Lumma Design takes on the Porsche Panamera with the CLR 700GT
Lumma Design porsche Panamera CLR 700GT – Click above for image gallery
Codified as the CLR 700GT, Lumma's Panamera packs a widebody kit with a new front end, engorged wheel arches housing 22-inch rims and upgraded brakes riding on a suspension dropped by 1.38 inches, and joined by sills that look like they could hold a small reference library. Around back there's a big ol' carbon fiber rear wing and a revised rear bumper with aerodynamic diffuser and quad tailpipes. Underneath the slatted carbon fiber hood Lumma is said to have cranked out an eponymous 700 metric horsepower. Together with the trio of renderings in the gallery below, that's all the details available for the time being. Whether Lumma's latest is an improvement on the original or comes closer to slapping Maybelline on a hog is, of course, entirely a matter of opinion, and we invite you to express yours in our comments section below.
[Source: Lumma Design via WCF]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Javanese 5:43PM (10/04/2009)
What a ghastly looking car... completely missing the point.
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MixiM 6:21PM (10/04/2009)
I Actually think this looks really good, of course a bodykit of this caliber on a 4 door saloon is always gonna be wrong, but man does it look agressive. The lower wing on the backside, the "duck tale" sans the carbon fibre massive wing, would be perfect on the production panamera! Less of a "hatch" look then.
RowFive 8:31PM (10/04/2009)
I must agree with Java-- my first thoughts too were that this type of modification was completely wrong for the Panamera. The mechanical upgrades are fine, but only a boy racer could love the wings and plastic cladding. Adolescent treatment on an adult ride equals bad taste.
Chris O 11:29PM (10/04/2009)
I still think the car is awful, but the front airdam/splitter is a huge improvement.
nzo 5:46PM (10/04/2009)
I mean, it looks good from the quarter views, not so much from the side. I dont think the rendering gives a sense of scale though, these arent exactly small cars.
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dsgnr 6:30PM (10/04/2009)
I couldn't say it better.
Although it's a goddamn sin Porsche launched this car I have to say this really IS a big thing and actually quite blew my mind the first time i saw it on the Autobahn near Stuttgart.
Now Lumma made me like the Panamera for the first time. The CLR 700GT is a gorgeous looking car and I can't stop imagining it with a black paintjob and whire rims. Wow.
Hernan 5:49PM (10/04/2009)
If a turd has a best angle, that first picture is it.
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CMDR 5:50PM (10/04/2009)
So how manageable are the back doors now that they are clad with flare?
Major improvement in the way it looks, but it shouldn't need all of this.
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andre lavoie 5:54PM (10/04/2009)
There is absolutely no way to make that car look good, is there?
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letstakeawalk 6:01PM (10/04/2009)
I saw my first Panamera on the street last night while out on tour. It's definitely an eye-catcher, but I didn't have a chance to really stop and take it in - it was in a dark color and it was after sunset. Couldn't help but point it out, though:
"...and as we cross the street, please notice the brand-new 4 door Porsche Panamera parked right there. It's a lucky night folks, who knows what else might be out there..."
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Josh 6:11PM (10/04/2009)
some here might argue that it was an unlucky night.
mk15 10:04AM (10/05/2009)
I think Porsche did a good job with the design of the Panamera. If people don't like it, they could always get a Maserati 4-door... but then it's not a Porsche. In some circles, the Porsche is a more visual status symbol. When you see a Porsche, including the Panamera, you recognize it as a Porsche. The Maseratis I see, they do a good job of flying under the radar... which might not be a good thing, because the typical owners of these cars buy them as status symbol and they want to be noticed.
JDM Life 6:08PM (10/04/2009)
I think it looks okay.....not as bad as some of you are saying.....
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Quattrofan 6:19PM (10/04/2009)
I agree. It definitely looks Porsche and that's not a bad thing. I have no idea, what's with all the hatin' idiots.
aarontrini85 6:13PM (10/04/2009)
rx8 with mazdaspeed bodykit WUT??????
http://www.carview.co.jp/magazine/special/autosalon2003/vehicle/sub/img/rx8/1_l.jpg
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audiophilevan 6:16PM (10/04/2009)
My thoughts exactly
pademon 6:48PM (10/05/2009)
vaguely though~
Mitchell Scott 6:30PM (10/04/2009)
It actually doesn't look too bad IMHO. Still not pretty though.
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iQuack 6:38PM (10/04/2009)
Didn't take long to butcher what's supposed to be an upscale car.
Good job of bringing the Panamera down to the level of a tarted-up Mitsu Lancer or other POS.
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dal20402 7:14PM (10/04/2009)
The regular Panamera is not horrible, but not great. This thing is a gaudy monstrosity suited only for Dubai. It really ought to be painted in chrome.
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