PGO Hemera

[fuoriserie]

http://www.pgo.fr/index-en.htm

A mid-engine Porsche 356 Shooting Break.........the design is unique.

Edited by fuoriserie on Tuesday 18th November 14:13

[fuoriserie]

A few pictures.......

[gpdude]

fuoriserie said:

http://www.pgo.fr/index-en.htm

A mid-engine Porsche 356 Shooting Break.........the design is unique.

Edited by fuoriserie on Tuesday 18th November 14:13

I'd call it something different than unique.

'Ugly' springs to mind...

[ajprice]

The chrome side window trim isn't nice, getting rid of that would help it a lot. Its a bit lost in the middle of being a 356 and a modern car. Is it a kit car based on a donor, or a fully built turnkey car?

[Furyblade_Lee]

During a trackday weekend at Zolder there were about 4 of these PGO's. At least 3 of them were seen in the gravel traps. Some more than once. Think they have Peugeot 206 GTi engines? Not very fast thats for sure, and am sure they cost more than en Exige.

[Mr2Mike]

I like the front and the back, but I'm not sure that they both belong on the same car!

[thescamper]

Hmm, thats damn fugly.

[Joe T]

Oh dear, I normally try to be positive about most designs but that does not look right, its the way the doors seems to have been put on like an afterthought, look at the sill lines.

[Paul Drawmer]

thescamper said:

Hmm, thats damn fugly.

They can't spell either; the correct spelling is: haemorrhoid

[gudgeonpin]

I have never seen this before.. but it started off so well.. I liked the back view, but then the side started going astray - then clapped eyes on the front end? Good grief.

why try and nail on the front end of a 356? wrong wrong wrong.

Pity as I am a big of fan of small dinky coupes (Smart Brabus, Libra etc..)

not this one though!

[odyssey2200]

Furyblade_Lee said:

During a trackday weekend at Zolder there were about 4 of these PGO's. At least 3 of them were seen in the gravel traps. Some more than once. Think they have Peugeot 206 GTi engines? Not very fast thats for sure, and am sure they cost more than en Exige.

they are not more than an Exige.

Well mine wasn't




ETA

PGOs are not kit cars.
http://www.lifestyleautomotive.co.uk/

Edited by odyssey2200 on Tuesday 18th November 20:43

Edited by odyssey2200 on Tuesday 18th November 20:45

[odyssey2200]

Furyblade_Lee said:

and am sure they cost more than en Exige.

spoke to the guys at Lifestyle Automotive this morning about the progress of my Mastretta


a new PGO Cevennes is about £6000 cheaper than an Exige 1.8s.

Anyone interested in a used example ?

:shameless plug:

Edited by odyssey2200 on Wednesday 19th November 11:18

[Davi]

fuoriserie said:

A mid-engine Porsche 356 Shooting Break.........the design is unique.

Simply stunning.


stunning that anyone could come up with something quite so abortionate.

[fuoriserie]

Davi said:

fuoriserie said:

A mid-engine Porsche 356 Shooting Break.........the design is unique.

Simply stunning.


stunning that anyone could come up with something quite so abortionate.

I didn't say that I liked it......., I just think that the concept of a mid-engine sportscar doesn't make sense.

[V8 GRF]

Joe T said:

Oh dear, I normally try to be positive about most designs but that does not look right, its the way the doors seems to have been put on like an afterthought, look at the sill lines.

That's a classic example of parts you like from other cars being put together to make a mutant.
Just look at the panel gaps.

[odyssey2200]

I guess it's not a bad idea, just badly executed.

The whole thing needs tidying up and that chrome stuff throwing in the nearest skip!

[Furyblade_Lee]

The fact it costs £6,000 less than a Supercharged Exige is just as well, as I doubt it could hold a candle to a boggo used £7k Elise performance wise. As a modern visual interpretation of the Porsche (in original PGO 356 guise, NOT that vile new thing) it works, but the performance seems way off the mark for a £29K sportscar from what i have seen. The Talon Metro 1.8 we had with us at Zolder ran rings around it (them) . Not seen the performance figures, but I apologise for making any reference to a Lotus in my previous post. Think it may be unfair as it is more of a pose / cruiser than a hardcore sportscar. Which is a shame, as could you imagine it with the modern dynamics of an Elise?

[odyssey2200]

Furyblade_Lee said:

The fact it costs £6,000 less than a Supercharged Exige is just as well, as I doubt it could hold a candle to a boggo used £7k Elise performance wise. As a modern visual interpretation of the Porsche (in original PGO 356 guise, NOT that vile new thing) it works, but the performance seems way off the mark for a £29K sportscar from what i have seen. The Talon Metro 1.8 we had with us at Zolder ran rings around it (them) . Not seen the performance figures, but I apologise for making any reference to a Lotus in my previous post. Think it may be unfair as it is more of a pose / cruiser than a hardcore sportscar. Which is a shame, as could you imagine it with the modern dynamics of an Elise?

The Cevennes is not supposed to be a track car.

Given the choice of driving my old elise or my current PGo to Le Man I would take the PGO every day.

It's a far more civilised car and easier to get in and out of with a better roof.
So far it has been far more reliable that my Elise was (I got pissed off with the Elise after about 6 months)

I am sure that any Elise would run rings around a PGO but exactly how much of you time do you spend on the track?

You could have a Cevennes and a £7000 track car or bike.

[anonymous-user]

That's just horrid and I like 356's

Did they get the name wrong? like someone else commented should be Hemorrhoid not Hemera

Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 19th November 22:42