Photoshoot: TopCar Stingray GTR

EmilRonhaar · #1 01-26-2012, 11:58 AM

Photoshoot: TopCar Stingray GTR

The name of the tuned Porsche Panamera is a reference to a ray, to be precise, the kind which is called the ‘bow mouth’. The first model is the Stingray which was introduced to the market in April 2010. Until this moment, this is the only Stingray uploaded to Autogespot so we just have to wait a little longer before we see the very brutal Stingray GTR on Autogespot. The normal Stingray was actually just a prelude for a much more brutal variant. In this model only a few parts were changed. The car has a different front bumper with lager air intakes and a carbon fiber front spoiler. We can also find a carbon hood at the front. The side of the car is characterized by carbon fiber side panels and side skirts. You can also find the TopCar logo on the side panels. The rear of the car has a big spoiler, a sport exhaust which gives the car some extra power and also some extra air intakes behind the wheels. Thanks to the changed appearance of the car, the Stingray has a lower air resistance. The TopCar Stingray is a great product, but for the real fireworks, the limited Stingray GTR is a lot more interesting.

TopCar went a lot further than most tuners do in the development of the Stingray GTR. In this model, all parts of the exterior were completely re-edited while tuners like Mansory and TechArt only replace the relatively simple parts. The result is a car which is several inches wider due to the carbon fiber body kit which is added to the car. All components, the carbon fiber and Kevlar are produces by TopCar itself. The Stingray GTR has a new front and rear bumper. At the rear, the new body kit matches the lines of the car very well. This makes some nice details visible, like the sharp crease at the darkened tail lights. At the front, the new front bumper has a little LED lighting strip and the panels in the bumper are completely made out of carbon fiber. Because the rear of the car has changed very much, the wheel arches on the front of the car are more brutal compared to a standard Panamera? If you look at the front of the Stingray GTR, you see several sharp folds. The overall picture is a completely insane car in our eyes. Very aggressive, but not out of proportion due to certain elements. You could have read in the interview that TopCar doesn’t see Mansory as a competitor. The Mansory Panamera is really extreme and not really in proportion. An example is the Mansory Siracusa, this car has only one goal, drawing attention. When you are driving around in Moscow in this car, you certainly get enough attention. This doesn’t happen with a normal Panamera which flies out of the dealerships because of its popularity.

In december we had the possibility to have a unique photoshoot with this model in Moscow. The photoshoot was taken in the State University of Moscow. Hopefully you like the photo's we took!

If somebody wants to read more.. Moskou 2011: reportage TopCar Stingray GTR - Autogespot