By Khris Bharath – April 22, 2026
The Carrera GT V10-Powered Cayenne You've Probably Never Heard Of
Some stories feel too extreme to be real, until you see the footage for yourself. A recent video doing the rounds on YouTube uncovers one of the strangest builds ever linked to a Porsche Cayenne: This is the NeCayenne, a build that claims to pack a 5.7-liter V10 engine from the revered Porsche Carrera GT halo supercar. The project traces back to the mid-2000s in Russia, where a Moscow entrepreneur commissioned something designed to provoke a reaction. Developed by former AvtoVAZ designer Vladimir Yartsev, the brief was simple: Create something that demands attention, and that is something that this project certainly accomplishes. <- Gallery -> Remember that the Gen-1 Cayenne was already quite controversial at the time, and today, 955 and 957 builds lean toward off-road or restomod builds. The RUF Dakara was already pretty radical, but the NeCayenne, which translates to “Not Cayenne,” pushed things to the extreme. Design can be subjective, but the overall aesthetic finished in a striking shade of yellow remains polarizing, even by 2000s standards. At its core sits the 5.7-liter V10 from the Porsche Carrera GT, with 712 horsepower, which is 100 more than stock. Derived from a shelved Le Mans program, it is raw, high-revving, and mechanical in a way modern engines rarely are. The evocative soundtrack defines it, one of the most evocative in the industry, and a key reason Carrera GT values continue to climb today, as highlighted by some recent record-setting $6,715,000 sale at last month’s Amelia Island auction. If there is any precedent, the NeCayenne best sits alongside something like a Lamborghini LM002, which featured a V12 derived from the Countach. In the 2000s, the Volkswagen Group pushed boundaries. The Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI and Audi Q7 V12 TDI proved that outrageous engines could exist in practical bodies. Automakers experimented freely, fitting V10s into unlikely platforms, even station wagons, during a period when engineering ambition often outweighed restraint. W12 engines in cars like the Bentley Flying Spur and the Bentley Bentayga. That mindset has not disappeared entirely. Large engines still define the upper tier of the market, as seen in our recent list of new cars that continue to feature a 12-cylinder in 2026. Today, SUVs like the Rolls-Royce Cullinan, Lamborghini Urus, or Ferrari Purosangue make that idea feel normal. But switching it back to the NeCaynne, now finished in blue, it is occasionally still seen in Moscow, but one thing is missing: there's no proper running footage of the car. No way to hear that V10 in this form. Also, how exactly the V10 was procured also remains a mystery. Porsche only made 1,270 units. But just the idea of a V10 in Cayenne is what makes it linger. View All Porsche Cayennes For Sale Images: Retro Car Via YouTube
