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When Porsche claimed that they have build an SUV that drives like a sportscar, the world automotive press had a nice giggle. When Porsche presented the Cayenne back in 2002 to the world automotive press, we laughed even harder.

But when the media drove the Cayenne, boy did they had their foot in their mouth.

Porsche continues to amaze the world as they have finally rolled off 100,000 second generation Cayennes!

As we reported earlier Porsche would be launching the 2011 Cayenne in India at the end of this month. Prices are expected to start at approx 65 lakhs and go all the way up to 1.2 crores.

Reports suggest that the company is now planning to locally assemble the car at Volkswagen’s Chakan plant. Sources indicate that the company is contemplating on taking the CKD route for its SUV which is currently imported as a CBU from Porsche’s plant in Germany & thus attracts high import duties.

This would bring down the cost of the Cayenne drastically as the import duty would go down from the current 113% to 40%.

Ashish Chordia, CEO of Porsche India -

Porsche stands for ‘Made in Germany’ quality, and currently there are no plans of either assembling or manufacturing Porsches in India

The Porsche Cayenne accounts for 65% of the total sales of the company & is thus a significant model. Archrival Land Rover is contemplating on locally assembling their SUV’s. Porsche could very well take advantage of their parents’ plant in Chakan for assembling the Cayenne in order to give it a competitive price tag. If this happens, it would India would be the 1st place outside Germany to assemble Porsches.

Tuners RUF have modified two Porsches and exhibited them at this year’s Geneva Motor Show- a Cayenne receives a visual makeover and powerful engine, and a 911 targa is gifted an electric powertrain, courtesy Siemens.

More details on the 2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid have just emerged. The company claims that the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid will deliver 4-cylinder engine efficiency with V8 performance alongwith a 20% reduction of CO2 emissions. Sounds ‘Green’ yet exciting to us.

The Young Portuguese Soccer star and Manchester United FC player Cristiano Ronaldo crashed his Red Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano into a roadside barrier inside a tunnel just outside Manchester Airport, United Kingdom. A source close to his family told Portuguese newspaper Corrieo da Manha: “He said the crash was caused by moisture and oil on the road.”

This is what Porsche’s next generation Cayenne SUV looks like. These pictures have been snapped at the famous German race track Nurburgring, where spy shooters wait day and night with their thumb finger over the snapper.