For the “Unseen” series, Porsche has opened the gates to development centre’s secret archives. Here we presents hypercars and SUV never before seen by the public. All these models are inspired by the historical models of Porsche.
Porsche 906 Living Legend (2015)
Status: hard model in scale 1:1
The basic idea: in this vision of a super sports car, the Porsche 906 provided the proportions and design cues. Particularly innovative is the visual impression of the car being two bodies pushed into each other. The gap between the elements serves as a ventilation duct for a powerful mid-engine.
Porsche Vision 918 RS (2019)
Status: hard model in scale 1:1
The basic idea: the Porsche 918 Spyder was a milestone as the first hybridised super sports car from Weissach. In 2019 the designers created a new fascinating evolutionary stage of the 918. With further developed drive and chassis technology as well as an aerodynamically perfected body, the Porsche Vision 918 RS would once again set standards on the road and racing track.
Porsche Vision 920 (2019)
Status: hard model in scale 1:1
The basic idea: how to combine the formal language of Porsche’s road sports cars with the functional design of a prototype racing car? With the Porsche Vision 920 the design team has created an extreme hypercar. The aerodynamically optimised body and the central cockpit blur the boundaries between racing track and road.
Porsche Vision E (2019)
Status: hard model in scale 1:1
The basic idea: in Formula E, the technology of the future is tested under high performance and pushed to its limits. Based on the Porsche 99X Electric, the design team developed a radically light single-seater racing car for private racers. The fully electric driving experience should be breathtaking.
Porsche 919 Street (2017)
Status: clay model in scale 1:1
The basic idea: with the Porsche 919 Hybrid, Porsche has won the 24 hours of Le Mans three times. Based on the LMP1 racing car, Michael Mauer and his team developed this vision of a special series for private racing drivers.
Porsche 917 Living Legend (2013)
Status: clay model in scale 1:1
The basic idea: at the wheel of the Porsche 917 KH in the red and white livery of Porsche Salzburg, Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood won the first overall victory for Porsche at Le Mans in the summer of 1970. When Porsche returned to the LMP1 sport in 2013, the team in Weissach developed a modern interpretation of the winning car of yesteryear. The Porsche 918 Spyder served as the technical inspiration. “In the super sports cars from Porsche, you always have the feeling of practically sitting on the road between the high wheel arches,” says Michael Mauer. “We wanted to emphasise this even further.”
Porsche Boxster Bergspyder (2014)
Status: mobile prototype
The basic idea: the Porsche 909 Bergspyder was the lightest racing car ever used by Porsche in motorsport – it weighed in at just 384 kilograms. With the Porsche Boxster Bergspyder, Michael Mauer and his design team took a bow to the legendary serpentine sports car. At the same time they showed that the Boxster 981 series, with its low weight and powerful mid-engine, is also suitable for conquering the twists and turns of the Alps.
Porsche 911 Vision Safari (2012)
Status: mobile prototype
The basic idea: “We believe that no other car brand can combine the themes of sports cars and off-road as credibly as Porsche,” says Mauer. The Porsche 911 Vision Safari was created in 2012 and based on the 991 generation 911. With its raised chassis, reinforced wheel arches, massive bumpers and motorsport-inspired cockpit, the study is reminiscent of the legendary 911 Safari, which were used in the 1970s in the East African Safari Rally.
Porsche Le Mans Living Legend (2016)
Status: hard model in scale 1:1
The basic idea: this extreme road sports car based on the Porsche Boxster is reminiscent of the groundbreaking Porsche 550 racing coupé that started in 1953 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The front and rear bonnet open in opposite directions and fuel is supplied via a central nozzle at the front. At the rear is an eight-cylinder engine with excessive sound development.
Porsche Macan Vision Safari (2013)
Status: hard model in scale 1:1
The basic idea: the Porsche Macan is a real off-road wonder – and virtually predestined to prove its versatility on gravel roads and rally tracks. That’s why the design team in Weissach has put the Porsche Macan Vision Safari as an off-road-suitable three-door model on coarse-grained wheels.
Porsche 904 Living Legend (2013)
Status: hard model in scale 1:1
The basic idea: this study of an especially compact and puristic lightweight sports car is reminiscent of the legendary Porsche 904 from 1963. Under the cover there is a monocoque chassis made of carbon, as used in the VW XL. The Porsche 904 Living Legend, which weighs barely 900 kilograms, could have been powered by a high-revving motorbike engine.
Porsche Vision 916 (2016)
Status: clay model in scale 1:1
The basic idea: a study by one of Porsche’s design interns, the Porsche Vision 916 has compact dimensions similar to the Porsche 916, which was developed as a prototype in the early 1970s. However, this Little Rebel is driven purely electrically by four wheel hub motors. It pays homage to the car designer Ferdinand Porsche and his first Lohner-Porsche racing car with four-wheel drive from 1900.
Porsche Vision Spyder (2019)
Status: hard model in scale 1:1
The basic idea: puristic, flat and damned fast, James Dean’s “Little Bastard” and the Carrera-Panamericana racing cars of the 1950s inspired the new interpretation of the Porsche 550 Spyder. At the same time, the design identity of Porsche sports cars with combustion engines was further developed n the study.
Porsche Vision Turismo (2016)
Status: hard model in scale 1:1
The basic idea: the shiny silver prototype was first developed as an experimental study of a super sports car with four doors and a rear engine. “But then we discovered that the idea could be implemented even better with a purely electric drive,” Mauer recalls. So the Porsche Vision Turismo served as a blueprint for the development of the Porsche Taycan.
Porsche Vision “racing service” (2018)
Status: hard model in scale 1:1
The basic idea: what might a Porsche for up to six people look like if a feeling of spaciousness was the goal? The design team answered this question with an unusual concept car: the Porsche Vision “racing service”. The body of the car is designed from a single mould and forgets all conventions. In the cockpit, the driver sits in a single seat that takes up little space in the autonomous driving mode. In the rear, passengers feel like they’re in a comfortable and spacious lounge.
