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I've been avoiding the whole Cayenne discussion because the whole thing just doesn't make sense to me...but this is another bad sign:

Just saw a picture in C&D of Audi's Cayenne-based SUV. This should worry Porsche, because (IMO) Audi's reputation for quality is right up there with Porsche's ever since "the change" (water cooling and mass production techniques).

I would think that Audi's variant will compete directly in the same marketspace as the Cayenne, and the only feature it will clearly lose on is power. The badges have roughly the same prestige value (again IMO) even though Audi is owned by VW.

Any thoughts?