According to sources, the Porsche Cajun will be patterned after the Audi Q5 SUV and is expected to debut two years from now. There’s also talk that a 3-door coupe model of Cajun is already in production.

Based on the leaked design renderings, the Cajun coupe reeks strongly of the Porsche 911 model. The raised ride height shown in the Cajun rendering suggests that the 3-door coupe version will definitely look distinguished from the 5-door version. The Cajun’s interior will get some snazzy climate control features, an instrument pack, and an auxiliary gear switch to set it apart from the Audi Q5 SUV.

Under the hood, the Cajun will ride with Audi engines that have been fine-tuned to fit a Porsche in a four-wheel drive platform. The engine would most probably be a V-4 or V-6 in both petrol and diesel.
The Porsche Cajun will be the German automaker’s fifth product lineup. The new model is expected to help Porsche reach the target annual sales of 150,000 cars. The production of the Porsche Cajun in the Leipzig facility will create more jobs in their facility located in Germany, a total of 1000 jobs at the most. At present, the Volkswagen facility in Hannover district is in charge of the Panamera body’s construction and paint finish.

When you look at the snaps there is no drastic change on the car’s exterior. We are expecting thought that the 12 year old design will be dressed up.

The front end of the car is like an exact picture of the current version of the Porsche Boxster. The spies can not say much about the heavily covered tail end but noticed the seemingly new roof canvass and body panel.

This new car may be unveiled during the 2011 auto show in Geneva among with other versions like the Boxster S and the Cayman with the hard top. That sets production of the new Boxster by 2012 in a Magna Steyr factory.

The spied pictures are of test mules. You can see the claddings on the body to hide some design features. (photos here)

Porsche goes beyond the exterior and does some tweaking of the engine and improve the performance of the car’s mechanicals. The company designers also try to make this car lighter. With the weight decrease may come a smaller 4-cylinder turbocharged engine to zoom the car on the road.

The new engine may be on the 200 horsepower range which will translate to the Porsche meeting the new stricter guidelines with regard to emissions and fuel efficiency. Knowing Porsche, despite the downsized engine, the performance of the car will still be excellent.

Can’t wait? The 2009 Boxster S is available right now and EXTREMELY nice!