Re: Seeing Cayennes and Touregs
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But I will stop now, it is difficult to convince owners of a certain car that it isn't perfect. Anyway, what is perfect in life?
No, too late! You are in too deep now. No going back.
So VW did the development work and Porsche just dropped in to add their engine? Right now Porsche is demanding a licensing fee from VW for the upcoming Audi Pikes Peak. VW claims they don't owe it because the Pikes Peak is a different platform with different wheelbase and different dimensions. They claim they would only owe a license fee on the Cayenne/Touareg platform. My question is: why would they owe Porsche a license fee at all if they did all the development work?
For those interested in reading about the early Cayenne development here are some interesting articles in TheCarConnection, 123review.com, and Automotive News Europe. I am actually looking over the Automotive News link right now, which is a list of the suppliers for the Cayenne. If the Cayenne is mostly a Volkswagen we should be able to see it here. Hmmm ... let's see ... vw ... vw ... hmmm, no vw! ... hmmm.
Your probably right RC. This thread has gone far enough. It's been fun but we should probably quit now.