Porsche has collaborated with Embraer, the company well known for its executive jets, to create ‘Duet’, ten units of limited editions of the two sportiest and most successful products from each of their respective segments.
The objective of the collaboration is to offer customers exclusive products that can be personalised and enhanced in almost infinite ways. “As part of our cooperation, we are using the know-how of both brands to jointly develop a one-of-a-kind duo of a sportscar and jet that appeals to both customer groups,” explained Alexander Fabig, Head of Personalisation and Classic at Porsche.
The project team comprised members of Embraer’s executive jet design and marketing departments in Melbourne/Florida, the Porsche design department ‘Style Porsche’ and Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur in Germany, and Studio F.A. Porsche in Austria.
A Duet logo was specially designed for the cooperative project. It takes its cue from aerodynamics and is made up of a stylised aeroplane wing from the Phenom 300E and the rear wing of the flagship 911 with the Sport Design package. The logo is used on the exterior and in the interior of both products.
Latest 911 Turbo S
The latest generation of the 911 Turbo S that is powered by a 3.745-litre boxer engine with 650 ps output. The limited edition coupe has a combined gloss and satin-gloss paintwork for the first time. The upper part is finished in Platinum Silver Metallic, while the bottom part is in Jet Grey Metallic. A trim strip with lines in Brilliant Chrome and Speed Blue runs over the sides and doors. All the paintwork is completed by hand, like the painting process for the jet.
The alloy wheels in Exclusive design are painted in Platinum Silver Metallic and feature lines in Speed Blue on the rim flange. These are produced using laser technology. The side air intakes and side window trims are painted in Brilliant Chrome and therefore pick up a design feature of the jet’s engines.
The LED door projectors cast the Duet logo onto the ground. There is also a special emblem on the B-pillar. In addition to the Duet logo, it includes 10 small rectangular fields corresponding to the limited number of units. One of these fields is blue. Every customer can select where this field is placed, representing that the car is one of only ten. This emblem is repeated on the outside of the jet.
Features from the jet cockpit
The entire car interior is hand-crafted, installed by the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur, and is not available in this form for regular production range. Exclusivity is also the motto in the interior of the 911 Turbo S. Here, the designers have come up with a special colour scheme and combined black and chalk-coloured leather. The black leather surfaces are decorated with stitching in Speed Blue.
The steering wheel also features the two-tone leather combination, matching the jet’s yoke. The 12 o’clock marking is in Speed Blue; the Carbonfibre interior package is as standard and comes with a high-gloss finish. The roofliner is covered with chalk-coloured Alcantara, while the front seats have decorative elements made of high-gloss carbonfibre. The leather loop for folding the front seat backrests is red, matching the loops of the jet’s seats.
The door sill trims feature ‘NO STEP’ lettering illuminated in red – a reference to the corresponding signs on aircraft wings. The stopwatch of the Sport Chrono package also borrows from aviation. In addition to the logo, the dial also has a printed-on artificial horizon, the indicator which tells the pilot of the attitude of the aircraft.
Like many exclusive limited edition cars, the dash panel trim features a ‘One of 10’ logo. The front luggage compartment is hand-finished in black leather, with contrast stitching in Speed Blue. The sides of the car key are painted in Speed Blue and are marked with the jet registration. The logo is embossed in the leather of the key pouch and an indoor car cover with ‘REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT’ tags is also included – again a reference to aircraft.
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