Porsche, known as the most profitable car company, is also one of the favorite luxury brands of domestic local tycoons.
Porsche delivered a total of 301,915 vehicles worldwide last year, of which 95,671 were completed domestically, accounting for 30% of the total global deliveries, making it The single market with the best sales volume in the world. Despite this, Porsche said that its products should adhere to the pure "german taste" import status and vetoed the design of factories in China.
However, the face is that the rumors of Porsche and Inokom, a subsidiary of Malaysian company Sime Darby, have been exposed to be a fact.
Recently, foreign media said that the production plant set up by Porsche in Malaysia in September last year has been officially put into use, which is currently the first Porsche factory outside Europe. At present, Porsche Cayenne is officially producing off the production line in the form of CKD at its plant in Malaysia.
It is reported that the starting price of assembling and producing Porsche Cayenne in Malaysia is about 130,162 US dollars (about 830,000 yuan), which is a full 27,000 US dollars (about 173,000 yuan) cheaper than the Porsche Cayenne introduced by pure imports. It's not too fragrant, so why not?
Since it is produced in the form of CKD, the Porsche Cayenne, which is produced in Malaysia, is highly consistent with the pure import version in terms of appearance.
The front face is still embedded in the horizontal strip grille, and the layer side is equipped with rounded LED headlights, which is still a classic rounded front face design, with strong affinity.
The tail is designed with a penetrating rear tail light, and the slender rear tail light has a high degree of recognition, although the origin has changed, but the overall shape has not been localized.
Entering the interior, the basic frame of the interior of the new car is highly consistent with the pure import version, using red and black as the main color, equipped with a three-panel multi-functional steering wheel, while Malaysia generally uses right-hand driving, so it also retains the layout of the right-hand drive.
However, a closer look will find that the design of an embedded table is missing above the central control screen of the new car, and it is estimated that the official diagram currently displayed will be a more entry-level configuration, which can be selected in the store in the later stage.
It is worth mentioning that in terms of configuration, it also comes standard with a large number of optional configurations that need to be installed on imported models, such as 21-inch RS Spyder wheels, Bose sound system, seats with 14-way electric adjustable and reversing images, etc., which are very rich.
At the same time, consumers can also spend $13,737 to opt for their own Porsche SUV kit, which includes the SportsDesign styling kit, more unique front brackets, wheel arch extensions, sports exhaust, dark lighting light clusters, LED door projectors and keychains that match the car's color.
In terms of power, the Porsche Cayenne produced in Malaysia currently only offers a 3.0T V6 twin-turbo engine option, with a maximum power of 249 kW and a maximum torque of 450 N·m, which is matched by an 8AT gearbox.
Through the example of the "Malaysian version" Porsche Cayenne, it can be understood that in the form of CKD production, its car cost is well controlled. So does it also mean that the next is to introduce the domestic Honda Civic Type R in the form of CKD, and its price will logically be better than the price of overseas models! (The premise is not to consume feelings)