We like these – a lot, even – but could probably never bring ourselves to buy one; ownership would likely be too much to bear, although we’d be happy to have any current or previous owners set the record straight and inform us otherwise.
It is such a looker, though.
As well as (famously) a Top Gear future classic:
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For those Porsche fans who were unable to acquire a 911 Sport Classic, of which only 250 were built, Stuttgart is now offering some of the bits that make up the Sport Classic car on an à la carte basis. Among the most popular items are likely to be the Fuchs wheels that feature the classic five-spoke design used from 1966 until the early-1980s. The wheels come in 8.5×19 front and 11.5×19 rear sizes (source).
Effin’ beautiful. We think we might have a new favorite wheel for the 997.
(Manufacturer photos)
Reblogging the always great Axis of Oversteer.
May as well make it a day of fake cars. The artist calls it a fastback, but we actually think shooting brake is more accurate.
Either way, we find it hot— more appealing than the coupe, which is certainly capable but leaves us a bit cold.
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Excuse us if we’re late to the party. Yes it’s only a render- but what a fine one. Can’t stop coming back to it, actually.
We want to see more.
Rumors are that Porsche has in development a large GT, a spiritual successor of the classic 928. This really makes sense as it could be easily based on Panamera’s platform and that way save a lot of the R&D costs. If you don’t like the Panamera for its bulbous back and strange proportions, then you are going to be very pleased with the coupe. With a shorter wheelbase and even bigger wheels, it could have an elegant sloped back and still be able to offer more rear room and trunk space than the classic 911. The front is not expected to be very different from the Panamera, as Porsche seem to be still very conservative and cautious about this aspect. All and all the BMW 6 Series, Aston DB9, Maserati Granturismo and the likes should really feel threatened by this (source).
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Came across these- definitely on the fence about them. At best, recalls the 02 Touring. At worst, recalls the E36/5 Compact (which, come to think of it, isn’t necessarily a bad thing, either— with some modification, we think these could be some entertaining, chuckable cars (but we digress)).
Would you? Have your say.
Photoshop wizardry by speedminded
How perfect is this venerable pair? We’d be happy to call either one our own and call it a day, let alone both.
Of course, the first thing we’d do is immediately replace the admittedly out-of-place wheels on the 02, but that’s neither here nor there.
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Look at this thing- so incredible. This expression gets thrown around a lot, but “sex on wheels” would not be an inappropriate or inaccurate description here.
Not sure this car could be anything but Italian.
More like this here.
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It’s big. It’s heavy. It only comes equipped with a torque converter. It doesn’t look or drive as nice (probably) as the current generation (the X150). We can’t picture ourselves ever driving or buying this big grand tourer, but we’re still drawn to it- there’s just something about it..
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What a beautiful, timeless, and of course functional design. The shooting brake shape just works.
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