Porsche has marked an important milestone at its Leipzig plant: The manufacturing facility has officially cranked out its 500,000th vehicle. Matthias Muller, Porsche president and CEO, gave a specially outfitted Cayenne to the city of Leipzig as a token of the company’s appreciation for giving the manufacturer a home in the area. Porsche converted the luxury SUV into a fire department vehicle for the city, complete with an appropriate livery and light bar. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: 2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel offers monster torque, 28 MPG HWY
Porsche is getting in on the diesel craze with its first diesel-powered vehicle ever offered in the U.S. The 2013 Cayenne will be available with a turbo-diesel V6 option pumping out 240 horsepower, permanent all-wheel drive and a staggering 406 lb-ft of trailer-towing torque. That’s enough power to propel the super-SUV to 60 in 7.2 seconds and 135 miles per hour on the track. That’ll outrun your neighbor’s base Cayenne by .2 seconds, but don’t try to take on a Cayenne Turbo (0-60 in 4.4 seconds). Funk Flex
(Photos) Look At The Wheels: Porsche Cayenne Turbo
Check out this Porsche Cayenne Turbo customized by the guys over a Platinum Motorsport, they call it “Project Magnum.” All black everything this Cayenne is mean. Hit the jump to see the pics. @WiL
