2007 Cayenne Official Pics

[CatherineJ]

Have just logged onto Porsche GB's website and the 2007 Cayenne is now available to view.

The picture is quite dark, but if you download the wallpaper and zoom in, you get a pretty good idea of what it looks like.

[magic torch]

If you brighten up the pic, you get this.

[CatherineJ]

Im guessing that one is the Turbo.

[Chas1]

Doesnt really look much different than the old one

[loach]

Looks like new headlights, indicators and maybe new wheels. Wow. Do they actually design cars at Porsche or do the components guys just wander over to the Boxster/911/Cayman design bucks and just slap on a new bit now and again until someone in marketing says "Ja! Geddout ze modelnummer und add vun. Ze new car is ready."?


As an aside, overheard in the Porsche Design Office...

"How's the new Cayenne look?"

"Relative to what?"

[tonylal]

Yep that's the turbo (now 500hp as standard). The other models have upright indicators in the side grilles. 21" wheels now optional on all models.
Base model is now 3.6 with 290bhp. All models now have a sport button as per 997, increasing engine response and upping rev limit on gear change. Interior is the same, new head-lights, tail-lights, front and rear bumpers. Tail pipes now mounted in the rear bumper (via cut-outs). Few new colours and a slight hike in price.

[Koln-RS]

That's still an ugly looking car

[singh911]

Cayenne Ss are starting to become a really tempting 2nd hand buy.

Circa £28k seems to get a really nice S with wheels and toys. My mate's just bought one and its actually very good! Looks great to my mind, 20" wheels, roof rails, heated seats and wheel...nice place to be for the drive down to the alps in the summer or winter...

Roll on the new one to make my next family car a bit cheaper!

Ajit.

[polarexpress]

New Cayenne will have (firsts for Porsche):

1) direct injection
2) "Dynamic Chassis Control" (active diagonal hydraulic anti-roll bars a la RS6?)

[Geneve]

Koln-RS said:

That's still an ugly looking car

I recall one of the Autocar journos describing the Cayenne as the 'Ann Widecombe' of SUVs

[mikeg996]

I like it. But then I'm mad because I don't like the widebody 993 or the AMV8.

[anniesdad]

Are those foglights it's got on? It's not even foggy!

[adam b]

thought it funny that the Porsche launch site featured a black car shot at night

styling wise this is polishing a turd

[DucatiGary]

as Singh said.

the new model will push down the price of the older S models (which are already a great deal) and I am sure ill be swapping my land rover for one if they dip below 20k for the S.

[pat cash]

adam b said:

thought it funny that the Porsche launch site featured a black car shot at night

In the trade, they call it a 'Teaser photo'

[Andrew D]

Even given Porsche's apparent fondness for panel-beating an existing model to pass it off as a new one (986 to 987, et al), this just seems to be a mid-to-late-life facelift, not a new model (thank the Lord).

Word on the street is that the next generation Gayenne with have a hybrid as a frugal model. Interesting idea, but seems a bit risky to me; it'll either be brilliant or totally awful.

[paracetamol]

now designed to only scare children below the age of 8

[simonharrod911]

adam b said:

thought it funny that the Porsche launch site featured a black car shot at night

styling wise this is polishing a turd

I actually did LOL.

[simonharrod911]

paracetamol said:

now designed to only scare children below the age of 8

And again! This thread is great.