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Despite being mean, fast creampuffs, these over-tuned SUVs suffer from bad paint jobs, questionable materials, unruly body kits or some mixture of all the above. Click "next" to see what the world of spicy tuned Cayennes has to offer.

10.) TECHART Cayenne
Country Of Origin: Switzerland
Theme: Cheshire Cat
What Makes It Awful: The body kit on this Cayenne makes the lumbering wagon look more like a DTM machine — albeit one with a giant, stupid grin and mascara.

9.) Edo Competition
Country Of Origin: Germany
Theme: School Bus
What Makes It Awful: We're not sure where the idea for combining a school bus with the Porsche Cayenne came from, but at least the underlying vehicle is quick enough to outrun the ugly.

8.) Status Design Porsche Cayenne
Country Of Origin: Russia
Theme: First Generation Cylon
What Makes It Awful: In addition to looking like some sort of scary cyber bug, the Russian company takes the already questionable Porsche Cayenne dimensions and adds two sets of scoops and a set if wings.

7.) RUF Dakara
Country Of Origin: Germany
Theme: Porsche 911
What Makes It Awful: Despite being a sales success, many Porschephiles feel the Cayenne is not truly a Porsche. For them, RUF has added the 993 911-style headlights to create a more Porsche-like look. It makes us think less of a Porsche and more of this dream we had involving us being mowed down by an angry dragonfly.

6.) BYD T6
Country Of Origin: China
Theme: Chinese Clone
What Makes It Awful: The Porsche Cayenne is popular around the world, but not everyone can afford one. Thus the BYD T6, a Chinese knockoff, is similar to the Porsche but offers only the power of a tiny 2.0-liter fourbanger.

5.) HAMANN Cyclone
Country Of Origin: Germany
Theme: Snakeskin
What Makes It Awful: As if the M5-type front end wasn't strange enough on the big SUV, when you get on the inside many of the surfaces have been refinished with snakeskin. Seriously. We want these monkey fighting snakes off this monday-to-friday Porsche!

4.) SpeedART Titan BTR 550
Country Of Origin: Germany
Theme: Autobahn Beefster
What Makes It Awful: All efforts Porsche took to create a svelte SUV are thrown out window and what's left is an SUV that looks beefier than a Jersey heifer.

3.) Mansory Chopster
Country Of Origin: Germany
Theme: Bentley On Acid
What Makes It Awful: Luxury car tuner Mansory turns to the Cayenne but doesn't bring with them the usual style and design enthusiasm. For this Porsche there's a 2.3-inch chopped roof, wide-as-William Perry body, and raw carbon fiber body panels offset with a wide orange stripe. It looks like a prop for an especially awful science fiction movie.

2.) The Tourayenne
Country Of Origin: Russia
Theme: Yellow Submarine
What Makes It Awful: We've yet to determine if this is a Porsche Cayenne or the similarly-platformed VW Touareg with some Porsche upgrades. Either way, it's a nightmare one-off with garish yellow paint and an escape hatch out back.

1.) DC Design Two-Door Cayenne
Country Of Origin: India
Theme: Hot Hatch
What Makes It Awful: From the strange creasing around the body to the missing set of doors, this three-door Porsche makes us feel much better about the five-door Cayenne.

The offerings from Mansory just seem to get curiouser and curiouser, this one balances curious and strangely aggressive styling. Most of the original body has been replaced by raw carbon fiber, including the hood, fenders, door skin, side skirts and spoiler with a new carbon fiber nose and hiney piece. It's not all wild bodywork though, the thing's got some performance chops too with new turbos hanging off the V8 and massaged programming good for 710 HP and 663 lb-ft of torque, it stops too with massive 16.5 inch brakes up front and 14.7 inches at the rear. The interior gets draped in carbon fiber and leather as well, but that's just gilding the madness lily. We think Mansory might do well to just rename itself "We're really flippin' crazy." [FancyTuning]

We first set our eyes on the questionable Mansory Veyron LINEA Vincerò back in December when it randomly appeared in a UAE dealership ready for purchase by an oil-rich Arab Sheik, but Mansory has finally revealed the full shebang in Geneva with a little shazaang! The exterior of the special edition Mustang Veyron plays nicely with your eyes until you get it out in the desert sun. Like the Veyron Pur Sang, the LINEA Vincerò features a heavy hand of carbon fiber and polished aluminum exterior bits; those polished bits will shine enough to bring down the custom Airbus A380 ordered by another Middle Eastern dignitary.

