ZuffenZeus

Forgive me, but it's Wacky Wednesday Trivia Day and I've wondered this one for a long time -

Question: Of all the Porsche 911 sports cars made in it's 50+ year history, why did Pixar studios choose the so called "black sheep of the 911 family" the 996 Carrera for the movie cars?

5CHN3LL

So a crazed old bastard in PA could have an avatar, of course.

This thread needs moar WD40.

dgjks6

That was the newest 911 when they made the movie

5CHN3LL

More importantly, why does it have those damnable turbo twists on it?

dgi 07

Chrome turbo twist. She was from LA before moving out to Radiator Springs.
****, I have watched that movie with my son too many damn times....

Turbodan

from wikipedia:
Sally is a 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera on a slightly-shortened wheelbase[1][2] and has a pinstripe tattoo on her back. Pixar had initially wanted a classic Porsche for the rôle, but were convinced by Bob Carlson at Porsche to make her the latest model. Pixar's animators, modellers and sound crews obtained access to real Porsche 911-series vehicles to meticulously create an animated Sally who looks, moves and responds in a similar manner to the original automobile.
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According to director John Lasseter. "Sally is the one modern car in the town of Radiator Springs. She's beautiful. It's interesting that people mostly think of a Porsche as powerful and a guy's car, but the lines on a Porsche are so beautiful that it fits perfectly for the character of Sally
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Originally, Sally was going to be a Ford Mustang. However, they made her a Porsche since the grill looked more "lady like." She also, at one point, originally resembled a Porsche 993.

Since the film was released in 2006 I am not sure why they didn;t use a 997 though.

dan_189

Great movie and character! I have a sally toy sitting on my desk haha. Was really hard to find actually

Kalashnikov

Sally the porsche? BS.

I named my AMG Erma. Proper German girl name.

Sue Esponte

I've heard that it took about 3-4yrs to actually make the movie. Assuming that's even remotely accurate, the 997 wasn't even on anyone's radar when they started production of the movie. And, they certainly weren't going to go back and edit every scene that Sally appeared in after the 997 was released.

-Eric

dan_189

Rendering a pixar animation takes a veryyyyy long time so I think to me that's a very logical answer to why sally isn't a 997

KoB

Tell the truth ... you named it "Brad."

5CHN3LL

They did everything together...three jobs, four dumpling makers...

johneecatt

But did they HAVE to give her pumpkin side markers?!?!?

Kalashnikov

Guy named "Brad" called me today asking about my opinion on GGG and when I did boxing.

ZuffenZeus

Then you totaled "Brad", but then Liberty Mutual showed with a new plate of dumplings and you broke into a happy dance!

Hahahaha