When the Porsche Cayenne first launched in 2002, expectations weren’t exactly high for the SUV. The media — as well as some of the public — didn’t think Porsche could pull off an SUV, and the automaker didn’t even expect the SUV to fly off the shelf. Not to say that the Cayenne is a bad vehicle, just not the typical vehicle you’d expect from Porsche. But it looks as though the decision makers at Porsche knew what they were doing as the 200,000th Cayenne has rolled off the assembly line.
Lucky number 200,000 — which rolled of Porsche’s Leipzig factory — was a red Cayenne GTS.
When Porsche first launched the Cayenne SUV, they expected to sell about 20,000 annually. But the Cayenne’s popularity took off and Porsche now sells about 40,000 examples a year.
Not only was the Cayenne the company’s first SUV, it will also serve as the platform for the first Porsche hybrid.
The 200,000th Cayenne was not the only German milestone this week as BMW built its 5,000,000 5-series just days ago.
02/01, 9:54 AM
posted by:
Syrax
200.000 or a million, i still think the cayenne is a mistake. definitely not economical, but for the image of porsche, and 200.000 ugly images rolling on the streets.
02/01, 9:54 AM
posted by:
DeansterTJ
Great. How interesting
02/01, 9:59 AM
posted by:
MY Si
Congratulations Porsche!
02/01, 10:08 AM
posted by:
corvette
congrats Porsche can i get one
02/01, 10:16 AM
posted by:
Veda
For something that costs that much and consider the old popular 5 series sold 5 million, 200K is quite an achievement to reach in such a short time.
02/01, 10:31 AM
posted by:
Htay5500
fugly…
02/01, 10:44 AM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
I’d like to hear how many Touaregs they’re up to. Aren’t they basically the same thing?
02/01, 11:15 AM
posted by:
CTS DRIVER
just another 2 faced european vehicle, “wah wah we hate trucks and suv`s they waste resources wah wah he hate them, but if we do them its ok”
02/01, 11:51 AM
posted by:
meanpants555
Good question johnnycanuck.
02/01, 12:08 PM
posted by:
trooper1
I’m amazed they sold this many. Its an amazing SUV, handles corners better than alot of sports cars but its such a gas guzzler. I think I would still rather have and AMG ML55.
02/01, 2:05 PM
posted by:
Impulsive
Fools with lots of money to burn and no shame in driving unattractive vehicles have helped Porsche immensely … the world is made up of all kinds.
02/01, 2:35 PM
posted by:
RicardoHead
That’s a lot of volkswagens
02/01, 6:10 PM
posted by:
The Stig
Porsche should build less of them because they are so damn ugly.
02/01, 7:27 PM
posted by:
autonut
re-badged VW’s, Ricardo not just VWs.
Amazing how many rich people out there. Anyone wants one? Start with 60K USD, more elsewhere.
02/01, 8:37 PM
posted by:
RicardoHead
Rich people with no brains, that is.
02/01, 9:06 PM
posted by:
996TT
Wow, lotta ignorance here.
First off, the Cayenne is NOT a rebadged VW. Porsche/VW/Audi shared development costs to develop the platform, they then build them up from that into 3 unique vehicles. If you don’t understand the logic behind that, you don’t belong on a car enthusiast website.
Second, looks are subjective. It aint beautiful, but Porsche allows form to follow function, meaning it looks that way because the engineers NEED it to look that way. Audi’s Q7 looks better, and doesn’t perform near as well.
Third, the success of the Cayenne has allowed Porsche total independence and NO chance of bankruptcy or takeover, as almost happened in the 90’s. This little, independant car company is now looking to take BUY the much larger VW group, furher assuring their future.
4th, the Cayenne is a testament to engineering overcoming physics, similar to their success with the ONLY rear engine car in production, turning it into one of the best handling cars in the world. The engineering required to make a 5000+ lb vehicle both Autobahn fast, AND offroad capable is something no other car company in the world could accomplish.
02/01, 9:19 PM
posted by:
martintuo
Do you know how many Porsche CAYENNE had bought in China? I am in ChongQing which is a Chinese big city，i think if i want i will see Cayenne about every day.
02/01, 11:03 PM
posted by:
Impulsive
Sorry, ‘996TT’, looks are subjective but someone with bad taste shouldn’t be allowed to vote as it skews reality … in this case, NOBODY thinks this vehicle is attractive so, here, it’s 100% OBJECTIVE regardless of your belief that form is following function.
02/01, 11:17 PM
posted by:
SRT-4Ken
==========>>impulsive, you must don’t know what the word “nobody” means…becuz i aint shame to say i think that the new *facelifted* Cayenne is rather handsome, especially the new front end of the turbo & GTS…..they have that mean, growling look at the front that really no other suv on the market has right now……and i like it..
02/02, 8:43 AM
posted by:
LuckyLou
I’ll take the GTS with manual tranny – the only SUV I would even consider
02/02, 6:31 PM
posted by:
996TT
Thanks Ken,
Some people think their opinion carries more weight just cause it’s theirs.
Fact is, Porsche set the SUV bar so high, nobody’s ever likely to match it. Now their loyal customers can satisfy their families needs while staying within the marque.
Just wait for the Panamera. It’ll reset the performance sedan bar and leave BMW and Audi scratching their heads.
02/02, 6:41 PM
posted by:
SD650irag
i’d hit it
02/02, 9:19 PM
posted by:
996TT
For your enjoyment, Cayenne Turbo in action
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/221072f4-6ef7-41e5-b5f1-9901017d6911.htm
The most amazing part is this same vehicle could then offroad up a boulder strewn trail with the best jeeps!
02/02, 10:31 PM
posted by:
Impulsive
You boys are right … shouldn’t have used “NOBODY” … but it’s still unattractive OBJECTIVELY. You still have your right to like it.
02/03, 7:14 PM
posted by:
Get Real
Enjoy it now….CAFE will kill it later.
02/04, 6:37 AM
posted by:
RagazzaCompetizione
200000 mistakes and counting…