Turbo Brake: Porsche 924 Kombi
Porsche 924 Kombi - Click above for a high-res image gallery
Because of the sheer volume, it's hard for us to keep up with every single comment on every single post. However, sometimes the comments on a certain post are so, um, compelling, we watch 'em like our mother watches One Life To Live. To paraphrase the bulk of the comments concerning the most likely phony Porsche Cayman Shooting Brake post, "It's really ugly and we hate it." Yes, well... that's an opinion. But rather than wax long form about our implacable love of all things two-door wagony, check this sucker out!
Yes, yes -- it is a Porsche 924 Shooting Brake, called the 924 Kombi, but sadly, we know very little about this custom three-door. However, here's what we're sure of: It's got a big turbo, weighs 2,871 pounds and has room for our dog, our stuff and our wife's stuff. Talk about a perfect weekend getaway mobile. We think we might lust for the 924 Kombi almost as much as we drool over OG M Coupe. Almost. Which is a hell of a lot of drool.
Gallery: Porsche 924 Kombi
[Source: titchati.be]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
slasher79 7:37PM (8/07/2009)
It is pretty awesome, these guys made a 944 and 968 version as well IIRC. Only in germany though. I would rock one in a heartbeat, i can only fit one mountain bike in the back of my 924s, this would get me 2 and some gear for sho!
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Kattleox 11:41PM (8/07/2009)
im sure you could fit several bikes, but the sho is very big and you probably couldn't get the hatch down after you crammed one in.
slasher79 7:41PM (8/07/2009)
Oh here we go, found some more info for you guys, more like a history actually lol. Enjoy!
http://993c4s.com/cars/porsche-944-cars/porsche-944-station-wagon-by-dp-motorsport/
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Hanskar 10:25PM (8/07/2009)
Sorry, you're wrong. The car was built by Günther Artz, the former owner of a Volkswagen dealership called "Autohaus Nordstadt" in Hannover, Germany.
In the late 70s and early 80s he was quite famous for creating station wagons and shooting brakes basing on cars like Audi quattro, Audi 200 (a.k.a. Audi 5000 S in the U.S.), Porsche 928 and Volkswagen Scirocco I called the "Sciwago".
But the wildest transformations were a Golf I (Rabbit I for you Americans) on a complete Porsche 928 platform incl. the 240hp or 300hp powerplant and a Opel Kadett body on a Chevy Corvette C4 platform. Both were about 10 inches wider than the originals.
See some photos here:
http://bmwnav.ravestation.net/foro/noticias-del-motor-rss/4889-artz-un-preparador-muy-poco-habitual.html
Thunderbuck 2:26AM (8/09/2009)
OMG, I remember that 928 with the Golf body. Incredible work, considering that it was really a completely custom body that still managed to duplicate the Golf's proportions.
artandcolour 7:54PM (8/07/2009)
well at least this one makes sense, being front engined with room for cargo in the rear. the mid engine Cayman makes no sense as a shooting-brake, since there is no room for stowage and makes it more difficult to work on the engine as well.
the main photo of the 924 looks distorted to me though, the windshield and sideglass were never that tall on the hatchbacks.
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Farris 8:15PM (8/07/2009)
"the mid engine Cayman makes no sense as a shooting-brake, since there is no room for stowage and makes it more difficult to work on the engine as well."
Two words: Volkwagen Squareback.
Technically it's rear engined, but the basic idea is there.
inline6 8:30PM (8/07/2009)
Yeah, and the Type 3 VW has back seats that fold down to make for a long load floor.
Plus, the engine of the Type 3 was smaller (lower profile), in a much taller vehicle, AND it was at the rear - not in the middle of the cargo area.
The Porshe's mid-mounted 2.9 or 3.4 flat-6 would be in the middle of the cargo area, back seats would be impossible, and access to the engine would be even more ridiculous than the Cayman.
It'd make for a nice echo chamber, though, what with that engine poking up into a steel-and-glass hallway. Wear earplugs.
The 924 "Shooting Break" concept is so totally different that it doesn't bear comparison. At least it had a backseat. And an engine in the front to compensate for the weight of all that extra steel and glass.
A Cayman Shooting Break would be the dumbest idea ever. And the idiots who'd plunk down the exorbitant amount of cash it'd cost absolutely deserve the mongrel it'd be.
nuggetsmcduggets 7:58PM (8/07/2009)
I'm really, really grateful I was only alive for two months of the eighties - none of which I remember, thankfully.
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Lucas 10:10PM (8/07/2009)
If you were there you'd feel differently. Ahhh...
geo.stewart 8:58AM (8/09/2009)
go eat your happy meal and live in ignorant bliss.
:-)
GatorLCA 7:59PM (8/07/2009)
And it's got the 924 Carerra GT front end and hood scoop.. very nice
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leunamme 8:01PM (8/07/2009)
that actually looks more proportionally correct, granted the Z3 based coupe is my favorite of shooting brakes...Volvo has some nice ones too...the C30 is definitely the nicest out now.
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fuser197 8:06PM (8/07/2009)
Father of Ugly.
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jj 8:10PM (8/07/2009)
I think b+b did one of these too, back in the early 80's. Along with their rainbow leather and console CRT TVs, they did a few modded Porsches like a 928 targa and some slantnoses.
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KIB2 8:11PM (8/07/2009)
Dangit I need to do better research
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RowFive 8:15PM (8/07/2009)
Haha, sweet. I love it.
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Tony 8:44PM (8/07/2009)
There was a 928 shooting brake (station wagen) given to Mr F Porsche for his birthday or something. It was a one off by the special wish department at Porsche (lots of go fast stuff). That's the machine I would kill for.
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A strolling player 8:54PM (8/07/2009)
I would have sexual intercourse with any person driving that car, and I'm not even gay!
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Lucas 10:12PM (8/07/2009)
Ummm... you know chicks can drive too?? Maybe you need to do some introspection this weekend.