Cayenne - different look to US version?
USAToday is reporting the US version will have a different look because of the negative reaction to the initial photos.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2002-09-25-paris-show_x.htm
A bulky sport-utility vehicle might seem inconsistent with Porsche's sports-car tradition, so the company is making sure the Cayenne is the fastest SUV in the business. The turbocharged V-8 model will hit 165 miles per hour.
Though this is Cayenne's first auto show, negative chatter about the design has been building for months on the Internet and in enthusiast magazines, based on pictures of the European-market Cayenne. Porsche thinks a few tweaks will make the U.S. model more eyeball-friendly.
"Some may view it as an answer to a question no one was asking ... but it is the Porsche of SUVs, and the company could probably sell its first 30,000 in the U.S. with little or no advertising," says Jim Hall of industry research firm AutoPacific.
Porsche can build about 25,000 a year, with half earmarked for the USA.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2002-09-25-paris-show_x.htm
A bulky sport-utility vehicle might seem inconsistent with Porsche's sports-car tradition, so the company is making sure the Cayenne is the fastest SUV in the business. The turbocharged V-8 model will hit 165 miles per hour.
Though this is Cayenne's first auto show, negative chatter about the design has been building for months on the Internet and in enthusiast magazines, based on pictures of the European-market Cayenne. Porsche thinks a few tweaks will make the U.S. model more eyeball-friendly.
"Some may view it as an answer to a question no one was asking ... but it is the Porsche of SUVs, and the company could probably sell its first 30,000 in the U.S. with little or no advertising," says Jim Hall of industry research firm AutoPacific.
Porsche can build about 25,000 a year, with half earmarked for the USA.
