Volkswagen may force Porsche to kill the Cayenne and Panamera

Posted: Aug 31, 2009
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Porsche Panamera

Now that Volkswagen AG is set to buy 49 percent of Porsche AG, we’re going to see some major changes in Porsche’s product lineup.

According to report by UK’s CAR Magazine, Volkswagen will end up killing the Porsche Cayenne SUV – and even more surprisingly – the recently introduced Panamera four-door sedan. The report says that Porsche will eventually be forced to discontinue the Cayenne and the Panamera after their product cycles are complete seven years from now.

“VW Group has plenty of SUVs and saloons [sedans] — it doesn’t need Porsche to build them,” says the report.

While that may be music to the ears of true Porsche lovers, under Ferdinand Piech Porsche will be sharing at least one platform with a future Volkswagen. Think along the lines of the production BlueSport Concept.

2010 Porsche Panamera:

- By: Omar Rana

Source: AutoObserver


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  • Ivan Gutierrez

    If you thought a Cayenne and a Panamera were bad just wait until you see a baby porsche riding on a beetle chassis.

  • GMfan87

    hehe good news for the cts-v

  • zermatt

    What Porsche competes with the CTS- V?

  • kieran

    have them get rid of the Boxter too.

  • -Ds-

    well VW can die! tha Panamera is Awesome

    cayenne i dont care for

  • ravensbd5309

    oh god…

  • ravensbd5309

    why would they kill the cayenne i love it! i even have the interior of one my computer background grrr =(

  • http://indianautosblog.com/ Indian Autos Blog

    stupid decision..VW just wants to kill Porsche after the trouble it put VW through in the middle of this decade..I think VW's making this decision in anger..

  • gekke henkie

    Rumours. UK Car magazine's 'sources' have been discutable in the past more often. It seems like the magazine needed some marketing attention again and this is the way they do that (making up stories to make the headlines).

    Personally, I do not believe that without even knowing if the Panamera is going to be cash-cow or not, VW will say it going to kill the model. In the end, economics (and therefore, the public's buying power) will win. Just like the Cayenne was the big economic turn-around for Porsche in it's difficult past years. We'll see….

  • gekke henkie

    Rumours. UK Car magazine's 'sources' have been discutable in the past more often. It seems like the magazine needed some marketing attention again and this is the way they do that (making up stories to make the headlines).

    Personally, I do not believe that without even knowing if the Panamera is going to be cash-cow or not, VW will say it going to kill the model. In the end, economics (and therefore, the public's buying power) will win. Just like the Cayenne was the big economic turn-around for Porsche in it's difficult past years. We'll see….