  the porsche cayenne is a mid-size luxury crossover manufactured by the german manufacturer porsche since 2002, with north american sales beginning in 2003. its platform was developed by porsche and is shared with the volkswagen touareg. it is the first v8-engined vehicle built by porsche since 1995, when the porsche 928 was discontinued. since 2008, all engines have featured direct injection technology. the cayenne's chassis type numbers are as follows: type 955 (2002â2006), type 957 (2007â2010). the second-generation cayenne (type 958) was unveiled at the 2010 geneva motor show in march following an online reveal. although the cayenne shares its platform, body frame and doors with the similar volkswagen touareg, all other aspects of vehicle design, tuning and production are done in-house at porsche. the second generation received a facelift in 2014 with minor external changes, and introduced a new plug-in e-hybrid version, with its public launch at the paris motor show. == first generation == {{infobox automobile |name = first generation (9pa) |image = 2003-2006 porsche cayenne (9pa) s wagon 01.jpg |production = 2002â2010 |typ = 9pa |model_years = 2003â2010 |wheelbase =  |length = turbo:  |width =  |height =  |engine = 3.2&nbsp;l 250&nbsp;hp vr64.5&nbsp;l  v8 (s)4.5&nbsp;l  v8 (turbo)4.5&nbsp;l  v8 (turbo s) 3.0&nbsp;l  v6 turbo diesel3.6&nbsp;l  vr64.8&nbsp;l  v8 (s)4.8&nbsp;l  [[v8 engin
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