Good to be King: Lewis Hamilton borrows TechArt Porsche for LA trip
Lewis Hamilton caught a plane headed west after dominating in Monaco, and when you're a rising F1 star in Los Angeles, you're certainly not going to hit up Avis to rent a Ford Focus – you want your vents to be functional. So Claus Ettensberger, owner of the So. Cal. tuning shop CEC, was kind enough to provide Hamilton with a fully-kitted Techart Porsche 997 911 during his stay in L.A. Granted, anything is kind of a demotion from his McLaren Formula One car, but we could think of worse ways for Hamilton to get around while mixing it up with L.A's elite.
Thanks for the tip Steve.
[Source: Autofiends]
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Franz 6:30PM (5/30/2008)
Lucky bastard...
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SPF 6:32PM (5/30/2008)
How long do you think the rear tires will last?
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Joce03 6:39PM (5/30/2008)
Those are Cayman/Boxster headlights. Did Autoblog make a mistake or are the different headlights part of the TechArt kit?
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kpxplaya415 6:47PM (5/30/2008)
it definitely looks to be a cayman, probably the techart GT street
SPF 7:02PM (5/30/2008)
It seems to be the Widebody kit. The wheels are different from GTsport ones.
Ian 6:47PM (5/30/2008)
Oops no Mercedes car for him?
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emailthis 7:01PM (5/30/2008)
we were thinking the same.. no Black Series AMG??? We think it great and other could eat this news up!
SPF 7:03PM (5/30/2008)
I think he also gets a CL.
fizzandpop 7:01PM (5/30/2008)
In real life he drives a G-Class on 22s. No style.
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vkchu 7:43PM (5/30/2008)
lol i remember that top gear episode. he came off looking really amateurish with that comment. jezza looked appalled!
i guess when youre young and one of the nouveau riche, you can get away w/ tackiness. really though, whats it to anyone else if he prefers perpetuating stereotypes? long live spinners.
spdracerut 7:51PM (5/30/2008)
Hell... all the soccer moms around here (So. Cal) have Land Rovers on 26" chrome.
Nick 8:02PM (5/30/2008)
Pulled from the site. I presume it has something to do with Lewis's relationship with McLaren and McLaren's relationship with Mercedes...
If I had a $140M deal I wouldn't mind being told what to do once in a while...
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Paul 9:29PM (5/30/2008)
"You want your vents to be functional"
Haha, well done.
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Mobius_1 10:09PM (5/30/2008)
Hasn't CEC got some Novitec tuned F430's? I would pay to see Hamilton in a Ferrari (and love every moment of the drive)
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Colonel Guaranty 10:12PM (5/30/2008)
I'm very surprised Mercedes didn't put the kibosh on this. I think they were even reluctant to have him appear on Top Gear driving something other than a Merc.
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Kappy 1:25AM (5/31/2008)
If Porsche was in F1, it'd be one thing. But they aren't, and nothing Mercedes really compares to that car, so I doubt they care enough (stressed, I'm sure they care) to do anything about it.
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aceandy 5:40AM (6/07/2008)
brilliant marketing by techart/CEC.
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steve 4:15AM (5/31/2008)
that's a Cayman in the photo. in fact, i've been to that shop and i think they been trying to sell that car for a while...will it be worth more, now that LH has borrowed it?
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alternateinbox 6:37AM (5/31/2008)
Nice ride, but he really wanted to cruise around in something with a large, functional back seat :O
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WhoaPossum 8:24PM (6/01/2008)
The only thing that wouldn't be a step down from his McLaren whip would be a Ferrari F1 car.
Zing!
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