Less valet parking,
more dirt roads.
A Porsche Cayenne that belongs at the golf club, rebuilt for places without tarmac. Tap the markers on the photo further down to see what we changed, or scroll on for the whole list.
We weren't looking for the perfect off-road car, the biggest camper or the most practical option. We wanted something that felt like us.
A car that can handle mountain roads, highways, dirt tracks and daily life. One we still look back at when we park it, and that makes the drive just as exciting as the destination. Not a backpack. Not a camper. Not a Land Cruiser. Just a Cayenne, built for our version of adventure.
Front bumper & winch
A steel bumper with a 12,000 lbs winch. That's 5,443 kg of pull. Mud, sand, a stranded Fiat Panda: it all comes out.
OZZ spotlights
OZZ LED spots on the bumper. Flip the switch and night turns into day, and every deer within a kilometre knows we're coming.
The stripes
Two stripes over the bonnet and roof. Zero extra horsepower, but we look fast doing 30 on a gravel track.
Awning
A James Baroud awning that rolls out in a minute. Shade when it's hot, shelter when it pours: an instant living room either way.
Baja ditch lights
Baja Designs ditch lights by the windscreen. They light up the corners the headlights skip, and the goat standing in them.
Roof tent
A James Baroud hard-shell tent on the roof. Open in 30 seconds, closed in a minute. Faster than the kettle boils. In the rain we're just as quick, and still soaked.
MOLLE panel
A MOLLE panel in the rear window for tools, the shovel and recovery gear. Everything within reach, nothing rattling. Well, almost nothing.
5 cm body lift
A 5 cm body lift for more ground clearance. Rocks and ruts now pass underneath instead of through the floor. Getting into bed takes a small jump.
Rock sliders
Steel sliders along the sills. They take the hit on rocks so the paintwork doesn't, and double as a step up to bed.
BFGoodrich & OZ Racing
BFGoodrich All-Terrain tyres on OZ Racing wheels. Smaller rims, more sidewall: comfier on gravel and fewer punctures. Fewer. Not none.
Skid plate
A skid plate underneath guards the sump and everything else expensive. It sounds awful on rocks, but awful is cheaper than a new engine.
- Model
- Porsche Cayenne
- Engine
- V6 TDI · diesel
- Drive
- 4×4 · low range
- Lift
- 5 cm body lift
- Tyres
- BFGoodrich All-Terrain
- Sleeping
- Roof tent
Outside by the pros,
inside by us.
Built by
Raymotion.
We had the exterior of the Cayenne built by Raymotion. Time for some Raymotion magic, as we called it back then.
Built by
ourselves.
The inside we built ourselves: building, testing, learning and making mistakes along the way. Except the seat covers: those were made by Oma.
A logbook post with photos of the interior build is coming soon.
Everything
we changed.
- 01 — Front
Front bumper & winch
A steel bumper with a 12,000 lbs winch. That's 5,443 kg of pull. Mud, sand, a stranded Fiat Panda: it all comes out.
- 02 — Lights
OZZ spotlights
OZZ LED spots on the bumper. Flip the switch and night turns into day, and every deer within a kilometre knows we're coming.
- 03 — Bonnet
The stripes
Two stripes over the bonnet and roof. Zero extra horsepower, but we look fast doing 30 on a gravel track.
- 04 — Side
Awning
A James Baroud awning that rolls out in a minute. Shade when it's hot, shelter when it pours: an instant living room either way.
- 05 — Pillars
Baja ditch lights
Baja Designs ditch lights by the windscreen. They light up the corners the headlights skip, and the goat standing in them.
- 06 — Roof
Roof tent
A James Baroud hard-shell tent on the roof. Open in 30 seconds, closed in a minute. Faster than the kettle boils. In the rain we're just as quick, and still soaked.
- 07 — Rear
MOLLE panel
A MOLLE panel in the rear window for tools, the shovel and recovery gear. Everything within reach, nothing rattling. Well, almost nothing.
- 08 — Height
5 cm body lift
A 5 cm body lift for more ground clearance. Rocks and ruts now pass underneath instead of through the floor. Getting into bed takes a small jump.
- 09 — Sides
Rock sliders
Steel sliders along the sills. They take the hit on rocks so the paintwork doesn't, and double as a step up to bed.
- 10 — Wheels
BFGoodrich & OZ Racing
BFGoodrich All-Terrain tyres on OZ Racing wheels. Smaller rims, more sidewall: comfier on gravel and fewer punctures. Fewer. Not none.
- 11 — Underside
Skid plate
A skid plate underneath guards the sump and everything else expensive. It sounds awful on rocks, but awful is cheaper than a new engine.