Spy Shot? Porsche Cayman Shooting Brake revealed?
by Jonny Lieberman on Aug 7th 2009 at 12:31PM 
Yes, well, wouldn't this be something. We've heard rumors and innuendo concerning the supposed Porsche Cayman Shooting Brake. In many ways, a shooting brake (also properly spelled with a hyphen -- shooting-brake) is the perfect vehicle. Small and light like a sports car, but capable and practical like a station wagon. Combine chocolate with peanut butter and voila! A most excellent product.
Is this for real? Probably not. The first one spotted, the black Cayman Shooting Brake, was most likely a cardboard and tape job hacked together to allow engineers easy access to the engine bay. Maybe Porsche broke down and shoved a much needed turbo (or two) into the Cayman's rump. But hey, maybe, this really is a leaked photo of Porsche's first ever shooting brake (or something from Rinspeed?), and not just an ambitious but ultimately fake Photoshop. Wouldn't that be sweet?
[Source: World Car Fans]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
skant 12:34PM (8/07/2009)
wow...it CAN get uglier
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James 1:32PM (8/07/2009)
A Cayman Shooting Brake?!
Porsche...please shoot this fugly down.
hbtiv 1:35PM (8/07/2009)
You can tell most easily from the inside.
On the outside, the rear-side window stays parallel to the floor, while the roof-line shrinks.
If you look inside of the car, at the other rear-side window, the window line follows the lines of the roof.
Kattleox 2:08PM (8/07/2009)
It can get uglier, yes. However, I do like it. The Cayman isn't a bad car, by any stretch of the imagination, and this sort of practicality mixed with sportiness would be very welcome to many people. I think of it like the New Beetle S: you hate it because its ugly, but once you are in the drivers seat you can't help but love it.
vf34wrx 2:20PM (8/07/2009)
it can NOT get any uglier.
i own a cayman, and i would disown that thing.
adrian 4:05PM (8/07/2009)
The quicker VW take's control the better.
Jared 2:15AM (8/08/2009)
I'd totally drive one, and all ya'll calling it ugly would be speachless when you actually saw it on the road. I'm a big fan of small, fast hatchbacks. Ofcourse, nothing makes that recipe more sucessful then adding a flat6 into the mix.
NLR 4:51AM (8/08/2009)
The cayman is a beautiful vehicle. I believe you should have said "wow they can ruin the design".
innoc3nt 11:19AM (8/09/2009)
Is a mid-engined shooting brake/suv/wagon/van even possible?
AutoCritical 1:17AM (8/10/2009)
Would have made more sense to have done it to the 4 door!
atlanta_pete 12:36PM (8/07/2009)
I am calling shenanigans!
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Rick 4:05PM (8/07/2009)
I agree. The roof line by the b-pillar the most obvious area. Thankfully, because this is really ugly.
adrian 4:15PM (8/07/2009)
I don't know, If the Panamera or Cayenne is anything to go by then it's possible. There must be some serious crack doing the rounds at Porsche HQ.
It's time for key staff to take a long vaccation to clear the head.
Eric77TA 12:37PM (8/07/2009)
Extremely obvious photoshop job from the door opening back.
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zamafir 1:13PM (8/07/2009)
yup, 100% fake. It doesn't take any imagination to see how pointless this would be if it was real (in terms of reward visibility - neat a rear window below the belt line! - or utility). Porsche may be controversial amongst their 60 year old owners for the SUV and sedan they've put into production but they're no BMW (combining the fail of two genre of vehicle to build the x6 for example).
dandaman184 12:38PM (8/07/2009)
It is from a program called Solidworks. a 3d modeling program. that is my specialty at work and this is a rendering. Too bad they used a stock rendering background, otherwise it is not as obvious. It is fake.
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Phijie 12:42PM (8/07/2009)
hahahahahahahahah
Scott 12:50PM (8/07/2009)
Solidworks is crap for rendering
RamblinReck89 12:49PM (8/07/2009)
In other words, you've seen a few shops in your day and you can tell this one is a fake?
ytilanigiroon 1:21PM (8/07/2009)
I didn't know there was a MrBlurryCam filter in SolidWorks. Rad!