Also, might I suggest in lieu of the standard 44 spoiler, which I doubt would be on a production car of today's age, you try for a late 44/968 style spoiler instead? With the GT2, GT3, and new 997s, etc, I'm sure there's variations on the theme somewhere that could tastefully blend elements of a 968 and 997 Aero Kit spoiler to produce something effective and tasteful for the car. Still looks good, don't get me wrong!

 

The front end looks too much like the calaway corvettes IMO.

 

me want pop- up lights...it is a must.....

 

I'm a fan of the bubble hatch, too...

but I actually like the quarter windows in the current 944

If I were Porsche and bringing back a modern 944, about the only thing I'd change is the headlights (and dash/doors/center console). They'd still be popups, but smaller and start after the first bend on the nose

 

You uys are going totally in the wrong direction!!!!!!! The new 944 needs to look MORE like an x-wing starfighter, not LESS!

 

Unfortunately, the odds of them making pop-up headlights again are only slightly worse than the odds of them remaking a 944 in the first place :-(

Though, as much as some of you will hate to hear it, I think if they did bring pop up headlights (read: sexy) back, it would make sense to if they were a smaller modified version of the (dare I say it!) RX-7's design that literally pop up (as opposed to flipping, in the 944's case). It could honestly go either way in the design and both would still look alright.

 

 

Other than the wings, lack of wasp-waisted nature, proton torpedo launcher, laser cannons, four engines, and the general shape.... I see a startling resemblance!!

 

You just listed my whole mod wish list!!!!!!!! The laser cannons will be great for left lane hog's.

If porsche is going to build another 944, it better have %$#@&$ laser cannons and r2d2 as the EMS.

 

I think I'm on to something here. Porsche designers in the 80's were starwars fanatics.

 

or maybe just Lorax still is a starwars fanatic.

 

Can I buy pot from you?

 

so, do you think pop-up lights would be teh way to go? Nobody does this any more which means it could be a cool way to go.

 

It'd make it stand out, but as you said, no one really does it anymore -- even Chevy chose to opt out of the popups for the corvette -- which had been a hallmark feature of the car for many years. The way I see it, popup headlights would be pure nostalgia in value -- the drawbacks outweigh the pros -- they're heavier from the headlight motor to pop them up; because of the motor, they carry the chance of not working on account of the motor blowing or shorting out... I'll say again that the Special Edition Boxster S looks killer with those CGT-inspired headlights -- it seems they've started a theme for any car without the model designation 997 -- a variation of that theme would be an easy way to tie in modern Porsche design with the retro reintroduction. Like I said before, either design would work and look great, but Porsche's attitude of improvement and design would probably rule the pop up lights out if they were to remake the 944 in the first place.

Keep in mind, the last iteration of the 944 -- the 968 -- didn't use the hidden pop-up lights, opting for a 928 esque headlight design that was visible but still rose to position when needed. I'd say if the lights were to be pop-up, they would more closely resemble that than the 944's lights.

 

How about lights that pop out of the sides? That would rule.