Two for the Price of One: Butler Tire Shows off a Porsche Panamera AND a Porsche Cayenne

Atlanta's number one place that sells tires, Butler Tire, released photos of a Porsche Panamera AND a Porsche Cayenne. Both Porsches have the black with a tinge of red. Let's talk about the Panamera first... 







This Panamera is wearing 24 inch Forgiato Aguzzo Wheels with a matching Forgiato Grille. 







And this Cayenne is sitting on 22 inch Savini SV42C Wheels. Not bad, but I'm really not a fan of that spoiler. Spoilers on SUVs... that's a no no. Looking good guys

MC Customs shows off a Porsche Cayenne

Miami's own, MC Customs, released photos of a gorgeous Porsche Cayenne that's blacked out except for the electric blue accents. Check this out...

So pretty...

Future Cars: the 2014 Porsche Cajun

(Artist rendering courtesy of Car And Driver)

Porsche came to their senses and decided to come out with a more compact SUV than their popular Cayenne (which is pretty compact to me since it is smaller than an Envoy). Named the Cajun (cute name by the way), it will be very closely related to the Audi Q5.

According to Car and Driver, using the Q5 as its technical basis means that the Cajun will essentially stand on a front-wheel-drive architecture: Audi's modular longitudinal platform. Unlike the Q5, which is available with front-wheel drive, all versions of the Cajun will be equipped with Audi's Quattro all-wheel-drive system, which won't go by its original name here. The chassis remains unchanged in its key parts, but the Cajun gets its own wheels and a tailored braking system. While the Q5 might seem overly aggressive when equipped with the S-line package, that sort of agility and firmness will be just right for the Porsche.

Power will come from engines out of Audi's parts bin, tuned by Porsche for slightly more power and sound. The engine portfolio will include a supercharged 3.0-liter V-6, rated at around 300 hp, and a 2.0-liter TFSI four-cylinder, good for roughly 220 hp. A higher-boost supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 is possible and could make up to 350 hp. The Cajun could also be offered with the Q5 hybrid’s powertrain, which consists of a 208-hp 2.0 TFSI and a 44-hp electric motor.

(Audi Q5)

As far as diesels go, Audi's 3.0-liter V-6 TDI, sold elsewhere in the Cayenne as well, is a given—probably in two versions, with around 250 hp and 310 hp. An entry-level, 2.0-liter TDI with close to 200 hp is possible. Power will be channeled to all wheels through a six-speed manual or a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission; the hybrid will get an eight-speed automatic. With the most powerful engines, the Cajun could top 155 mph, the magic mark where the Q5 cuts off and a Porsche won't.

Judging by the exterior styling alone, it will be difficult to tell just how closely the Cajun and the Q5 are related. Porsche's SUV will be shorter, lower, and wider than the Audi. The Cajun will be launched with four doors initially, but an even sportier two-door version is in the works as well.

(Porsche Cayenne Interior)

The Cajun will take over the Panamera and Cayenne's interior styling language, which means a wide central backbone of knobs and buttons, and an instrument cluster reminiscent of those in Porsche's two-door sports cars. We expect an optional Sport Chrono package, complete with an aggressively tuned throttle, a launch control program, and a prominent stopwatch presiding over the dashboard.

It will be launched in early 2013 as a 2014 model; competitors will include the Audi Q5 and SQ5 (naturally), the BMW X1 and X3, the Infiniti EX, and—at the lower range of the segment—even the coupe-like Mini Paceman, a two-door crossover to be based on the Countryman.

Basically the Cajun will be a bigger Panamera or a smaller Cayenne. If Porsche would create a Cajun turbo, that would be a nice look... If completed in time, it could be at the 2012 New York International Auto Show...

No, Holly, Nooooooooo!!!!!

(Yes I raided her website and twitter only because the photos through Google images sucked)

Holly Madison so needs to stop hanging out with Cam'ron, La La Vasquez, Mariah Carey, Paris Hilton, and whomever else that's been bold enough to paint their car pink. (**Note I really don't know if she hangs out with the names I mentioned above, but let's keep going with the story)

I know if you were to judge a book by its cover, you wouldn't expect me to write about, or even know who Holly Madison is. I shocked you earlier by saying that my favorite TV show is I Love Lucy, BUT my favorite reality show is (not Keeping Up With the Kardashians, but I still love the show), the ORIGINAL Girls Next Door. Sorry, but the new girls are pointless and boring.

So back to Holly. Since the show, half of her cars have been Porsches. First she had the Porsche Cayenne (Not one of the ones that was highlighted on Wrecked Exotics, at least I hope not),


then she bought a white Toyota Prius (which was in an episode of GND, but it was kept stock) and then she bought the red and white vintage Chevy Corvette,
which was seen in another episode when she puts it in a centerfold photo shoot. She breaks up with Hef, moves to Vegas and buys a Porsche, and then she does the unthinkable.

She takes it to Pacific Custom Paint (In Vegas) and they paint it pink...


(Photos are from Holly's Twitter)


Sadly, as much as I am anti (Sorry, I'm watching Girls Next Door as I'm typing this post), I wished she would have taken it a step further and gotten the wheels painted. But I'm happy to say that at LEAST it's not hot pink. Will this pink epidemic ever go away???

All I have to say is this: if I make it to Vegas for SEMA, I'm meeting Holly Madison, even if I have to go to Peepshow. And I'm ordering my Holly Madison Tube Socks as we speak. Don't be surprised if I roll up into a car show wearing shorts, those socks and some sneakers.

Part III: Wrecked Exotics and the Porsche Cayennes That Resemble Bacon

So... I was cruising the Porsche Cayenne gallery on Wrecked Exotics site, and I'm a little scared. I don't know what is it about that vehicle that makes non-Americans lose their minds. The majority of the accidents were performed outside of the United States, Thank God.

The reason why I said that the Cayennes resemble bacon because a lot of them caught on fire. But there's an array of accidents so I decided to compose my top 10... and click on the photos to get the stories.



This was just dumb. Cayennes may be SUVs but they're not recommended for off-roading OR for heavy banks of snow. That's why they make H2s...



This is why I watch the service people when I get my vehicle service, and I suggest for you to do the same. If you don't, your vehicle could look like this Cayenne.



Watch it around loading ramps, cause if you don't.... Voila



An extra crispy Cayenne. So the owner was in the mall shopping and when they came outside, they found their Cayenne cooking. That sucks...



The driver had a choice of hitting a deer or driving into a swamp. Guess what they chose? Better them than me cause Bernie can't swim.



This is what happens when you loan your vehicle to someone who doesn't have insurance.




This Cayenne is done for.





Not all females are bad drivers, but she clearly is...



Another blackened Cayenne.



They say that a "container" fell from a truck onto the Cayenne. That container had to be a big gasoline-filled one.


I know I was going to highlight 10, but these final three though...



Of course, this went down outside of Boston. But this person crashed into the pole and they had to take the pole along with the car. So not only can they not play baseball, but... let me stop. But I'm not fond of Boston. Go Yankees!!!



This Cayenne rolled over and the top came off. But you know, it doesn't look bad as a convertible.



And this is why you don't get into fights with bouncers.