Now Porsche catches the SUV Coupe bug with plans for a Cayenne Coupe

It seems that Porsche are planning to join BMW and Mercedes with a big coupe SUV, with a Cayenne Coupe planned off the next generation Cayenne.

No one thought the BMW X6 would sell; after all, who would want an SUV with a compromised coupe roofline?

But it seems plenty of buyers do – the BMW X6 sells at twice the rate BMW predicted – which is why we’re getting an X6 clone in the new Mercedes GL Coupe – likely to be the Mercedes MLC – heading for a Mercedes showroom near you sometime soon after being previewed by the Mercedes Concept Coupe.

Now, Porsche are apparently playing the SUV Coupe game with plans for a coupe version of the next generation Cayenne in 2018, according to Autocar, to make sure BMW and Mercedes don’t have things all their own way.

If it happens, expect a next generation Cayenne Coupe to look quite a lot like a Panamera on stilts, to come with everything from a 3.0 litre diesel to a 4.8 litre turbo V8 by way of a hybrid under the bonnet, and a price tag that adds a sizeable chunk to the price of the Cayenne.

But, if anyone should be doing a coupe SUV, it should be Porsche.