Porsche design mistakes????
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That's a very special car which I happened to see in person in Germany in the 90's. Actually Dr. Porsche showed it to us.
This was one of many one off's made by the engineers to celebrate onew of his birthdays. Its a work of art when looked at the correct angles. I'll search for photos....
This was one of many one off's made by the engineers to celebrate onew of his birthdays. Its a work of art when looked at the correct angles. I'll search for photos....
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Pelican has some shots of it at different angles under the same thread. From the front it looks like a volkswagon beach buggy. I don't care how special it is I still don't like it! I think sometimes designers should keep their ideas to themselves. However....to each his own??
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If you don't stretch the limits, and quite frankly, go over the limits, you don't get to the pinnacle of success. You can't race a car around a corner at full speed if you don't know where that limit is - and you can't get to know that limit unless you know what it feels like to go over that limit.
My only point is that I wouldn't put it down, but appreciate it for the designers going to and beyond the limits to bring us cars that are right there, at the limit. It's nice too that ideas are conceived and worked with and not just killed on paper because they don't fit the parameters of public surveys for greatest number of sales (even if that's what happens ultimately).
As noted, we have the glass targa, and what seems to be hints of the 993.
My only point is that I wouldn't put it down, but appreciate it for the designers going to and beyond the limits to bring us cars that are right there, at the limit. It's nice too that ideas are conceived and worked with and not just killed on paper because they don't fit the parameters of public surveys for greatest number of sales (even if that's what happens ultimately).
As noted, we have the glass targa, and what seems to be hints of the 993.
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Fair comments Jay and I don't disagree with any of them. However I have to wonder what the public would have thought if Porsche had presented this at Geneva as the proposed concept for the new Carrera! Has anyone got any information on what was said about it back then?
Cheers.
Cheers.
Just kidding!!!!!
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It's a concept drawing brought to life. Typically there is some loss of appeal in reality. But as with any porsche it's an excercise in future design. I believe -Ice- is correct, it was one of the early glass top targa ideas in motion and certainly other items trickled down to the production cars we love. Remember the 928 station wagon, the early 911 with the 4 cam motor, the 944 station wagon/sedan or the stretched 4 door 911?? All of questionable looks and function but you gotta push the limits if you want to define them. Even the 959 was a smorgasbord of technological innovation that was never really intended for mass production but rather a test bed for said concepts. Concepts the 997 turbo still benefits from. They just happened to wrap that in the sexiest shape ever produced on the planet IMHO. I don't particularly like it either but rather appreciate it for what it is. BTW - I would certianly accept it as a birthday present as Ferry did.
