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Remember that Cayman ‘shooting brake' which mysteriously appeared on our US site a few weeks back?
Well, it's time to ’fess up. It's a big fake. A big computer-generated fake. A big computer-generated fake created by our friends in the US. Not a bad bit of fakery, eh?
Former TopGear.com US editor Jared Holstein has admitted he created the wagonised Cayman to highlight ‘the increasing convergence of reality and simulation'. He cooked up the idea of firing a Cayman shooting brake into the viral interweb this summer, and left it to digital arts student Matt Duval to create the car itself.
It fooled plenty. The viral clip was fastidious in its detail, using Porsche development numberplates and wheels, and featuring design cues from the Panamera. Though the street scene was shot in Brooklyn, an Italian soundtrack was added to give the clip a European flavour.
Why did they do it? "It's never been done before," says Jared. "We love wagons. And we wanted to see what we could accomplish with a high degree of sophistication, but with only a conservative effort."
Jared admits he left a clue in the clip, however. "There is a Stig helmet partially visible in the rear hatch at about the nine-second mark," he says. "Perhaps too hidden..."
So, on behalf of our US colleagues... sorry. Very late April Fool's. But if you're reading, Porsche, maybe it's time to make the fake a reality?
Cayman shooting fake
TopGear.com USA admits creating mystery Porsche. They fooled you up good
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Klasco commented on this article
at 05:36 pm on 14 August 2009
forget making this fake into something real, how about they stop with the rear engine business and make a mid engine two seater 911 porscher or is that just that Carrera?
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Metal-Omega commented on this article
at 06:40 pm on 14 August 2009
It's going to be pointless making this a reality. Panamera is well-suited for the job. @klasco, I agree.
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PetrolheadViper commented on this article
at 08:31 pm on 14 August 2009
Damn you American Top Gear. Yeah forget making this...and every other Porsche for that matter because they are all ugly as hell.
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Greyo commented on this article
at 11:35 am on 15 August 2009
WHY?! What was the point in faking it? Doesn't matter anyway because if it were real it would look like a Cayman Hearse.
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CLRobbo commented on this article
at 12:21 pm on 16 August 2009
did that not look a huge bit fake in the first place?
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