Wednesday 26th May 2010

Xenatec's Dream Car Gallery

German coachbuilder shows it can do more than Maybach coupes

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It seems that German coachbuilder Xenatec, the company that will build the limited editon Maybach coupe we revealed last Friday, is even madder than we first thought - as these bizarre ideas for alternative body styles of top-end cars attest.

Now, the cliché police will almost certainly shut down PH for this, but it is often said that a picture paints a thousand words. If that's the case, then the weird but (mostly) wonderful imagined creations of Xenatec would make a decent-sized fantasy novel.

We just hope some of them (particularly the four-door BMW 6-series and the four-door Porsche 997 that manages to be significantly prettier than a Panamera) make reality out of fantasy.

Actually, on that note the Xenatec website says some of them actually have been built, but doesn't say which ones: "Our Dream Car gallery introduces several vehicles that have been produced already and exciting design studies, although, of course, much more is possible. Your imagination knows no bounds. Be inspired." Quite.

 

[KrissJ]

Haha, that Cayenne pick-up is absurd!

[adz13091982]

Just No! I don't see one car there that you can't buy a better looking alternative to already for far less I suspect! The particular low point for me is the 4 door M6!

[louismchuge]

The Aston breadvan is pretty cool!

[jb9193]

I am LOVING the idea of an LS coupe! :O

[Lil' Joe]

I quite like some of these. I have to applaud a company doing such mad bespoke things with top end cars. I like the idea of an Aston breadvan, maybe Focus sized for a runabout?

[...Mole...]

louismchuge said:

The Aston breadvan is pretty cool!

+1

[jb9193]

On their website there is some kind of LWB Audi R8??! Interesting...

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Oh and a GL Limo and Bentley 4x4..!

Edited by jb9193 on Wednesday 26th May 13:51

[BUG4LIFE]

I'm sure the 300C cab has been made for real.

[Oddball RS]

CLS estate Pill box anyone? just need two MG34's?

[RetroCosworth]

These just look like renderings.

[Curry Burns]

RetroCosworth said:

These just look like renderings.

Want a biscuit chuck

Edited by Curry Burns on Wednesday 26th May 14:38

[RetroCosworth]

Curry Burns said:

RetroCosworth said:

These just look like renderings.

Want a biscuit chuck

Edited by Curry Burns on Wednesday 26th May 14:38

Yes, I stated the obvious.

It doesn't prove much as a company though other than it can use Photoshop.

[teen_cerbera]

RetroCosworth said:

Curry Burns said:

RetroCosworth said:

These just look like renderings.

Want a biscuit chuck

Edited by Curry Burns on Wednesday 26th May 14:38

Yes, I stated the obvious.

It doesn't prove much as a company though other than it can use Photoshop.

I hope they didnt do the Lexus, thats a terrible photoshop!!

I like the CLS cabrio...

Edited by teen_cerbera on Wednesday 26th May 14:42

[ZesPak]

that porsche is just for the lulz, really?

Look! If we put two more doors on a 911 it's a panamera

[JumpinJack]

BUG4LIFE said:

I'm sure the 300C cab has been made for real.

West Coast Customs did it years ago...

[sidaorb]

Can't see the Cayenne taking off with the surf crowd, again +1 for the breadvan and the 4 door 6 series, looks quite nice too.

[CraigW]

they just all look like half decent photoshop jobs to me, fair enough if they've made them, thats a different matter but half the people on here could do similar jobs and call themselves chacha design or something.

[soad]

KrissJ said:

Haha, that Cayenne pick-up is absurd!

I reckon they would sell a fair few over in the States.

6 series coupe-come-4 door saloon car is ace

[JohnoCup]

teen_cerbera said:

I hope they didnt do the Lexus, thats a terrible photoshop!!

They're all pretty ropey really!

As for the Cayenne pick-up, quite ashamed to say I like that...off to hang my head in shame, plus it'll help my neck get redder!

[mat205125]

adz13091982 said:

The particular low point for me is the 4 door M6!

Really?

Have you seen the 5 Series GT that BMW make?