Porsche Le Mans Living Legend Was An Eight-Cylinder Nod To The Past.
La légende vivante de Porsche Le Mans était un clin d'œil au passé.
Voici une études de conception Porsche inédite : un modèle en terre cuite 1: 1 qui ravive l'esprit de la 550. Créée en 2016, la Le Mans Living Legend est en fait un hommage au modèle coupé moins connu plutôt qu'au bien plus populaire 550 Spyder. Malgré son toit fixe, la voiture de sport surbaissée est basée sur le Boxster et a un look épuré tout comme la 904 Living Legend récemment révélée.
Alors que Porsche affirme que l'étude de conception est un prédécesseur de la 718 Cayman GT4 «au sens le plus large», les deux voitures sont très différentes. La Le Mans Living Legend a un design moins agressif, en partie parce que le grand aileron arrière de la GT4 a été remplacé par un aileron rétractable électriquement. Regardez de plus près et vous remarquerez qu'il a un design asymétrique car les volets d'aération latéraux derrière la fenêtre ne sont que du côté passager.
Le coupé 550 à moteur central d'antan avait un petit moteur à quatre cylindres à plat, tandis que Porsche envisageait son équivalent moderne avec le «huit cylindres le plus incroyable». Nous ne pouvons nous empêcher de nous demander si la société fait référence au V8 atmosphérique de 4,6 litres installé dans la 918 Spyder où il produisait 600 chevaux.
Les touches rétro sont assez évidentes, de la lunette arrière divisée au bouchon de réservoir central monté à l'avant. Les quatre phares ronds sont également un clin d'œil visuel au coupé 550, tandis que les feux arrière ont été réinterprétés pour s'adapter au thème de conception actuel de Porsche avec une bande lumineuse à LED pleine largeur. L'embout d'échappement unique monté au centre de la voiture de course des années 1950 a fait place à une configuration double semblable à la 718 Cayman GT4.
"Porsche Le Mans Living Legend" et 14 autres études de design inédites sont présentées dans un nouveau livre intitulé «Porsche Unseen» et seront exposées au Musée Porsche à partir de l'année prochaine.
Source: Porsche
The Cayman with a split rear window we never got.
Our extended coverage of previously
unseen Porsche design studies continues with a 1:1 clay model that
revives the spirit of the 550. Created in 2016, the Le Mans Living
Legend is actually a tribute to the lesser-known coupe model rather than
the far more popular 550 Spyder. Despite its fixed roof, the low-slung
sports car is based on the Boxster and has a clean look much like the
recently revealed 904 Living Legend.
While Porsche says the design study is a predecessor of the 718 Cayman GT4
“in the widest sense,” the two cars look significantly different. The
Le Mans Living Legend has a less aggressive design, partly because the
GT4’s big rear wing has been replaced by an electrically retractable
spoiler. Look closer and you’ll notice it has an asymmetrical design as
the side air vent louvers behind the window are only on the passenger
side.
The mid-engined 550 Coupe of yesteryear had a small flat-four engine
whereas Porsche envisioned its modern-day equivalent with the “most
incredible-sounding eight-cylinder.” We can’t help but wonder whether
the company is referring to the naturally aspirated 4.6-liter V8
installed in the 918 Spyder where it made 600 horsepower.
The retro touches are fairly obvious, from the split rear window to
the front-mounted center fuel cap. The quad round headlights are also a
visual nod to the 550 Coupe, while the taillights have been
reinterpreted to fit Porsche’s current design theme with a full-width
LED light strip. The centrally-mounted single exhaust tip of the 1950s
race car has made way for a dual setup akin to the 718 Cayman GT4.
The Le Mans Living Legend
and 14 other previously unreleased design studies are featured in a new
book entitled “Porsche Unseen” and will be exhibited at the Porsche
Museum from next year.
Source:
Porsche
The Cayman with a split rear window we never got.
Our extended coverage of previously unseen Porsche design studies continues with a 1:1 clay model that revives the spirit of the 550. Created in 2016, the Le Mans Living Legend is actually a tribute to the lesser-known coupe model rather than the far more popular 550 Spyder. Despite its fixed roof, the low-slung sports car is based on the Boxster and has a clean look much like the recently revealed 904 Living Legend.
While Porsche says the design study is a predecessor of the 718 Cayman GT4 “in the widest sense,” the two cars look significantly different. The Le Mans Living Legend has a less aggressive design, partly because the GT4’s big rear wing has been replaced by an electrically retractable spoiler. Look closer and you’ll notice it has an asymmetrical design as the side air vent louvers behind the window are only on the passenger side.
The mid-engined 550 Coupe of yesteryear had a small flat-four engine whereas Porsche envisioned its modern-day equivalent with the “most incredible-sounding eight-cylinder.” We can’t help but wonder whether the company is referring to the naturally aspirated 4.6-liter V8 installed in the 918 Spyder where it made 600 horsepower.
The retro touches are fairly obvious, from the split rear window to the front-mounted center fuel cap. The quad round headlights are also a visual nod to the 550 Coupe, while the taillights have been reinterpreted to fit Porsche’s current design theme with a full-width LED light strip. The centrally-mounted single exhaust tip of the 1950s race car has made way for a dual setup akin to the 718 Cayman GT4.
The Le Mans Living Legend and 14 other previously unreleased design studies are featured in a new book entitled “Porsche Unseen” and will be exhibited at the Porsche Museum from next year.
Source: Porsche
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