Porsche has released a teaser image of an intriguing model that was cooked up at the Porsche Design Studio in Weissach, Germany but hasn’t been shown until now. Very few details have been provided about the car, apart from Porsche stating that it harks back to the days of sports racing cars of the 1950s.
By brightening up the image, we can get a
more detailed look at the car. This teaser showcases the vehicle from the rear
where we can see thin LED taillights and a large Porsche logo finished in red.
Text on the license plate appears to read ‘Little Rebel’ – which might be a
reference to the late James Dean’s 550 Spyder (the actor, who had starred in
‘Rebel Without a Cause’, had named his Porsche ‘Little Bastard’).
Of particular interest at the rear is the
rear window and the design of the buttresses that stretch back to the decklid.
It’s also impossible not to notice the bulging rear wheel arches and the
outline of the diffuser. While no image of the front has been released, the
vehicle appears to be a speedster as evidenced by the small windshield and lack
of a fixed roof, indicating Porsche took some inspiration from the 550 Spyder
in designing the Little Rebel.
It is unclear why this car failed to reach
the production line, but there’s little doubt that, with the ever-popular
Boxster in Porsche’s range, the powers that be in Weissach decided there was no
room for a second compact open-top model.
