The Porsche Cayenne was first designed and released in 2003. At the time, the idea of Porsche producing an SUV was shocking to say the least. As the years passed by, the addition of a luxury SUV helped Porsche to succeed in a changing market, and the Cayenne as well as the newer Macan proved to be very profitable. The third-generation of the Porsche Cayenne is very much all-new, and sits atop the MLB platform that other Audis and Volkswagen vehicles share.