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Tuesday 27 July 2021

PORSCHE VISION RENNDIENST

In November 2020, Porsche showcased 15 never-before-seen concept vehicles built between 2005 and 2019, and the Vision Renndienst was probably the most atypical member of the “Porsche Unseen” collection.

At the time, the automaker said the electric minivan was nothing but a 1:1 hard model study its designers completed in 2018 as a “free interpretation of a family-friendly space concept for up to six persons.” 

The photos released back then did not offer a glimpse at the interior, but fortunately, that changes today as Porsche has released the first photos of the Renndienst’s “modular travel cabin.”

What strikes you first is the central driving position, something the Vision Renndienst owes to the fact that it’s thought out as an autonomous vehicle. As Porsche’s head of design Michael Mauer explains,

“When I want to drive, I have more cockpit feeling than in any other car. And when I don’t, the driver’s seat can be rotated 180 degrees—with 

one swivel, it turns to face the other passengers.
 We worked on materializing these basic ideas for about a year.”

Equally striking are the Vision Renndienst's asymmetrical side windows, which create two distinct areas inside. Passengers can retreat to the side that is closed if they want to take a nap, for example, while the other side's large window bank offers an unobstructed view outside - link - 
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