World's First Gold Gilded Porsche Boxter

[white devil]

A Whiff of Elegance Stimulates More Than Just the Love of Life

Nine Models of the Sports Brand to Become a Limited Edition
Pforzheim is not only the stronghold of the jewellery and watch-making industry. The City of Gold is also the home of the first Gold Porsche. All that glitters in Pforzheim is gold. Thus, nobody is really surprised that fascinating projects and extraordinary ideas in gold originate from this region.
The Gold Porsche, which will be followed by a limited edition, was realized by the creative smithy, Bernd Hoeger a goldsmith and artist from Stuttgart, of VISUALIS last year. The VISUALIS CEOs commissioned the artist to gild a Porsche Boxster in 22 carat beaten gold. Piece by piece, the manual work which took about a month, created a real one-of-a-kind as never seen before.
From the control elements such as the steering wheel and door knobs to the car body and alloy rims - the two seater is of an inestimable value. This car stands for pure lifestyle-enjoyment and is characterized by its even and fancy curves.
The extravagant sportscar is a highlight wherever it shows up, this year the car will be on show at a few special events like the fashion show with Strenesse and Glashütte. It not only attracts attention, but also makes the hearts of men and women beat faster. Such a precious piece of sportiness stimulates notions of envy. The status symbol is an eye-catcher and as the first of its kind, the prelude to a limited edition.
Nine further Porsche Models will undergo the same, unique refinement process to continue the creative project. They are not only a dream in gold; they will also represent the glamour and aesthetics of lifestyle with an overwhelming worthiness.
Curious people are already anxious to know who are going to be the owners of these magnificent automobiles. Interested buyers can pick their favorite Porsche to gild, or even have aftermarket accessories gilded to suit the car.
“The Porsche warranty is not affected” says Petra Köhler of VISUALIS. “since only the body will be changed. Of course if there are any changes under the hood, you always have to get an extra warranty, but that's up to the buyers. VISUALIS offers just the refinement.”
"It's a must for every fan." was the final comment from VISUALIS CEO Sven Ulrich.(www.germancarfans.com)

[clutch-monkey]

imagine the cost of repairs for a dent/scratch
utterly tasteless imo.

[LandQuail]

You can gild a lilly too.

[Cotterik]

that must weigh a heck of alot

[PerfAdv]

A little tacky but nice, I'd prefer they'd have done it in White Gold. The color of Platinum/Gold mix would suit a car better.

[NSXType-R]

Yeah, platinum would be nice.

[Clivey]

Originally Posted by Cotterik

that must weigh a heck of alot

That's the first thing I thought too...us Brits and our obsession with a car's weight...!

It probably handles a lot worse now. Anyone hazard a guess as to the figure in Kgs?

[dydzi]

Originally Posted by Clivey

That's the first thing I thought too...us Brits and our obsession with a car's weight...!

It probably handles a lot worse now. Anyone hazard a guess as to the figure in Kgs?

i really don't imagine any owner would actually ever drive it

[The_Canuck]

Why a boxster? mabye a turbo would be more fitting....

[F1_Master]

1 term comes to mind.

More money than brains.

[bmwpower]

Hey beautiful is my first impression. I think it looks nice as a colour let alone being actualy gold. Look at the second picture..which one would you check out first..

[2ndclasscitizen]

Contender for the world's most vulgar object?

[Egg Nog]

A total waste, but interesting. I must admit it looks really cool in that 3rd picture. Basically just an extremely high-end paint job

Edit: I'd love to see a car done up in copper.

[Equinox]

rich people!

they do the craziest things to improve their ego

[taz_rocks_miami]

Originally Posted by Equinox

rich people!

they do the craziest things to improve their ego

That's the damn truth, the owner probably isn't a real car lover, I bet he thought to himself: "Porsche is an exclusive brand, how else do I show the world how rich I am?? I know, I'll gold gild a Boxter!!!"