Porsche's next supercar, as envisioned by an Iranian designer
Porsche supercar design by Emil Baddal – Click above for high-res image gallery
With the 911 looking largely the same for the past 46 years, the Cayenne looking the way that it does, and the new Panamera greeted with mixed reviews (at best), it should come as no surprise that there are others interested in taking a crack at designing the next Porsche. Especially since the next one down the wind tunnel could very well be a roadgoing supercar based on the RS Spyder prototype racer to succeed the Carrera GT... one of the best Porsche design in decades.
What you see here is the vision of Iranian designer Emil Baddal, who appears to have blended some unmistakable Zuffenhausen DNA with a sort of Veyron-esque profile. Which isn't so far fetched when you consider that Porsche and Bugatti now fall under the same umbrella. Baddal hasn't issued any theoretical powertrain specifications to go with his design, so we'll just have to imagine them on our own. Have a look in the gallery, follow the link to Baddal's other designs, and let us know what you think in the comments section below.
[Source: Emil Baddal on Designerspace via CarScoop]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
BMWsRock 7:31PM (10/15/2009)
Looks pretty nice. Interesting design. Nice, clean, modern.
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GOT 8:16AM (10/16/2009)
Agreed. However it needs more beauty to repeat the success of the 911 styling.
First of all clean up the front bumper (those industrial-complex intakes are not beautiful).
Second, get rid of the angry-eye headlights (they're not beautiful). Bring back the svelte beauty of the historical 911 headlights. They could still be modernly styled and beautiful without being angry looking.
Third, clean up the sides of the car. Those enormous dog-catching side-intakes ruin the historical beauty of the 911 styling.
I mean if this is going to be a race-car then it doesn't matter. But it appears as if its a street-able variant, and if so it needs some cleaning up to capture the beauty of the Porsche 911. This is a great design and looks fabulous. It just needs more attention to be more Porsche-beautiful.
jamie 11:18AM (10/16/2009)
That's the bomb! (well, at least I hope it's not that bomb).
Kumail 7:31PM (10/15/2009)
GRR!
I am not a big fan of renders but they are pretty cool to look at.
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namor_7 7:32PM (10/15/2009)
Looks pretty good, but the interior seems tiny.
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RMN 7:32PM (10/15/2009)
Looks pretty good, but the interior seems tiny.
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MasterD 7:48PM (10/15/2009)
How can you know what the interior looks like? In other news, I think the design looks very sexy and I am proud that a fellow Persian designed this as I am also Persian.
GREAT JOB!
RMN 8:34PM (10/15/2009)
I meant because of the low roof line.
Rhawb 2:03AM (10/16/2009)
Wait, what? The same rather unique post was posted at the same time from two different user names - I smell shenanigans.
ruleb15 7:40PM (10/15/2009)
True sign of the takeover being complete... a Porsche that looks like a Volkswagen. Honestly i thought it was the new R at first.
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Patrik K 7:40PM (10/15/2009)
I usually don't like this sort of rendering, but this is brilliant. Porsche, future, sensible, visionary... well done!
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dsgnr 7:42PM (10/15/2009)
AB did you know there were also talented designers out there?
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dieselpj 7:50PM (10/15/2009)
a ferrari with porsche badges?
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izaerian 9:26AM (10/16/2009)
i second that. first thing i saw was Ferrari...as designed by Mattel.
TedCorp 7:51PM (10/15/2009)
Awesome lines...wonder if it runs on depleted U238?
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JP 7:55PM (10/15/2009)
Looks like a Hot Wheels toy to me!
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futurama 8:19PM (10/15/2009)
I second that!
My_SS_RX8 10:17PM (10/15/2009)
i third that.....my absolutely first thought is that my 6 y.o. grandson squished the top of a toy car pressing down with his hand while playing on his knees rolling it across the kitchen floor.
Eighthdecay 10:31PM (10/15/2009)
the proportions are similar to a toy, its fun seeing some concepts on autoblog
martin 7:58PM (10/15/2009)
hmmm.
it's well proportioned, but i'd say it looks more like a sporty citroen than a porche.
DS8, perhaps :)
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