Eterniti Motors Releases First Images of New Hemera Super-SUV Debuting at Frankfurt—And it’s an Old Cayenne

Eterniti Motors Releases First Images of New Hemera Super-SUV Debuting at Frankfurt—And it’s an Old Cayenne:

Last month a new, unknown British automaker calling itself Eterniti Motors made a mild ker-plunk in news circles after posting a cryptic commercial on its website and releasing a sketch of a new “super-SUV” it would bring to the Frankfurt auto show. Eterniti had dubbed its yet-unseen creation “Hemera,” and now the fledgling automaker has unveiled a prototype of the car in photographs.

We poked a fair bit of fun at Eterniti’s Hemera-less anticipation-building commercial—which featured a brewing storm overlaid with text flashing across the screen describing how the weather system would hit us—a few weeks back. Now we are going to poke a bit harder. The photos of the Hemera in the flesh give off a feel that is more “wet fart” than “storm-of-limitless-force,” and reveal that the Hemera isn’t exactly an all-new hyper-SUV. Instead, it is clearly based upon the first-generation Porsche Cayenne, but Eterniti at least partially rebodied it. It is currently unclear whether the underlying Cayenne is Eterniti’s idea of rapid prototyping, or if the production Hemera will also be based on an old Porsche.

Prototype or not, the rear of the Hemera is quite a bit different from the donor Cayenne’s, and features massive vents that wrap down the rear quarter panels from the tips of the taillights, along with a big diffuser and giant exhaust outlets. Eterniti hasn’t fully exposed the Hemera’s front end, but we don’t expect it to be as different from the Cayenne’s—the side view of the SUV shows very Porsche-like headlights and intakes. The Hemera rides on big wheels wrapped tightly with low-profile rubber.

In addition to releasing the photos, Eterniti detailed a few technical specifications for the Hemera. For starters, Eterniti claims the SUV will boast 620 hp and a top speed of 180 mph. The new company isn’t just chasing hardcore performance— Eterniti Motors also played up the Hemera’s luxury side. The SUV will apparently feature a “limousine-like rear cabin” with two reclining rear seats, a drink chiller, and iPads. Eterniti will reveal more specifics when the Hemera debuts at Frankfurt, and plans to begin production of its creation in 2012.

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