The exterior also has some subtle changes, that you'll likely only see once the sun sets, including a revised front fascia with a 'V' in the main Bugatti horseshoe grille and LED driving lights in the wings of the smaller air inlets. The rockers have been delicately re-sculpted to allow for better aero properties and Mansory has fit new turbine-style wheels that, if hooked up to a power grid, could power a small city after you mash your foot into the go pedal and hold steady until the juice runs out. The front fenders are also new, featuring a duct that relieves pressure buildup from the front wheel housing. We feel pressure building up just thinking about it, so to let it out, we'll talk about the interior.

Mansory has taken it upon themselves to disgustify (we know, it's not a word) the Veyron's supple, leather lined interior with a white netting that looks like a pre-pubescent prankster got loose with a can of Silly String. To highlight the mess, they've provided LED ambient lighting that will also help you find your lost dignity. Just in case you didn't feel special enough yet, Mansory has included Vincerò stitching on the seats and a super, duper special badge on the center stack just below the eject button.

You'd think that 1,001 banshee-power pumping through the veins of the 8.0-liter, quad-turbo W16 would be enough for the supercar elite, but nooooo — Mansory cranked the dial to 12 and provided the Vincerò with a new cold air injection and exhaust system, opening up a whopping 8 horsepower more. Really. 8 horsepower. Sigh.

We make fun of the Mansory Veyron LINEA Vincerò only because we'll never, ever, never be able to afford one, but that doesn't mean you can't. Mansory has signed an exclusive deal with Prestige Cars, Abu Dhabi to sell the Vincerò along with the other crazy rides in Mansory's individualization program. If you'd like to join us in our supercar bashing (a.k.a. craving), please, lay waste in the comments below.

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Mansory Veyron LINEA Vincerò

"Vincerò! Vincerò! – I will win", that is the self-confident exclamation from Nessun Dorma, probably the most famous tenor aria from Giacomo Puccini´s opera Turandot. And Vincerò is also the name of the latest automobile accessory line by refining specialist Mansory. Mansory already finds many parallels for the new name: The plot of the aria stems from a Persian tale of 1001 days which also relates to the standard motorisation of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 with 1,001 hp. On the other hand, it should also refer to the origin of Kourosh Mansory, the founder and CEO of Mansory Corporation. And the opera has another reference to the offered product portfolio by ending after three acts. The LINEA Vincerò edition is also not infinite – the project is strictly limited.

It goes without saying that such a sonorous name is only suitable for an absolutely high-quality programme. Already the Bugatti Veyron serial edition sets standards in terms of price, maximum speed and engine power and leaves its competitors far behind when a contender for the super sports car is to be crowned. Whoever now thinks that everything possible has been achieved, can be proved wrong. Already visually, the changes clearly show. The front part gets a comprehensive face-lift including modified wings, a shorter hood and a striking front apron. The LED daytime running lights integrated in the front mount and the implemented stylised "V" as a special tribute to the name "Vincerò" draw even more attention to the car. The newly developed side skirts are the visual and aerodynamic connection between the axles. Larger air outlets at the sides and at the back render optimal engine cooling and in combination with the new diffuser, they underline the powerful car design. Mansory manufactures nearly all auto body parts from ultra-light and high-strength carbon. The applied hardening technique with strong pressure and high temperatures in the autoclave thereby enormously improve the material quality.

In order to perfect the entire visual appearance, Mansory devised new, striking fully-forged turbine-design wheels for the Linea Vincerò in serial dimensions.
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Also, the power engine is refined by Mansory. Technical innovation is combined with technical expertise and thereby, an increased cooling air supply and optimised exhaust system produce an unbelievable 1109 hp and 1310 Nm.

The interior is exclusive and yet functional. Also here, Mansory understands how luxury and technology can be harmonically combined. When traditional craftsmanship, selected materials and stylish design merge, the result is an interior of automobile excellence.

This mainly shows by the LED lights of the new Ambiente-Illumination-System which are fitted in the seats, door linings and the dashboard. The entire passenger compartment glows in a soft light which does not only render a comfortable feeling, but also emphasises the high-quality carbon applications and the especially grained leather. The ergonomically designed airbag steering wheel is both sportive and particularly pliable and is equipped with rocker switches.

