It could be classed as a solution in search of a problem: an Italian design studio has come up with completely new bodywork for Porsche’s mid-engined Cayman S coupe.
Studiotorino based in Turin says it plans to produce just 20 of the head-turning Moncenisio cars a year.
The specialty bodywork of the morphed Porsche is fashioned largely from lightweight, carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic, German automotive magazine Auto Motor und Sport reports.
The curvaceous, in-house styling of the Cayman S has already been highly acclaimed by pundits.
A prototype of the Moncenisio, which is named after the Mont Cenis mountain pass linking Italy and France through the Alps, is expected in October. Sales will start a month later.
Sketches of the rejigged Cayman S show a lower-profile coupe with no rear side windows and with 20-inch alloy wheels. The fuel filler is no longer located above the right front wheel but on the bonnet of the Cayman S reincarnation.
The interior will feature hand-stitched leather seats and signature fittings. Seven body-colour options are available.
The Cayman S is a junior brother to the iconic 911, with styling cues taken from the Boxster roadster model by Porsche, the sports car maker now owned by Volkswagen.
The Cayman S is considerably cheaper to buy than a 911, although potential Moncenisio owners will pay a high price for their exclusivity.
The Italian rebuild costs 135,000 euros ($178,000) on top of the 60,000 euros needed to buy the most basic version of the standard car.
Owners pay in installments over a period of between three and five months, during which the conversion work is completed.
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