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The Porsche Cayenne is a mid-size luxury Sport Utility Vehicle manufactured by the German automaker Porsche since 2002. This is about as sharp as an SUV could ever look. Leave it to Porsche to add grace and style to a segment that normally lacks such a thing. It is the first V8 engined vehicle built by Porsche since 1995, which marks when the Porsche 928 was discontinued. Obviously, sales of the Cayenne have been very strong, with 100,000 sold as of June 2005. This makes it Porsche's best-selling vehicle in North America. In fact, 40% of Cayenne sales are in North America, but for reasons unknown, sales have slowed. As a result, the Cayenne was skipped for the 2007 model year, but has been recreated for 2008, and will hopefully be a huge hit. The Cayenne shares its base engine with the Touareg, although Porsche's version is significantly modified. Further, there are currently 4 engines available for the model.

The Cayenne was co-developed in a project with Volkswagen, who was also looking to add a sports utility vehicle to its lineup. By working together, this saved an enormous amount of capital given that Volkswagen shared the chassis. Further, the turbocharged model has extremely high performance for a sport utility vehicle, and to prove that, it is roughly as quick to 60 miles per hour as the company's Boxster S. This acceleration takes about 5.2 seconds. It has been highly praised for its winter driving ability, as many have noted it allowed them to reach any skiing or recreational center that they desired. Further praise has been for its increased safety, street overview, and independence on long trips. However, the Cayenne does not offer the level of off-road capability of say the Land Rover products. So, keep this baby on the pavement and enjoy the luxurious ride.