996 - The Unloved?

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04-07-2006, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by pongobaz

Pinky Lai did the 996 but he and Grant Larson (who did the Boxster) worked alongside to make sure that many design elements could be shared (cost management was a major issue for PAG back then). FYI trivia: Grant Larson is responsible for the 997; i've met him several times since he and my brother studied auto design at Art center in Pasedena many moons ago...good guy, car nut too.

The responsible designer for the 996 is Harm Lagaay. Never heard anything different.
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04-07-2006, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by toddel68

The responsible designer for the 996 is Harm Lagaay. Never heard anything different.
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Harm Lagaay was the head of design for PAG at the time, but it was Pinky Lai who was the lead designer of the 996, Just like he was head of BMW Technic studio during the development of the Z1 and oversaw the designers (including my brother) who actually penned the design.
Read "Perfection by Design": great book and it outlines the development of p-cars very accurately.

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