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Originally Posted by RickyRoma
I think my question is valid as originally stated. The purpose of the car's design, not the car's release, was to create something unique. In doing that it seems to have failed for the reasons stated.
I'm not sure what part of that assertion you're taking issue with? Who cares about my purpose, I am speaking from a design critique perspective, not a marketing perspective.
Sure the wheel is not specific to the Turbo, but the Turbo itself is not a limited edition car. Porsche's design division is supposedly a seperate corporate entity than the auto division, yes? Their chief concern should be the purity of the design ethos. Either they completely overlooked this (unlikely), or the bean counters overruled them. In the end the product's uniqueness has been compromised.
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I guess I don't understand where the purity of the design ethos intersects with the fact that they used parts that already exist - The rest of the car, not just the wheels is made up of options that already exist. I don't think it's the bean-counters holding the Porsche Design division back, as much as this what the Design Division was asked to do - make a unique edition of the Cayman S using parts and options that already exist.
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Originally Posted by RickyRoma
I agree they look good. I am merely musing about the car's uniqueness factor from a puritanical design perspective.
Are the turbo wheels heavier than stock Cayman 19" ?
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I'm sure you meant "pure"... "puritanical" design would be very sparse, and without adornment...
From m-w.com:
puritanical
pu·ri·tan·i·cal
Pronunciation:
\ˌpyu̇r-ə-ˈta-ni-kəl\
Function: adjective
Date: 1604
1 : of, relating to, or characterized by a rigid morality 2 : puritan
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