928 based Moderne, any comments?

[a63vette]

Has anyone seen a moderne in person? Any comments on Craftsmanship? Overall quality, looks and porportions?

more info is at http://www.spyderwerksinc.com/

Regards,

Jordan

[This message has been edited by a63vette (edited 12-20-2000).]

[Porsche 951 Fanatic]

Ummm... this moderne thingy its a body kit for a 928? or.. is it a boxter... umm.. whats the story here..... thanks.....

[K Wayne]

the moderne.............looks like a miata/boxster .............I like the HUMBUG
better...........miniature Hummer body on a
VW frame......a kit is a kit................

[lm6y]

It's not a bad looking car, but it loses everything "Porsche". It looks too much like a kit for my tastes. Is it a Miata, or is it a Boxter? Neither, it looks like it was made for people who couldn't decide which car they wanted.

[1.2gees]

Dude, do they bolt stuff ONTO their chasis? Or do they cut and then strengthen the cut chasis of a 928? The latter seems to be what's going on, in the engine comp you can see the lines of the original 928.

Still, with a lot less weight (but not as little as one would like to see) the car could still kick ass... I think it looks a lot like some of the earlier Porsches, and definately much like the original Porsche concept.

A Porsche has certain aspects to it, there is no "typical" look that's proper for a Porsche. Does a Carrera GT look like a Porsche? How bout the 996? I'm sure you don't think the cayenne looks like a Porsche either...

Anyway, maybe a good idea in it's day, but it's a few years too late for the styling to be "fresh", don't get me wrong, it doesn't look dated, but it does look like it was designed a few years ago!

I'd drive one, but not sure about paying for one, unless I got the donor 928 for almost free...

Interesting, and unique no less...
Ahmet

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[lm6y]

I would rather have a 928 engine in my 944! I wonder if that can realisticly be done? I know if you have enough money anything can be done, but I wonder what it would take?

[Porsche 951 Fanatic]

Or a 928 dual turbo engine!!! - they made that right? I swear i saw a pic.....

[1.2gees]

They're developing ANOTHER 928 based v-8 for the cayenne...

I suppose that means you didn't know that... IM me about this shaun!
Ahmet

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It's all the driver...

[lm6y]

They made one twin turbo 928 for the CEO of Porsche in the 80's. I can't remember which book I read that in, as soon as I find it I'll post it.

[1.2gees]

Buick had a fuel injected turbo V-8 back in the 60s...
Ahmet

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It's all the driver...

[acaprez]

Lamborghini had a Twin Turbo Diablo in production. Might have been special order or something, but I'm pretty sure it was a factory turbo. I know a limited number were made. Saw one at a car show a few years back, man was it sweet. And you said a tt v8 was overkill.