Only in China: A Porsche Cayenne Clone with a Bentley Snout by Huatai

Just when you think we've seen it all from China's clone-loving auto manufacturers, along comes Huatai with this gem: the oh-so Porsche Cayenne-ish B35 SUV that was caught here by photographers as it was unloaded off a truck.

Set to make its world premiere at this month's 2010 Beijing Auto Show, the Huatai B35 "improves" upon the first generation Cayenne's looks by adopting a very Bentley-like fascia with a large chrome grille.

There's little news on the SUV's mechanical hardware but don't expect to find any V6 or V8 powertrains under the hood...

Via: Jalopnik , Autohome and Sohu

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Cargraphic Readying Tuning Package for New Porsche Cayenne II

The second-generation of Porsche's bread-and-butter SUV model may only have been revealed to the public at last month's Geneva Motor Show, but tuners are already working on plans to present an array of performance and cosmetic goodies for the 2011 Cayenne.

If not the first, one of the first tuners to preview its Cayenne II proposal is Cargraphic. The German tuning house issued a teaser photo (or rendering, we're not sure) of the SUV but withheld details on the program.

From what we can tell, the package includes an aero kit with a roof spoiler and a rear diffuser, as well as beefier alloy wheels, but the complete program will most likely comprise of performance upgrades also.

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2011 Porsche Cayenne SUV: Official Images and Details [Updated]

[Updated with High-Res Photos and Additional Info] Breaking news: after more leaks than the Titanic, Porsche came out of hiding and released official photos and initial specs on its redesigned SUV model that will have its first public outing at next week's Geneva Motor Show..

The verdict is still out on the new Cayenne's styling, but from what we can tell by these images, the next generation of Porsche's most profitable model looks less clumsy and a bit more sleeker than its predecessor thanks to a lowered roofline, steeper angle of the rear tailgate and sharper looking snout.

Then again there's that awkwardly styled rear end that could be mistaken for any other SUV - Crossover model - you didn't hear the word "Nissan" from us...

The interior has been redesigned from the ground up with the dashboard and center and lower consoles looking very similar to the Panamera sports sedan.

The new Cayenne shares its platform with the also new Volkswagen Touareg while using various mechanical bits and pieces from the Panamera.

And even though it has grown 40mm in length, like the Touareg, Porsche's SUV model is somewhere around 200kg or about 440 pounds lighter than the outgoing Cayenne with the German claiming that fuel consumption is down by 23 per cent.

Also helping improve fuel economy and reducing CO2 emissions is a new Tiptronic S eight-speed automatic transmission with Auto Start-Stop.

Engine options for the new Cayenne include the VW Group-sourced 3.6-liter V6 petrol with 300HP (also found in the Panamera) and 3.0-liter V6 turbo diesel with 240HP, as well as a naturally aspirated 4.8-liter V8 with 400HP (Cayenne S) and a turbocharged version of the same V8 with 500HP (Cayenne Turbo).

The big news for the latest Cayenne, however, is the introduction of a Hybrid model motivated by the same diesel-electric hybrid drivetrain found on the Touareg. It couples a 3.3-liter supercharged V6 TSI producing 333HP and 265 lb-ft of torque to a 47HP electric motor for a total output of 380HP and 580Nm or 428 lb-ft.

The Cayenne Hybrid can cover short distances at speed of up to 60km/h or 40mph in pure electric mode. No performance or economy figures were released but the Germans claim that with CO2 emissions of 193g/km, the Cayenne Hybrid is the firm's cleanest Porsche throughout the company's entire portfolio.

The 2011 Cayenne will have its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show early next week and go on sale this Spring.

2011 Porsche Cayenne Pricing in Germany Including Taxes:

Cayenne 300HP 3.6: €55,431

Cayenne 240HP 3.0 V6 Diesel : €59,596

Cayenne S 400HP V8: €72,686

Cayenne S Hybrid 380HP: €78,636

Cayenne Turbo 500HP V8 : €115,526

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First Official Photos of 2011 Porsche Cayenne?

Adding to the suspense surrounding the reveal of the new 2011 Porsche Cayenne, the folks from "Lemagauto" sent us these two photos of the SUV model supposedly scanned from Thursday's edition of French car magazine, "L'Auto Journal". We can't validate their authenticity, but the Cayennes featured appear to be in line with the prototype models we've seen in numerous scoop photographs over the past few months.

The next generation of the Cayenne will have its world premiere alongside its Volkswagen counterpart, the new Touareg, at the Geneva Motor Show on March 2, and go on sale later this year.

Thanks for the pics Florent / Lemagauto!

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VIDEO: Russian SWAT Team assaults wrong Porsche Cayenne...

Owning an expensive and somewhat uncommon vehicle like the Porsche Cayenne can have its downturns sometimes, especially if you're in the wrong place at the wrong time. In this video that has been making the round of Russia today, a SWAT team was tipped off about a group of criminals driving a dark colored Porsche Cayenne. Only problem is that a few minutes before the criminals arrived at the point where the SWAT team was waiting for them, another dark Cayenne with similar license plate numbers passed by...

As you can see in the video below, the poor guys in the first Cayenne were attacked by the Russian SWAT team which released them a few minutes later after they realized their mistake. What's even more amazing is that the SWAT team cleared the scene in minutes and actually managed to catch the real criminals in the second Cayenne!

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Russians Build Volga GAZ-21 Replica Based on Porsche Cayenne SUV

Even if you do not like any of Cardi's proposals, you have to admit that the crew working at the Russian design and tuning firm have more imagination than a hundred Hollywood producers combined. Aptly named 'Volga Cayenne', the car is essentially a replica of the 1960's Volga GAZ-21 based on a modified Porsche Cayenne chassis. Bypassing the Stalin graphics and the red-star alloy wheels on the outside, the 5.1 meter long (roughly the same size as a Mercedes-S-Class) "Volga Cayenne" uses the same 450HP 4.5-liter turbocharged V8 engine as the pre-facelift Cayenne Turbo. Power is channeled to all four wheels through a 6-speed automatic transmission.

If we are to believe Cardi, the Stalinmobile 'Volgarized' Cayenne can accelerate from standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 6.7 seconds and reach a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph).

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