Re: Cayenne vs Touareg

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (aniram) writes:

> Just curious
> - Is Volkswagen and Porsche the same company?

As others have pointed out, no. They have had a pretty close
association over the years, though:

o Porsche did the original engineering for the Beetle and some
  derivatives before they ever built their own car.

o The original Porsche 356 borrowed heavily from the Beetle design
  and componentry.

o Many VW models were engineered by Porsche.

o The 914 was an odd joint venture; Porsche dealers sold it with a
  6-cylinder Porsche engine as a Porsche; VW sold it with a VW
  Transporter engine as a VW-Porsche.

o The Porsche 924 was originally designed for VW; when VW dropped
  the project, it was manufactured in the old (VW-owned) NSU plant
  for Porsche. It was based heavily on VW componentry (LT engine,
  Super Beetle suspension, VW transaxle) and developed into the 944
  and 968, which had a Porsche engine and ventured farther from its
  VW origins.

> - I seem to notice somekind of similarities on the styling of the
> Porsche Cayenne and the new VW Touareg. Are they basically the same
> car? Are they sharing the same engine, technology, design, etc?

The current Tuareg and Cayenne were developed by Porsche and are
manufactured in a joint-venture factory in East Germany
(Leipzig?). The Tuareg uses, as I recall, the VW W12 engine for its
most expensive model, the Cayenne a Porsche V8. I think Audi V6's are
used in the lesser versions of both.

So the relationship continues. 

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