Porsche Rolls Out 100,000th Second Generation Cayenne

Pundits may have had their doubts when the model first appeared in 2002, but the Cayenne has proved to be a phenomenal success for Porsche, which has just assembled the 100,000th example of the second-generation model at its plant in Leipzig, Germany.

The 100,000th Cayenne II is a V8 petrol model in a "Pure White" finish and it's being readied for shipping to Brazil, where it will be handed over to its new owner.

The production milestone comes less than two years after the market launch of the second generation of the Cayenne in May of 2010. The first generation of the luxury SUV sold 360,000 units from 2002 to 2010.

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Porsche Says Cayenne Diesel and All-New Cajun Coming to the USA in 2013

At the upcoming 2012 Detroit Motor Show, Porsche will reveal the all-new 911 Cabriolet to the North American public for the very first time before it goes on sale this spring along with the also new 430-horsepower Panamera GTS, which we first saw at the L.A. Auto Show in November.

But these aren't the only new models being prepared for the American market as Porsche also has plans to launch its first ever compression-ignition car in the USA, the Cayenne Diesel along with the soon-to-be revealed Cajun compact crossover, which the German automaker said will arrive in showrooms in 2013.

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Porsche's U.S. Sales up 15 Percent in 2011, New Cayenne Records a 56 Percent Increase

While Porsche may be facing multi-billion lawsuits over its failed takeover bid of Volkswagen AG in 2008, the company future is looking bright on the sales front.

Today, Porsche Cars North America [PCNA] announced 2011 year-to-date sales of 29,023 vehicles, an increase of 15 percent over 2010 when it delivered 25,320 units in the States.

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Meet Qatar's Police Fleet of Porsche Cayenne SUVs and Panamera Sedans

When you have the world's largest per capita production and proven reserves of both oil and natural gas, you can afford a little luxury for your police officers.

Case in point, Qatar's police fleet of Porsche Cayenne and Panamera cruisers, which along with several Toyota Land Cruiser SUVs, came together to celebrate the Arab state's National Day parade on December 18.

A video waits to satisfy your curiosity just after the break.

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ASMA Design Does its Aero Thing on the New Porsche Cayenne Turbo

It has been a while since we last heard from ASMA Design, a German tuning house known for its excessive styling creations such as the…unforgettable Phantasma CL Chrome and Shark II CLS.

For its latest tuning job, ASMA Design chose the second generation of the Porsche Cayenne in Turbo trim. Named "The Giant", the styling package turns Stuttgart's SUV into something that would fit right in a Fast & Furious movie.

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No More Mr. Cayenne Guy: Spain’s Financial Crisis Kill Sales of Luxury Cars

When a couple is married, they vow to love and cherish each other for richer or poorer, in good or bad times.

Buying a car, especially an expensive one like a Porsche Cayenne, is kind like a marriage, in the sense that you get to live with it every day – except that you can have more than one and it doesn't talk back to you…

When things go bad, however, it’s not just couples that get a divorce: the ongoing financial crisis that has plagued Northern European countries is forcing owners to depart with their beloved vehicles because they simply can’t afford their expenses anymore.

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Hofele-Design to Debut Porsche Cayster GT670 at the 2011 Essen Motor Show

Next up on our motor show calendar is the largest tuning event in Europe, the 2011 Essen show in Germany, where Hofele-Design will introduce its own bespoke take on the Porsche Cayenne called the Cayster GT 670.

The package bundles a new aero body kit that includes wheel arch extensions, a rear apron with a diffuser, a front apron with a skid plate, side skirts, a roof spoiler and real carbon fiber trim bits for the body.

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Time Waster of the Day: Lumma Design's Crazy Detailed Porsche Cayenne Configurator

Do you lose sleep at night because you cannot decide if the Porsche Cayenne CLR 558 GT of your dreams will look better with three central or four quad tail pipes?

We feel your pain and so does Germany's Lumma Design that has released one of the most comprehensive online configurators we've seen of late.

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Schmidt Revolution Boots Up Porsche Cayenne II for the Winter

As we're approaching mid-October, it won't be long before the winter sneaks in altering (at least for some of us) our driving habits.

For those Porsche Cayenne II owners that choose to use two different sets of tires, one for the summer and another for the winter period, German tuning house Schmidt Revolution has released a new wheel and tire combination.

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Report: Bentley Boss Says New SUV to be powered by W12 Petrol and V12 Diesel Engines, Due in 2015

[The above photo is a rendering from the Xenatec Group]

After Porsche launched the Cayenne in 2002, it changed the sport carmakers’ way of thinking. If the world wants a premium SUV by a top brand, why stick to the past and not ride the wave, increasing production volume and profitability?

After all, despite the initial outcry, it is primarily the Cayenne’s success that we have to thank for the continued existence and evolution of the 911.

At the Pebble Beach festival, Bentley’s CEO, Wolfgang Duerheimer, confirmed that the British luxury carmaker will indeed build an SUV. And he recently replaced chief engineer Ulrich Eichhorn with Porsche’s Rolf Frech who has also worked on the Cayenne.

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