Porsche Panamericana Concept 1989

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The Porsche Panamericana is an automobile produced by Porsche AG. It was designed by Dutchman Harm Lagaay (designer) and Ulrich Bez (technical director) to renew the design of the 911.

The Porsche Panamericana was intended to be only a concept car, and although Lagaay hoped that his creation would be produced at least in small series in 1992, the growing financial crisis at Porsche put an end to his wishes. However the car had an influence in the development of the 911 Targa and Boxster. The Panamericana was shown at the Frankfurt Car Exhibition, after a development period of only six months.

The three part Speedline rims were made exclusively for this model. The roof line was homogeneously streamlined and sloped gently towards the rear engine deck. It could be covered with a waterproof fabric with a pink zipper. Various roof configurations were possible and the car was in fact a hybrid of a targa, convertible, coupe and off-roader.

When viewed from the front its style has a resemblance with the 996 and Boxster—as could be expected, since Lagaay also has designed the Boxster. In spite of its unstreamlined wheels, its aerodynamic drag coefficient was only 0.30.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_Panamericana

 

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I've always thought that this car looked like a caricature of itself.