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Q532 - solved - Pforzheim Xenon
« on: June 12, 2009, 07:55:42 AM »
What's the make and model designation of this car? If you know, you get a point!

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Re: Q532
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2009, 12:17:31 PM »
MG EXE

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Re: Q532
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2009, 08:29:12 AM »
Not an MG ...

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Re: Q532
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2009, 06:14:15 AM »
What's the make and model designation of this car? If you know, you get a point!
Ford?

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Re: Q532
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2009, 05:31:03 PM »
No Ford connection that I'm aware of ...

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Re: Q532
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2009, 05:53:43 PM »
Given there is no Ford connection... I'm going to rule out Mazda as well and say Nisson 240SX.

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Re: Q532
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2009, 06:08:27 PM »
To be honest I'm not sure what the basis is - I'll have to do some research and get back to you

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Re: Q532
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2009, 12:35:14 PM »
DO U KNOW?

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Re: Q532
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2009, 09:17:00 AM »
Seems japanese...
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Re: Q532
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2009, 12:39:11 PM »
Not from Japan ...

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Re: Q532
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2009, 07:50:04 PM »
You're right: those wheels are AMG wheels... so related to Mercedes, right?
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Re: Q532
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2009, 12:38:11 PM »
My guess is that it is based on a Mercedes but I don't know for sure

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Re: Q532
« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2009, 08:35:25 AM »
Then not a Mercedes concept car?
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Re: Q532
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2009, 01:54:36 PM »
Then not a Mercedes concept car?

Not an official Mercedes project, no

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Re: Q532
« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2009, 02:26:10 AM »
Xenon, 1988. Made by students. Probably based on Porsche technic, because a comment on one of the pictures I have is 'Studenten Porsche' .

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Re: Q532
« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2009, 11:42:14 AM »
It is indeed the Xenon! Do you know which school the students who made it attended? Locked for you for 48 hours

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Re: Q532
« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2009, 01:29:33 PM »
Pforzheim University

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Re: Q532
« Reply #17 on: August 01, 2009, 06:27:12 AM »
Exactly!

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Re: Q532 - solved - Pforzheim Xenon
« Reply #18 on: August 01, 2009, 06:41:15 AM »
A front angle:

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Re: Q532 - solved - Pforzheim Xenon
« Reply #19 on: November 25, 2011, 01:30:57 AM »
There's an internet source which says this car would be a John Kelly design. Anyone who knows more? It's in this book http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=8916.0, but I'm miles away from home...

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Re: Q532 - solved - Pforzheim Xenon
« Reply #20 on: November 25, 2011, 11:26:10 AM »
It was a student project at the Fachhochschule für Gestaltung Pforzheim. The Design students responsible for this car were Frank Pfisterer, Michael Plessing, Frank Spörle, Ingo Feuerherdt and Frieder Lang. They were tutored by Prof. Joseph Gallitzendörfer, Prof. E. Prahst and Dipl.-Ing. J. Tomforde. No participation of James Kelly mentioned.

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Re: Q532 - solved - Pforzheim Xenon
« Reply #21 on: November 27, 2011, 01:36:37 PM »
Thank you!