The Strange And Wonderful Custom Cars Of Xenatec

by Edward Niedermeyer

May 28th, 2010 3:23 PM

the strange and wonderful custom cars of xenatec

To be perfectly honest, we weren’t familiar with the work of Weinsberg, Germany-based Xenatec group before hearing that the custom bodywork shop would be building a Maybach Coupe. Thanks to a tip from Auto Motor und Sport, we headed over to Xenatec’s website, and found that the firm offers a wide variety of custom bodywork ranging from the absurd to the sublime. Some of Xenatec’s customs, like the stretched Audi R8 shown above, show just how pointlessly nuts things can get when money is not a factor. Others, like the four-door BMW 6-Series and the Mercedes CLS Wagon actually represent pre-emptive swipes at forthcoming niche models. A four-door Porsche 911 even gives sufficiently well-heeled buyers the option of buying a “real” Porsche four-door as an alternative to the front-engine Panamera. You know the industry is passing through strange days when OEMs and tuning houses start meeting in the middle…

#Design #Enthusiasm #Europe #Germany #Niche #Tuners #WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot #Xenatec

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ChesterChi on May 28, 2010

I'd like to order a Porsche 911 pickup and a Honda Odyssey as a 6-speed manual, rear wheel drive, diesel.

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Pariah on May 29, 2010

How much for a Dodge Viper wagon? With a targa top?

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