Sound design in acoustic chamber: the acoustic camera not only provides test results on engines, but also for entire drive trains and vehicle components
Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking and Gerhard Schröder next to the Porsche Cayenne during the official opening of the Porsche manufacturing facility in Leipzig.
Marriage in production: the running gear is inserted into the body.
Engine pre-assembly: the Cayenne engine is bolted to the transmission.
After assembly is completed, the vehicle is placed on its own four wheels for the first time and is ready for the testing field.
Final step: the body gap dimensions and the functionality of the Cayenne are examined closely in the Audit section.
Cayenne Turbo
Test drive in the desert
Test driver with some powerful backup during trial run
Before the first clay model the Cayenne has taken shape on the screen.
Detailed work in the design studio: the Cayenne instruments have to transmit more data than the ones in the Carrera.
Craftsmanship and sensitiveness coupled with state-of-the-art technology: the electronic scanner records the Cayenne shape and feeds the collated data to the design computer.
Cayenne design sketch by Steve Murkett
Decisions relating to components are always made taking not only quality, function and optics into consideration, but also production and repair suitability.
Test drive in Death Valley (USA)
Test drive in Death Valley (USA)
Test drive in Death Valley (USA)
Cayenne test drive in the Slick Rocks of Moab (USA)
Cayenne test drive in the Slick Rocks of Moab (USA)