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Mansory Carbon Fiber Porsche Cayenne

Exotic auto tuner Mansory, makers of the $2.5 million Vincero Bugatti Veyron we wrote about earlier this year, have turned their attention to the Porsche Cayenne for their latest over-the-top creation. The Chopster as it's called has basically been completely rebuilt in carbon fiber with the addition of sporty chrome wedge-shaped panels on the doors. A product of Mansory's recent acquisition of Rinspeed's Porsche tuning arm, the revamped super-SUV has a wider, lower profile. Powering the beast is a 710 hp turbocharged V-8 with 665 lb.-ft. of torque and a top speed of 188 mph, while amped-up brakes are housed in massive 23″ x 11″ wheels. Inside you'll find even more carbon fiber, two-tone leather upholstery, a refrigerator, DVD player, internet-enabled laptop, head-rest monitor screens and more.

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Techart Tunes Out the Porsche Cayenne Diesel

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Porsche Cayenne buyers want it all. Power. Performance. Go-anywhere capabilities. Cargo space. Room for the whole family. But if they wanted all that plus fuel economy, well Porsche's engineers may be talented, but they're not magicians. Techart's, on the other hand, just might be. Building on Porsche's work, they took the Cayenne Diesel, not exactly the most impressive performer of the range, and gave it some extra grunt and attitude without affecting the big truck's fuel economy or emissions figures.

For about $89,000, Techart will provide a custom Cayenne Diesel with a specially-crafted body kit, 21" wheels (22" are optional) and an engine producing 290hp and 465 lb-ft. That's enough to propel the big beast to 60 mph in just 7.7 seconds – more than half a second faster than stock. The big bonus, though, is that the bulk of that torque is available from the low end, making the Techart Cayenne Diesel a versatile machine. And that's just what Porsche was looking for.

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Romanian Tuner MAFF Offers Custom Porsche Cayenne

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

When it launched the first Cayenne sport-utility in 2002, Porsche knew it wasn't just getting into the SUV market alongside every other carmaker – it was tapping into the great market of people who wanted a Porsche but needed more practicality. It's since proven a big success for the German automaker, but with so many on the road, there are plenty of customers looking to differentiate their Cayennes from all the others. MAFF Tuning is the latest to answer that call. With the Muron package, the Romanian tuning house offers a virtually endless range of customizing possibilities, from choice leather and Alcantara suede upholstery for the interior to the fiberglass and carbon-fiber body kit to give each Cayenne a flavor all its own. With such a wide spectrum of options, the sky's the limit in terms of pricing as well, but chances are if you can afford the gas to fuel such a beast, you can afford to drop a little extra to make it yours.

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Miley Cyrus Trades The Porsche For A Prius

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Celebrity Shopping

In December we heard that pop star Miley Cyrus was driving around her mother's old Porsche Cayenne as she learned to drive. Now the sixteen-year-old has gotten her own new car. Her father Billy Ray Cyrus brought her a Prius.

On Ryan Seacrest's morning radio show Miley explained that the Cayenne was both too large (a 'big ol' tank' in her words) and not very green.

The Cayenne has been sold to a family friend and now Miley joins the many Hollywood folk who own a Prius.

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Gemballa Ltd. Edition Porsche Cayenne GTS "Tornado"

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Porsche tuning specialist Gemballa has announced it will build 50 examples of its wicked Cayenne GTS Tornado (above), which turns the German marque's SUV into a road-eating monster. Inspired by the Carrera GT supercar, it features new five-spoke alloy wheels, larger air intakes in the front apron, a carbon-fiber hood, new taillights and an integrated rear diffuser. Interior upgrades include new sportier seats, a panoramic sunroof and a custom center console styled after the one found in the Carrera GT. While the standard Cayenne GTS produces 495 hp, the Gemballa model is available in 542, 641 and even a whopping 740 hp variations, depending on the exact nature of the options chosen. Pricing has not been announced, but expect it to clock in at over $100,000.

