VIDEO: Are you the production model 918 Spyder?
Aug 3, 2012 | 03:17 PM
#11
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Pretty sure this is just purely a design mock up of the production car, but definitely not a fully functioning, final, production approved car. Somebody that attended the event on Rennteam said that this event happened last fall (2011), long before any of the prototypes started popping up on public roads.
So I think the design on this version is very close to what the final car will look like, but it is not in any way the final car. Here are some more pictures of it.
Also the car is still about a year away from official release, so I think there is still a lot of work to be done.
So I think the design on this version is very close to what the final car will look like, but it is not in any way the final car. Here are some more pictures of it.
Also the car is still about a year away from official release, so I think there is still a lot of work to be done.
Aug 3, 2012 | 03:23 PM
#12
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Good catch DJ, I hadn't noticed that. Made me look into it further, and to me it looks like the left side of the car is the Euro spec (clear side markers, and no rear side markers), while the right side of the car is U.S spec. That would explain why there are orange reflectors on the right side of the car along with the extra rear reflector. Very weird move by Porsche 
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Aug 4, 2012 | 10:56 AM
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This car turned out to be beautiful. I really like the simplicity of the front. It allows you to pick out the traditional design cues. I think the proportions are excellent and I appreciate how the body sits between the wheels- no overhanging them.
I also think they did a fantastic job with the mirrors. The prototype's camera-based ones were a real distraction.
I also think they did a fantastic job with the mirrors. The prototype's camera-based ones were a real distraction.
Aug 4, 2012 | 04:49 PM
#19
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Correction! The mirrors are exaclly the same. The prototypes ones are just missing the upper wing. The mirrors are the same.
