It seems that this year’s lack of a appropriate motor show has made Porsche rather sentimental, as the Stuttgart sports cars and truck brand has provided us with a glimpse at a few of the ideas that never made it out of its workshop.
Until now, these prototypes have been consigned to the company’s archives, kept in a warehouse together with their style drawings as well as engineering plans. Here’s a run-down of our five favourite ideas from Porsche’s unseen skunkworks.
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2017 Porsche 919 street Concept
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Designed back in 2017, the 919 street idea was destined to ended up being a road-going version of the 919 hybrid LMP1 racer. However, Porsche pulled the plug before the job was completed.
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Porsche’s pictured 919 street idea never moved, as it’s only a clay design – however the engineering that was designed for the design was all however finalised. The completed cars and truck would have been developed around a carbon fibre monocoque as well as powered by a detuned version of the race car’s turbocharged 2.0-litre V4 hybrid engine, with an output of 888bhp.
2019 Porsche Vision Spyder Concept
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Designed as a tribute to the Porsche 550 RS Spyder from 1954, the Vision Spyder idea shares the exact same open-top design, spartan cabin as well as lightweight construction. It even features a kindred engine cover, with narrow slats along its length to expel excess warm from the engine bay.
