Ok, so you need a new car and you want some extra room. However, given the price of gas today, you don’t want and/or need a full blown SUV like the Porsche Cayenne. Well, DP Motorsport has just the answer. The DP44 or DP Cargo is a beautifully customized station wagon (what the Brit’s would call an ‘estate’ or a ