12 October 2009 - 14:00
Gladiator ready
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We'd hoped tuners would have stopped cocking about with Porsche Cayennes by now, but when it comes to Enco Exclusive's bonkers Gladiator 700 GT Biturbo, we're a bit glad they haven't.
German tuner Enco has made Porsche's eco-baiter even more nuts than the standard job, and if you can get past the visual, er, enhancements of gaudy two-tone paint, a lairy bodykit and huge 23in wheels, then you'll discover quite how bonkers this Gladiator really is.
Thanks to a pair of bigger turbos, a more free-flowing exhaust, some new manifolds and a few other tweaks, Enco has cranked the power up to around 700bhp and 627lb ft of torque.
Which will get you to 62mph in 4.5 seconds and top out at 180mph.
This should be some wild ride, which is why Enco has done away with the regular seats and replaced all four of them with buckets out of the GT3 RS.
Now you may be worried about the stopping efficiency of such a beast which, even with all the carbon fibre, still weighs in at 2.5 tonnes.
But because of our favourite stat’ relating to the Gladiator, you need have no fear, as some rather large brakes have been fitted, especially at the front: 16.1in, 12-pot calipers. That's big.
You'll doubtless need some big money to get this too, so give Enco a shout. And let us know how mad it is when you take delivery.
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Just when I thought.... "The Cayenne cant possibly be uglier" I mean if you want an ugly car get a Gumpert, you'll look like less of a cock (only a bit though)
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greenpeace meet cayenne, cayenne meet freinds of the earth. GP, FOTE MEET YOUR DOOM!!!!!!
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(yay third comment [& 4th])
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Why the hell wouldn't you get a BMW X6M (and before i saw this i wondered why you'd get that). If you see someone driving this please plunder his (very large and flashy) house and take his immense brakes. That should make him wonder if he was right to buy as he crashes at 180 MPH.
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I can't figure out who the hell is supposed to buy those.
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yeah mate not even the chavs would buy one of those still it looks horrendously horrific!
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Thats gorgeous... if you live in the dark, lol
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Yikes! What in the name of Cayenne is that? Now the X6 does look beautiful thanks to this woeful loking SUV.
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It looks like if you hit someone they would be folded over and stuck in the front fascia, so that when you pull it looks like a Porsche-human-nautilus.
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When even more horrible Cayennes attack...
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Its not that bad actually, i've seen uglier! I'd rather have this than the bmw.
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german footballers are saying "ya". I wish porsche would revise the styling and put this model out to pasture.
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german footballers are saying "ya". I wish porsche would revise the styling and put this model out to pasture.
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It looks like a half-eaten warthog.
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I wonder why they didn't show the front?
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doesn't it look like a citroen 2cv charleston ??? same colors, isn't it?
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@LeBonkers, there is a pic of the front if you click on the pictures link. But you really don't wanna see it... Unless you're feeling a strong urge to empty your bowel contents or have no plans on sleeping tonight...
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this car is horrible. i meen the normal cayenne was bad enough. i would b surprised if anyone even a little bit sane will but one.
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. It looks silly.
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YES!!! The Cayenne was once an ugly vehicle, but turned out to be a popular seller. Since then, Porsche made some improvements, but the popular knee-jerk reaction of all people who think of themselves as car enthusiasts must continue to say that the Cayenne is ugly. I must say, finally, someone made this car look pretty cool. It is no longer an SUV but morphed into a beefed up Schwarzenegger of a station wagon - fantastic - but not your grandpa's station wagon. I can fantasize about taking this for a ride.
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*hides behind sofa until scary car goes away* That is just hideous. There's nothing knee-jerk about it, in this part of the world (perilously close to Chigwell) I see a lot of overdone cars, but nothing compares to that. It makes the Overfinch Range Rover I sometimes see on the school run look subtle. The lines were never great, but they've lost their flow completely with that bodykit. Very few people are going to look at a car like that and want one for themselves or think it looks good, though each to their own. The Cayenne itself is a terrible idea but it is executed well, a car for people with more money than taste. That thing just elevates it to a whole new level of horror!
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Looks BANGING I was once offered to buy a modified Cayenne it had 600bhp and I drove it and it was awesome but unfortunately some other man offered more and bought it on the same day Sad Sad Day. I know I may get stick but I dont care its my opionion and dont care what you guys think of me. I love Porsche Cayenne's however this tuner has got it all wrong you shouldnt make it less luxurious but more.
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In the US, if you're a woman and you're not happy with the way you look, you go to the cosmetic surgeon pronto, and come out looking like Inflatable Suzy (tm). In Germany they do it to their cars instead, it seems. I'm all for personalizing mass-produced items, but there's such a thing as taste. This reminds me of '80's fashion: all the rage long ago, but horribly ridiculous in the bright light of a new day.
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And you're still not impressing anyone if you ever pull up next to a factory spec Escalade with chrome 22in's. Every windowcleaner has one of those, in pick-up truck form. So why try? You might as well customize a Prius and have done.
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question ..wasn`t the normal car ugly enough ? .. why did the have to do that to it ?
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It just goes to prove that those who buy the normal Cayenne aren't the most tasteless people in the world. There's a special place in hell reserved for the people who designed this and for those who'll buy it.
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perhaps the only car that makes 23in wheels look the 15in ones on my bug xD still a behemoth that you wouldnt want in your rearview mirror though. i quite like it, perhaps it will scare all of the footballers away from buying them? we can only hope...
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What in God's name is that????????? Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse. Did the creators of this monstrosity stand back and take a good look and think to themsleves 'Job well done there lads; now lets get them sold to some footballers and chavs!!....' Ugly beyond belief. I've just been sick... ;~(
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(Spoof) Info about vehicle Price:£1000,000 MPG:0 Warning: The population of the area will go down to 0 when the vehicle has passed by. THIS MIGHT HAPPEN (really)
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If only they did this stuff on the GT9ff... BUT NOT THE BODY KIT! And cover up the back. Please.
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Cayenne must be fast, so no one can see who is driving a car that ugly. This one is even more ugly because it has red wheels. I agree with Hammond, porsche should make only 911.
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I didn't think you could outperform Porsche's "design department" when attempting to make the ugliest cars on the road. Again I have been proven wrong. I don't particularly like Einstein but a famous cote comes to mind "There are only two thing I Know to be infinite, the Universe and Human Stupidity. I'm still not sure about the Universe." (quoted from memory, so don't take it to the letter)
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The Gladiator deserves to live up to it's name, put it in a Roman coliseum with an Abrams tank and let's just forget it ever existed and, far worst, that we saw it...
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Looks like an "A Team" car, but as BA would say "you ain't gonna get me in that fool"
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b737 commented on this article
12 October 2009
it looks like the a team van uglyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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