The 7 Most Stylish Porsche Interiors
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"You can't see the car from inside." That's one way of saying that, unless you are Jay Leno, you probably see more of the interior of your car than you do the exterior. Or maybe you don't give it a second thought because your eyes are on the road and your mind is wherever it needs to be at the moment. Some interiors are easier to overlook than others.
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1. 550 Spyder
When Porsches were curvy in more ways than one. The 550 Spyder has a rich and well documented history, and is even the object of literal lust in the 1996 film Crash, the superior film to the later Oscar winner that shares its name. Spyders have everything you need and nothing you don't. And to set it all off is the elegant steering wheel with its splendid struts.
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2. Anything Pasha
These are your seats on drugs. Known as "Pasha," you could get Porsche to put this pattern in almost anything you wanted for a brief period of time. It blends better with a black base for the interior than with cork leather or tan cloth. But then blending isn't what this psychedelic expanded checkerboard is all about, is it? We'd like to hear the reason you kept or changed it, as the case may be, if you ever owned a car with one of motoring history's most distinctive designs splashed all over the interior.
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3. Classic 911
There's a reason the 911 has endured. The interior, like much about the car, strikes that perfect balance between aesthetic and mechanical concerns. Wood, cloth, leather, a full compliment of easily read gauges—they all combine to give a driving experience that is as natural as it is pleasurable. It's the kind of interior you forget is there until you spend a few days away and then you see it with with the same appreciation you did the first time you saw it.
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4. 917
We had to include at least one competition car, and what better car than the first Porsche to win the 24 Hours of LeMans and one of the most beautiful cars ever made—the mythic Porsche 917. From the heavily curved and shrouded windscreen to the exposed tub and perfectly laid-out components, the 917 typifies beauty that lies beneath the skin. Check out the perfectly placed gear lever to the driver's right and the vestigial second seat to his/her left.
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5. Tartan Plaid
Did you ever wonder where plaid came from? Or how Burberry, Tartan or Grunge got on the list of the few timeless varieties? However it happened, the Tartan strain found itself inside all manner of Porsches. So our question is this: if you had one of these around say, 1979, would you drive it while wearing your plaid suit?
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6. 914
Hear us out on this one. Maybe because the 914 is the same inside and out—flat—and with that form follows function. Maybe because you look past the rectangular targa hoop and see more rectangles. Maybe because the wheel feels right in a 914 the way it never did in a 911 until the later 3-spoke safety wheel. The 914 is a desk you sit at to do your best work. Many times we perceive something as 'plain' only to realize that it grows on us and we still like it long after we have grown tired of more eye-catching formulas.
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7. Everything Old is New Again
Singer isn't the only company making older Porsches perform like new ones, or making new models emulate the looks of their more classic forebears. But they do it with taste and respect for what came before. The pale green 911 pictured above has a beautifully conceived and executed bespoke hound's tooth-upholstered cockpit. A nod back to historic designs, it also helps hide spills.
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