Porsche Cayenne Special

In our house, TV programs with the keyword "Porsche" in the title are automatically recorded.(What kind of house?)the other dayDiscovery ChannelPrograms aired onThe World's High-End SUV: The Porsche Cayenne.was also recorded, of course.

It was an episode featuring the manufacturing process of the new Cayenne at the factory and the history of the Cayenne. My husband said it was quite interesting, so I watched it without thinking, saying, "I'm not interested in the manufacturing process at the factory. Surprisingly, I found it interesting because there were many things I did not know.

Cayenne Saves the Bankruptcy Crisis

Porsche was founded 70 years ago in 1948 asThe first model to bear the Porsche name, the Porsche 356The company introduced the world to the world of Since then, the company has evolved as a manufacturer of two-seater sports cars, butAround 1993, the company fell into financial difficulties and was on the verge of bankruptcyIt was in the

Only 10,000 to 12,000 units sold annually(Global sales in 2017 were 246,000 units)The company's first car, the "Porche", was sold in 1972. Then, Porsche made a drastic change of course. What a surprise!The brand's first SUV, a car that is the opposite of a sports car, was launchedThe first is the "I" in "I".

However, with the arrival of the Cayenne, old-time Porsche fans of the timeAre you trying to kill the brand?" Why, of all things, would Porsche build a four-door SUV?"The first time the car was sold, the public was vehemently opposed to it. Also, the appearance of the front end, which is designed to resemble a 911, was initially met with more negative comments.

However, when the lid was opened, the Cayenne became the biggest hit in Porsche's history.It handles well and does not lose its Porsche-like sportiness, but is powerful and has excellent off-road capabilities, making it a truly versatile car.The first-generation Turbo was equipped with a 400-horsepower V8 twin-turbo engine, which was unusual for an SUV, and sold like hotcakes because it was both a "hobby" and a "practical" vehicle.

The Cayenne not only successfully saved Porsche from a tight spot, but it was also the catalyst for Porsche to shift from a traditional "sports car" to a"We're breaking away from being a sports car manufacturer that makes cars that are sportier than the competition in every segment."The company succeeded in

What the heck, Cayenne is so awesome (;)!

One might say that the Panamera is what it is today thanks to the success of the Cayenne.

About the New Cayenne Manufacturing Plant

Do you know in which country the new Cayenne is made? I thought it was the Porsche Leipzig plant in Germany.(The Panamera is made at the Leipzig plant.)butVolkswagen's assembly plant in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, which is actually located in Central Europe.It is made of
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I didn't know that.

The plant is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities.600 employees in 3 shifts at all timesThe new Cayenne is being built inThe daily production volume is 400 units.What? Four hundred cars!" I thought.Cayenne accounts for over 30% of Porsche's global sales.The number of customers is said to be about 1,000.

The plant where the new Cayenne is being built was built in the early 1970s. It has since changed owners.In the early 1990s, the plant belonged to Volkswagen.In the beginning, the Volkswagen Passat was handcrafted here, but gradually the number of models handled increased, and new equipment was added.It has evolved into Volkswagen's most advanced plant.

The area is a whopping 2 million square meters. Since the Tokyo Dome is 46,000 square meters in size, it is equivalent to about 43 Tokyo Domes!

It's huge!