Sunday Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: Coup(e) de Cayenne

The rise of the SUV is a phenomenon that has gripped the car world for several years now. Every carmaker and their uncle have several SUVs in their line-up and it’s not hard to understand why. The SUV is the golden goose for auto companies as customers buy a lot of them, but more importantly, pay a lot for them which translates into juicy profits no company wants to let go off. In fact, to milk the golden goose further, car brands are inventing new interpretations of SUVs and this has led to another phenomenon, the SUV coupé.