Get a good look at the Porsche Cayenne SUV. In the wake of the bizarre German corporate soap opera whose end will soon see the absorption of Porsche AG into the mighty Volkswagen Group, the controversial Cayenne - and even more astoundingly, the just-released Panamera 4-door sport sedan - has no future after VW takes over.

Such is the report from Britain's Car magazine, which says a "massive U-turn in Porsche's product plan" resulting from the bitter VW boardroom triumph means Porsche will be forced to discontinue the Cayenne and Panamera after their product cycles are complete around seven years from now.

"VW Group has plenty of SUVs and saloons (sedans) - it doesn't need Porsche to build them," says the story, which should be music to the ears of Porsche faithful and critics who insist the tiny sports-car maker did potentially irreparable harm to its brand by pasting the Porsche badge onto heavyweight off-roaders and sedans.