Porsche Lëtzebuerg Legacy 911 GT3 Touring Is Art In Motion
BMW is famous for its art cars, but Porsche might be even better at turning cars into decorative machines, and the new Porsche Lëtzebuerg Legacy 911 GT3 Touring created by the Sonderwunsch department illustrates that beautifully. Built to celebrate 75 years of Porsche in Luxembourg, the one-off was crafted in collaboration with local artist Jacques Schneider, with the wingless Touring version chosen as a base because of its understated design, which fits the character of the country it represents. The Red Lion, which is the small country’s national animal, appears in several places, but the way in which this design came to life impresses just as much as the overall effect.
More Than 700 Hours Of Work
“This unique sports car embodies the link between Porsche’s automotive heritage and Luxembourg’s cultural identity,” according to Porsche Luxembourg Brand Manager Tom Weber. “It exemplifies a partnership that has lasted for more than 75 years and is characterized by trust, innovation and shared passion.” Thus, a simple wrap would not have sufficed. Porsche describes the project and its paint job as the “most elaborate ever produced so far as part of a Sonderwunsch project,” claiming that it involved more than 700 hours of work to finish.
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Painters applied a fine lion graphic (designed by Schneider) in Fire Red over the Ice Grey Metallic bodywork by hand, and this alone “required more than 20 production steps.” Porsche adds that a blue tinge in the Ice Grey paint and red lion motifs reference the Luxembourg flag and its coat of arms. But there’s more to this intricate one-off than just the new paint job.
Small Subtleties Set This Sonderwunsch Project Apart
The standard 20- and 21-inch GT3 alloys have been laser etched with a repeating moniker of ‘Vive,’ short for ‘Vive [long live] Luxembourg,’ and from a distance, it almost looks like somebody has fitted the GT3 with beadlock wheels. Elsewhere, the B-pillars have a small plaque with the name of the project (as do the door sills), the front grille features the anniversary number 75, and the badging on the rear lid grille has been painted matte black, matching the wheels.
Inside, a map of Luxembourg adorns the headliner, as do the opening lines of the Grand Duchy’s national anthem in Schneider’s handwriting: “Where the Alzette slowly flows, the Sura plays wild pranks, where fragrant vineyards amply grow. On the Mosella’s banks; There lies the land for which we would dare everything down here, our own, our native land which ranks deeply in our hearts.” Porsche had to use a special machine here and in the seat center panels and door center panels, saying that this elaborate embroidery is a first for the Sonderwunsch program. Another first is the decision to finish the accelerator pedal in Fire Red to match the exterior accents, which is something this 911 shares in common with the Golf GTI Edition 50. We dare you to mention that to the new owner, though – cars like this, especially ones with new finishing techniques, cost more to customize than buying an entire GTI several times over.
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