New Porsche Small SUV Confirmed by VW Group CEO, Says it May be Called "Cajun"

<a href="http://trends-automotive.blogspot.com/2010/09/new-porsche-small-suv-confirmed-by-vw.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521995163838186402" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKIRWEAAA6I/AAAAAAADWb8/oLC0UUV3kLs/s800/S10_0338_a4.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 645px; height: 349px;" /></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">According to Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn himself, there's a new baby Cayenne in the works. In an interview with German magazine <em>Der Spiegel</em>, Winterkorn said Porsche "will get a new SUV, a smaller brother to the Cayenne which might be named Cajun."<br /></span><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I guess the name is appropriate if Porsche insists on spicing up its lineup with controversial vehicles. Should this be the case, can we expect the Panamera coupe to be called the Tabasco? Or perhaps the Texas Pete? Name game in the comments below.<br /></span></p><p><a name="more"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKIReZXGtxI/AAAAAAADWcE/QpsxrN1_Ot8/s1600/Martin-Winterkorn-.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521995307011192594" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKIReZXGtxI/AAAAAAADWcE/QpsxrN1_Ot8/s200/Martin-Winterkorn-.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 200px;" /></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">As for the ragin' Cajun, why would Porsche bother building it at all? For the same reason that it's said to be building a new entry-level VW-based roadster: to piss off purists and elitists alike.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Well, actually, it's because Porsche is now controlled by VW, and the people's car manufacturer can and will do anything to help attain its lofty sales goals of 150,000 Porsche models sold (in the "medium" term).<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A new Porsche cute ute will do just that, and will also help spread out some of the Q5's development costs. If this little sports car SUV does make it to production, it'll probably just be a smaller version of the <a href="http://trends-automotive.blogspot.com/search/label/Porsche%20Cayenne">Cayenne</a> (which shares its platform with the latest Touareg). If true, that's a shame.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">...deep breath...<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">It's a shame because a small 5-door SUV is exactly what's expected, and Porsche doesn't seem crazy enough to put out more than one version (double-dog dare to you, Porsche).<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">If Stuttgart's fastest were to go a little zany, though, could we recommend a three-door SUV variant (with an emphasis on the <em>sport</em>) to tackle the <a href="http://trends-automotive.blogspot.com/2010/09/paris-preshow-range-rover-evoque.html">Range Rover Evoque</a>? Clearly Land Rover is willing to commit to a unique new segment, so why not Porsche?<br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >By Phil Alex</span></p><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Source: <a href="http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100927/CARNEWS/100929887" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Autoweek</a></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;" >*Opening Photo: Sketch of current generation Cayenne SUV</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p>

New Porsche Small SUV Confirmed by VW Group CEO, Says it May be Called "Cajun"

According to Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn himself, there's a new baby Cayenne in the works. In an interview with German magazine ...

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