patrick_y
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Ahh, I remember now!
That's right, the Mercedes race car weighed just a few kilograms over the limit and they had to strip off the paint and shorten the tailpipes to help save the weight.
Today, white is now Japan's racing colors.
I wonder, would a car with no paint be able to be driven in the everyday world? Obviously, a car without any protection would rust, but how about a clear lacquer over the metal body. Hmmm, that would be interesting, perhaps a bit too reflective.
Porsche's New Wave of Limited/Special Edition Vehicles
Some watch enthusiasts complain when a watch company makes limited edition after limited edition after limited edition. Well, Porsche is starting to catch on and has recently made quite a few limited edition cars over the past few years. Here is a list of...
Patrick I'm not an expert with Porsche but would you know the extra stuff in these limited
editions? For watches, it's mostly esthetical but not too sure on the porsches. cheers PAt
I don't know all the details...
But on most of these special editions, there are some aesthetic enhancements, such as special leather trim or "Porsche EXCLUSIVE" treatment on certain parts of the interior and exterior. There are also usually special wheel designs and higher performance ...
what about the GT3 RS, a stripped down version of the GT3
it always amazes me that when they take stuff out they charge more, £19k more in fact for something that is fabulous on a track and bone jarringly useless on a road.............mmmm sounds worth every penny. not a big porsche fan Graham
did someone whisper GT3 RS?
PS: get the same wallpaper with your own name at the porsche web special: www.porsche.com...
I really like the RS
To me, the RS is so much more than just a GT3 stripped down and more expensive. I haven't had the pleasure of driving either vehicle, but I am fond of the GT3 RS concept of having a "track car" and if I had the time, money, patience, and driving skills, I...
+1, Graham. LEs...
Pay more for less. Plus if you wanted something for the track, you'd do it properly and strip out everything, change the suspension, change the wheels and tyres, stick a cage in it....you just did Porsches 19K job for them... And then get smoked by some d...
the current Targa is clever...
the current Targa is clever with the glass roof sliding back under the rear window, but it doesnt have the character of the 80's targa with whale tail. a modern classic if ever there was one. G
I like Targas, but I probably wouldn't buy one...
Personally, I really like Targas, but I really don't like the idea of having a moonroof. Call me paranoid, but I don't fancy the idea of having a hole on top of my head or an all glass roof. Lastly, I prefer convertibles that are two seaters. It looks "co...
I seem to like a lot of cars with silver/red color combos...
I guess I have very German tastes.
History......
Silver is the official racing colour for Germany... as red is for Italy, green for England and blue for France.... But it wasn't always like that.... Germany's colour used to be white... until Mercedes wanted to take same weight off their racing cars... S...
Ahh, I remember now!
That's right, the Mercedes race car weighed just a few kilograms over the limit and they had to strip off the paint and shorten the tailpipes to help save the weight. Today, white is now Japan's racing colors. I wonder, would a car with no paint be able t...
Patrick, if you use stainless...
Patrick, if you use stainless steel it wouldnt be a problem. you could use aluminium, but that would need laquering which defeats the object as it adds weight. i have heard a story that someone in Q8 has a solid silver bodied R8. dont know if its true, bu...
Stainless steel car...
Certainly would have much heavier body panels than cars in the past, even if it were thinner gauge stainless steel. Sure do see a lot of weird looking cars in Kuwait. I think they have that chromed shiny car part for ostentatious looks and part for reflec...
DeLorean
..used Stainless Steel panels. What a pain they'd be to keep clean....ever had to scrub a commercial kitchen? Ick. Ever thought about panel beating an unpainted panel? Nightmare. You wouldn't necessarily have to laquer aluminium panels, just depends on ho...
DeLorean also used several hundred...
DeLorean also used several hundred kilo's of white powder and quite a few millions of Mrs Thatchers money, but we wouldnt recommend that as a way of making a neat looking car personally if you want light weight i'd prefer bare unpainted carbon fibre, or e...
No paint.....
lots of rust... Fibeglass is an alternative..... Corvettes use it.... Cheers
That Design One absolutely does it for me
Very much the Cayman, one of the most beautiful car designs they have ever done.
The baby crocodile
Personally, I really like the Cayman as a car, but in general, I really don't like the concept of hatchbacks. For instance, the fact that the new Jaguar XK, Aston Martin Vantage, and the Porsche Cayman have a hatchback rear trunk bothers me. The blacked-o...
I had 2 944s
An '85 1/2 and an '87 and loved them. Weight distribution made them handle better than a 911 and they were extremely reliable. Parts and repairs were also much less than a 911 from the same years (needless to say). Loved the hatchback feature because it w...
Ever heard of a practical Porsche?
I've got to admit. I drive a four door sedan car and there are some things that I can't take home. For instance, if I were still a college student, I wouldn't be able to get IKEA furniture back to a dormitory in my own car because the boxes were too long....
I assume...
it would be blasphemy to bring in the Cayenne and Panamera into the discussion? Though I have to admit, the new Cayenne has a better design. I am just not keen on the Panamera. I do see the allure of SE/LEs. But usually its more innards, not less and for ...
Cayenne is okay, I guess
Because it's ground-up new design, but seeing a classic Porsche style reworked into a 4 door seemed contrived.
Don't like the new Cayenne...
I've had the distinct displeasure of driving the Cayenne on an autocross track and on windy roads and I can say that the new Cayenne (specifically the 2nd generation model that was just released) is not one of my favorites. With the new model, the steerin...