THE BULLETIN

968 L’ART CAR: RETRO LOOK TRANSPORTED TO THE MODERN ERA

Parisian clothing label, L’Art De L’Automobile, prides itself on emphasising the connection between vehicles and fashion. The brand’s appropriately named founder, Arthur Kar, has now fulfilled a lifelong dream in collaboration with Porsche: the realisation of a Kar-styled 968.

Developed as part of the model’s thirtieth anniversary celebrations, the resulting 968 L’ART roadster made its debut during the recent Paris Fashion Week. Created over a period of eighteen months, the finished car is painted a unique shade of green and features a completely redesigned rear end with bespoke lighting. The nose has also been reimagined.

Many of Porsche’s commercial partners, including TAG Heuer, Recaro and BOSE, added products of their own design to the interior. These include a one-off TAG Heuer stopwatch in the reprofiled dashboard. The Recaro bucket seats were also created specifically for Kar’s car and are trimmed in sumptuous ECCO