Porsche Baby Cayenne To Be Named Cajun

lol cute name. Porche has some real chance here to make a game changing super light rock crawler... or a small mini van... I hope they choose to do the former of those two options.

I like it.

Bad move... VW seems hell bent on diluting the Porsche brand. THe Cayenne and the Panamera turned out to be good moves. I'd like to see a 5 Series sized car with a trunk. I can even see the BlueSport car coming as a 914. After that lets stop. The Cajun or the Roxster are not a good move. VW is gonna mess up.
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Dodge Neon update?!

I was going to say that!

if you're going to copy/plagiarize somebody else's headline...at least get the information correct....

However, in an interview with Germany's Der Spiegel, after Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn expounded on his views of the company and his tenure with it, he hinted that the sixth model in the Porsche line could be called the Cajun. Admittedly, we're a long way off from this vehicle becoming a reality, so we're probably quite a ways from knowing its name...
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/27/report-porsche-baby-cayenne-competitor-could-be-called-cajun/

I believe the photo above is a gross error. There are pictures of this vehicle circulating the net and this, sadly, isn't one of them. As with all Porsches though, I'm not particularly moved.

A variant of the Porsche Cajun is to be re-badged as the Porsche Cumin in the middle east </sarcasm>

LOL, and also the Porsche Poblano in Mexico. Sorry, couldn't resist.

It depends from what perspective you are coming from. If you are coming from strictly a car enthusiast point of view what Porsche is doing is terrible.However if you look at it from the business point of view it's a brilliant move. You have to realize that the majority of people that Porsche sells vehicles to today are not "car" enthusiasts. Most people today buy Porsches as a status symbol of wealth. Porsche is only the "poor mans Ferrari" today because Ferrari has raised it's prices into the stratosphere.Do you honestly think that most of those Porsche buyers are concerned that Porsche makes a sedan and SUV as well as sportscars. I think not!The Cayenne and Panamera are Porsche's best selling models! Mark my words VW wants Porsche to sell 150,000 cars not including their SUV's in the near term. For the long term you can bet that VW wants Porsche to be a full range model car maker just like BMW. In fact you can bet that Porsche is going after the BMW,Audi,Mercedes and Jaguar buyer. Previously Porsche could only compete with Ferrari,Maserati etc. Now they have a lot more companies they can compete for market share with. Porsche does care what car enthusiasts think of their product. Just not as much as they used to.

I think the worse thing that happened to Porsche was the failed vw buyout. They aren't really a company anymore, all that is left is a brand name.

Yes but Porsche is a specialty company specializing in "low volume" special vehicles. Not mass produce the brand into obscurity.

it's just a car with a brand attached. The car will depreciate and you'll move on to the next car in 3-6 years.

by over paying for this brand, you get some assurances and minimum standards for quality interiors, braking, handling, acceleration and longevity of parts (won't rust right away). Not to the mention service at the dealer.

a simple case in point. I need a family vehicle but I still want a manual ideally. This weekend, I checked out the BMW 5 series, the X5, the Ford Edge 2011 and the Cayenne V6. Even though I would loose a lot of "toys" by getting a Cayenne, it's still a 6 speed manual family vehicle (Base vehicle - no nav/roof/suspension tweaks). The Edge may have all the toys and cost less and is a great package, but the residual after 4 years is so pitiful that it costs almost the same in REAL dollars to the Cayenne base....and I can almost be assured that in 4 years, the ride and handling on the Porsche will still be superior...and in 8 years, the ford will be rusting through while the Cayenne will still be going strong with a little TLC on the paint. there are no more luxury utes with a manual...so The Porsche has a purpose and I'm seriously considering now.

Is naming a car after an ethnic group really a good idea?

The new Panamera and Cayenne are brilliant- if this is brand "dilution" I love it.

The same can't be said for Merc or Bimmer. Their expansion has led to a reduction in quality and vehicles that appear very generic compared to their older models.

Point is- Porsche has the highest profit margins of any automaker and their quality is top notch. The same can't be said for the other Teutonic brands.

This picture is a cruel tease, pretty low even by Autospies standards. For a few seconds I thought I was looking at a RWD uber-GTI. Instead we get from the article that it will be a Honda CRV competitor.

What car do you drive? Cajun "cough cough". LOL.

I dont like it.VW is definently dilutting Porsche name and its cars from here on out,i can see that happening with this.But the panamera is all that!I like the new cayenne too,vw had nothing to do with those.

the Q5 in a 2.0L engine is very compelling...undercuts the Cayenne base by $5-7K with a lot of the toys. it's definitely better value than the Ford Edge. 4cyl or not....it's a city vehicle for families...enough power.

I hold very little brand equity/goodwill towards cars now. Some past historical data on reliability and longevity are appreciative. A badge is nice but not essential and having a racing heritage or being able to build a 400hp+ race car has no bearing on my purchase....features, residual, price, style and minimum comfort levels I desire.

if Porsche fulfils my needs it's going to be them...if Ford or VW or Audi then they'll win my dollars. I don't care if Cajun/Cayenne/Panamara dilute a brand...if they car is special, it's special.

Better name, how about Porsche C*j*nes.