The Mansory individualisation programme for the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is offered in a limited edition via the Middle East partner "Prestige Cars Abu Dhabi".

The Mansory Cooperation GmbH solely offers proprietary developed modification accessories under the name LINEA Vincerò. They do not market entire automobiles and also do not sell any such vehicles.

Photo Credit: Autoblog.nl

This limited edition mystery Mansory Veyron Vincerò flew under the radar until it ended up on the Prestige Cars site. Information is limited with no official statement made from Mansory, but according to Prestige Cars in Abu Dhabi, there are only 3 examples being built.

Looking at the pictures, we can see the sleek Veyron Vincerò sports a new front fascia with integrated LED lamps in the lower grilles and a ‘V’ in the center horseshoe grille. The front fenders have been replaced and there are new larger carbon fiber rockers and dark bronze wheels. Not content with just tweaking the exterior, Mansory also revamped the interior by re-skinning it with what appears to be a woven mesh/leather combo; interesting, but less tasteful than the exterior enhancements.

No price is listed on the Prestige Cars website, but we’ll take a shot in the dark and say it’s beyond the budget of everyone we know. Well, except for James Glickenhaus, and we don't know him that well.

[via autogespot, prestigecars]

Sure, you might be thinking, it wouldn't be so bad if it was all in black. Yes, that would disguise some of the ugly on the outside, but you would still have that atrocious interior. Still, we're happy in knowing that, for a price, you too can save an SLR. We've already got the t-shirt presses revving up.
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We couldn't imagine how much it cost for the UK's Mansory to provide a middle-eastern client with this matte-finish Rolls-Royce Phantom. But after seeing all the new flatness that showed up at SEMA last year, we knew something like this was imminent. We just think to follow the money all the way to the UK. Note our mate Nick Hall on the right, angling for a test drive. – Mike Spinelli

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Volkswagen Audi Group can feel a bit slighted not to be the first port of call on the Essen show, but even a four-wheel drive, 300 hp battle wagon can't make a huge impression in this company. Still, the Passat R36 is a serious piece of kit in its own right, and should be an enticing alternative for those who want the performance but not the price premium that goes with Audi S4 ownership. It's a near-perfect Q car, especially in Touring form. Only the deep airdams, dinner-plate brake discs and mildly revised aero kit give away the violence held within. There are faster cars in the world, but no faster VW, this one will hit 60mph in 5.6s and go on to the standard 155mph top end.

Audi bought the 3.2-litre TT Roadster, as well as taking the R8 on its world tour, and a second look at the most eagerly anticipated supercar for many a year reveals an "unresolved" front end, as the clever mags like to call it.

It would have only taken carbon-fiber swords, optional extras on the rest of the lineup, to turn the R8 into a butch monster. The cheap matte-black numbers under those evil daytime running lights ruin the entire face of the car, though. It's like a beautiful girl with a thick mustache — you can't help staring at this massive flaw. If you've ordered one, please take note.

Annoyingly for Audi, the Abt TT-R next door looked an even more radical achievement, with duel-fuel and 355bhp — and that's not bad. There are no electric motors here, it's a combined petrol and LP-gas unit that falls under Abt's rather glamorous sounding iF-technology. This increases its range by up to 250 miles, apparently, and Abt claims no discernible difference in performance between the modes.

As well as the carbon-fiber bonnet, bodykit and interior trim that tip the relatively androgynous new TT shape into pure masculinity. No longer is the TT a "girl's car," especially with the vicious supercharger kit installed that should push the chassis to the limits of its almighty potential. The new 0-60mph time of 5.1s is far from shabby, too.

Back in the tuned throng, Mansory's on a mission to offend with a Continental GT Widebody so garish in full black-and-orange people actually plucked out their eyes to avoid staring in the face of pure evil. Actually they didn't, they just left in a bewildered, confused state.

But before dismissing it as dog vomit on wheels, check out the lines. If the car was all black, it would look pretty damned fine. The deep front spoiler, wild extended flanks and that rear wing provide a level of muscularity that would make the folks at Crewe a little hot under the collar. And the power hike will do the same to the driver, as Mansory's tinkering under the bonnet produces more than 630bhp of projectile force that helps the GT storm to 60mph in 4.5s and all the way up to 203mph. – Nick Hall

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Car Hack's Notebook: Reporting on Porsches from the Essen Show [internal]