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New Porsche Cayenne drives Porsche profits – up 25 per cent

Porsche Profits up 25 per cent - driven by Porsche Cayenne sales Building the Cayenne will be the end of Porsche, cried the Porsche anoraks when Stuttgart entered the SUV fray with the Cayenne back in 2003. But nothing could be further from the truth. As we’ve pointed out endlessly, the lure of a capable and sporty SUV with an iconic badge is a license for Porsche to print money.

BMW Z4 Pure Fusion headed to Detroit auto show

BMW will be debuting a special edition of the 2014 BMW Z4 at the upcoming Detroit auto show, but today we're getting a sneak peek. The BMW Z4 Pure Fusion Design will essentially be an interior options package that will feature napa leather trim along with specially designed sport seats in ivory white, with contrasting brown stitching. The lower portion of the dashboard will also feature ivory white leather, as will the arm rests, door panels, and passenger pull handles.

New Kia Magentis / Kia Optima (2011) revealed

Kia will reveal the 2011 Magentis/Optima at the New York Motor Show in April Hot on the heels of the sketches we saw of the 2011 Kia Magentis just before the Geneva Motor Show, we now get a photo of Kia’s take on the Hyundai i40 (well, a CGI anyway). Which does seem a long lead time. We know that Kia intend to show the Magentis/Optima at the New York Motor Show next month, but we’re not expecting to see the Magentis in showrooms until 2011.