Porsche is designing a Star Wars starship and the force is strong with this one
The designers at Porsche have teamed up with LucasFilm, the makers of Star Wars to create a fantasy starship design.The design will be presented at the world premiere of 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' on December 20, 2019 which will be the final episode in the Skywalker saga.
Obviously, with Porsche’s new love of futuristic technology as featured in the sports car brand’s new Taycan electric car, a starship is certainly the next frontier. At least on the silver screen.
"Developing a spacecraft with clear Porsche design DNA is exciting and challenging," said Michael Mauer, Vice President, Style Porsche at Porsche AG.
"Even though they do not seem to share many elements at first glance, both worlds have a similar design philosophy. The close collaboration with the Star Wars design team inspires and fascinates us – I’m sure that both sides can draw major benefits from this exchange."
Doug Chiang, Vice President and Executive Creative Director of Lucasfilm and who is responsible for overseeing all designs for the Star Wars franchise says that much like the iconic Star Wars ships, Porsche have shaped the style of their vehicles based on the history of their iconic car designs.
"We are bringing together two worlds with this project: the exotic film design of a galaxy far, far away and the precision work that goes into developing emotive Porsche sports cars. This collaboration promises to produce an innovative design that will blend the best of both brands to create an exciting new starship worthy of Porsche and Star Wars."
The Porsche and LucasFilm design teams will meet regularly in Stuttgart and San Francisco over the coming weeks to design the spacecraft and create a corresponding model. Who knows, perhaps we could see a TIE fighter or YT-1300 Millennium Falcon inspired Porsche hit the roads one day. Or even the skies.
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