Comments on: Porsche Tapiro by Giorgetto Giugiaro http://993c4s.com/cars/porsche-prototypes/porsche-tapiro-by-giorgetto-giugiaro/ Wed, 23 May 2012 17:32:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: roberthttp://993c4s.com/cars/porsche-prototypes/porsche-tapiro-by-giorgetto-giugiaro/comment-page-1/#comment-53602 robert Sun, 13 May 2012 18:31:16 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=293#comment-53602 An ugly Delorean??? I love that look. I wish they would bring the gull wing design back.This is a retro futuristic looking car.PS: Yes I'm stuck in the 80s An ugly Delorean??? I love that look.
I wish they would bring the gull wing design back.

This is a retro futuristic looking car.

PS: Yes I’m stuck in the 80s

]]> By: Porsche Tapiro | The nice secret grins.http://993c4s.com/cars/porsche-prototypes/porsche-tapiro-by-giorgetto-giugiaro/comment-page-1/#comment-53601 Porsche Tapiro | The nice secret grins. Sat, 12 May 2012 18:19:34 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=293#comment-53601 [...] Tapiro was blown up in [...] [...] Tapiro was blown up in [...]

]]> By: Are there any surviving examples of the concept 1970 Porsche Tapiro? - Quorahttp://993c4s.com/cars/porsche-prototypes/porsche-tapiro-by-giorgetto-giugiaro/comment-page-1/#comment-53375 Are there any surviving examples of the concept 1970 Porsche Tapiro? - Quora Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:50:07 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=293#comment-53375 [...] exact. As far as I know none exist because the prototype was destroyed by terrorists (seriously).http://993c4s.com/cars/porsche-p... I did find a forum thread on wedge supercars that provides some alternate [...] [...] exact. As far as I know none exist because the prototype was destroyed by terrorists (seriously).http://993c4s.com/cars/porsche-p… I did find a forum thread on wedge supercars that provides some alternate [...]

]]> By: 993C4Shttp://993c4s.com/cars/porsche-prototypes/porsche-tapiro-by-giorgetto-giugiaro/comment-page-1/#comment-51467 993C4S Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:25:29 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=293#comment-51467 Hey, Tim,"Hate" is a pretty strong word. Besides, who ever claimed to be a professional? :-) This is a free site written for and by enthusiasts. If you see an error, just let us know. We would be happy to fix it and learn from our mistakes... Hey, Tim,

“Hate” is a pretty strong word. Besides, who ever claimed to be a professional? :-) This is a free site written for and by enthusiasts. If you see an error, just let us know. We would be happy to fix it and learn from our mistakes…

]]> By: Timhttp://993c4s.com/cars/porsche-prototypes/porsche-tapiro-by-giorgetto-giugiaro/comment-page-1/#comment-51466 Tim Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:56:07 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=293#comment-51466 I hate professional writers that don't proofread and make glaring errors within the first couple of sentences. It makes me doubt the credibility of everything they say afterward...and this looked like such an interesting article. I hate professional writers that don’t proofread and make glaring errors within the first couple of sentences. It makes me doubt the credibility of everything they say afterward…and this looked like such an interesting article.

]]> By: What Happened to the Porsche Tapiro | 993C4S: Porsche Cars, Products and LifeStylehttp://993c4s.com/cars/porsche-prototypes/porsche-tapiro-by-giorgetto-giugiaro/comment-page-1/#comment-50584 What Happened to the Porsche Tapiro | 993C4S: Porsche Cars, Products and LifeStyle Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:58:28 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=293#comment-50584 [...] lost. It’s just that I didn’t know where it was, until now. Ever since I wrote my first post about the Porsche Tapiro I’ve become more and more curious about the car, it’s brief but explosive history and [...] [...] lost. It’s just that I didn’t know where it was, until now. Ever since I wrote my first post about the Porsche Tapiro I’ve become more and more curious about the car, it’s brief but explosive history and [...]

]]> By: Porsche 968 Turbo S | 993C4S: Porsche Cars, Products and LifeStylehttp://993c4s.com/cars/porsche-prototypes/porsche-tapiro-by-giorgetto-giugiaro/comment-page-1/#comment-50446 Porsche 968 Turbo S | 993C4S: Porsche Cars, Products and LifeStyle Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:40:12 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=293#comment-50446 [...] Posts A Car Made out of Wood Faster than a Porsche? Porsche Tapiro Porsche 944 Station Wagon A Porsche designed to compete with [...] [...] Posts A Car Made out of Wood Faster than a Porsche? Porsche Tapiro Porsche 944 Station Wagon A Porsche designed to compete with [...]

]]> By: Tim Mhttp://993c4s.com/cars/porsche-prototypes/porsche-tapiro-by-giorgetto-giugiaro/comment-page-1/#comment-48374 Tim M Mon, 03 May 2010 01:14:52 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=293#comment-48374 The Tapiro was a beautiful rendition of clean-but-boxy 1970's sports car styling. Too bad it was trashed.Calling it a Porsche was stretching things too much, even if the pan and drive train came from the 914/6 family. In my view, a Porsche should me immediately recognized as such (at least by porschephiles), as well as provide a Porsche driving experience, which is unique among sports cars.Cramming a Porsche drive train in anything, pretty or not, doth not a Porsche make, any more than does stuffing a Chevy 350 V-8 in the rear seat of a 911. T'aint no Porsche.Tim1974 911 Carrera 2.7 mfi 1979 928 5-sp euro The Tapiro was a beautiful rendition of clean-but-boxy 1970′s sports car styling. Too bad it was trashed.

Calling it a Porsche was stretching things too much, even if the pan and drive train came from the 914/6 family. In my view, a Porsche should me immediately recognized as such (at least by porschephiles), as well as provide a Porsche driving experience, which is unique among sports cars.

Cramming a Porsche drive train in anything, pretty or not, doth not a Porsche make, any more than does stuffing a Chevy 350 V-8 in the rear seat of a 911. T’aint no Porsche.

Tim

1974 911 Carrera 2.7 mfi
1979 928 5-sp euro

]]> By: Ben Shttp://993c4s.com/cars/porsche-prototypes/porsche-tapiro-by-giorgetto-giugiaro/comment-page-1/#comment-21571 Ben S Sun, 10 Jan 2010 07:50:16 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=293#comment-21571 Regarding Tapiro vs DeLorean: No, the DeLorean is not a design rip-off. It was design by the same man/company Giorgetto Giugiaro/Ital Design as the Tapiro. Giugiaro seems to be the designer of his era that perfected the "planar/angular" school of design. Having said that, I do prefer the design of the Tapiro because it has far better proportions than the DeLorean. The only other designs that he did in that time frame that I hold in equal esteem (also because of proportions) are the Maserati Boomerang and the original Lotus Esprit Concept car. Regarding Tapiro vs DeLorean: No, the DeLorean is not a design rip-off. It was design by the same man/company Giorgetto Giugiaro/Ital Design as the Tapiro. Giugiaro seems to be the designer of his era that perfected the “planar/angular” school of design. Having said that, I do prefer the design of the Tapiro because it has far better proportions than the DeLorean. The only other designs that he did in that time frame that I hold in equal esteem (also because of proportions) are the Maserati Boomerang and the original Lotus Esprit Concept car.

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