[via MotorAuthority]

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Miley Cyrus's First Car

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Celebrity Shopping

It was rumored recently that Miley Cyrus's first car was going to be a Mercedes convertible. But it turns out the moneymaking songstress who recently celebrated her 16th birthday, will be driving mom's old car, just like many other teens. Of course in this case mom's cast-off is a Porsche Cayenne. So far Miley only has her learner's permit. Miley celebrated her 16th birthday at the American Music Awards and instead of getting a new car for her birthday, her father Billy Ray Cyrus built her a recording studio at the house.

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Porsche Unveils Four-Door Panamera

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Our sister site Autoblog has the just-released official images of Porsche's long-awaited and much-discussed Panamera, the marque's first four-door car (not counting the Cayenne SUV). Described as a four-door grand touring (GT) sports car rather than a coupe or sedan, Porsche's Panamera will likely share the Cayenne's range of engines. Production is slated to start next spring for a summer on-sale date, and the car is expected to be priced at around $175,000. The Panamera's styling, somewhere between a Carrera and scaled down Cayenne, is drawing decidedly mixed reviews. Last month we reported on Lamborghini's upcoming four-dour, the Estoque.

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Porsche Cayennes Used As Emergency Vehicles

by Tracy Chait (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Services, Luxury Cars & Autos

If you must have a medical emergency, best do it in Stuttgart. Stuttgart just received a pair of custom-designed Porsche Cayennes to use as medical emergency transport. The duo of Porsche Cayennes combine speed and agility to climb Stuttgart's mountainous region but perform equally well in its urban areas. These new models will feature cutting edge alarms including a "hissing" sound that has been proven to alert bystanders more quickly to an oncoming emergency vehicle, meaning the roads clear faster. At least after onlookers get used to the ambulance-chic SUVs whirring by.

[via Autoblog]

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Bid On Carmela's Porsche

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions, Celebrity Shopping, Charity

The HBO series The Sopranos may be over but the fan base lives on. For those who loved the show here is a chance to bid on the Porsche Cayenne driven by Carmela Soprano (Edie Falco) during the show. In 2005, Porsche donated the car to the show. In the plot of the series, Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) gave it to his wife Carmela as a gift. The Cayenne's exterior is Prosecco with a Sand Beige interior and it includes a bronze plaque signed by James Gandolfini and Edie Falco. The car will be auctioned off on October 6 in Las Vegas to benefit the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation.

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2008 Porsche Cayenne Hits The Press Fleet

by Erin Mays (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

The Porsche Cayenene might just be one of Porsche's most brilliant ideas in the last decade. Launched in 2003 at a time when Americans were desperately in love with sport utility vehicles, the Cayenne was largely responsible for helping Porsche keep sales up in America, even after September 11 when only the hardiest of automakers reported improved sales figures in the U.S.

That's why the 2008 Porsche Cayenne is such an important redesign for Porsche. On the performance side, direct fuel injection increases power while improving efficiency (a must on Porsche's monster, which now gets 14 mpg in the city, 20 highway vs. the 2003 versions 13/18), and optional chassis control and air suspension systems make the Cayenne the preferred weekend grocery/kid/dog hauler of sports car owners. These systems don't come cheap ($3,000 for the chassis control and $3,500 for the air suspension), but finding a vehicle that is as at home on the racetrack as it is off-road is a tough charge indeed. Both systems allow for better performance in almost any driving condition.

The styling changes are minimal, but then again, that has been Porsche's secret to success with other vehicles such as the Porsche 911. If it ain't broke, as they say... For 2008, Porsche designers stretched the headlights to give the impression of a wider hood, and also to exaggerate the lines of the fender flares, which give the vehicle a beastlier stance and better emulate the sports car bretheren of the Cayenne. Besides that, though, Porsche seems to have taken the winner they introduced back in 2003 and put their engineering budget toward what matters most for Porsche owners: performance.

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