on 19 October 2011
I would rather eat a steaming pile of dog poo then spend 0,01? in a car that looks like that,
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8thgear commented on this article
at 11:37 am on 19 October 2011
Interesting! Not sure what you're going on about the crisps though. Must be an island thing. Right now he most interesting Q5 is the 3.0 liter V6 petrol coupled to a 7gear s-tronic (that combo rocks!) and I'm hoping for Porsche to have an even better choice in the future.
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Takk commented on this article
at 12:38 pm on 19 October 2011
Them at Porsche are quite famous for adding huge wings to things. Usually it ends in fun. Answering the question: I'd rather not drive any SUV anyway, even more so if they dare to call it a Porsche.
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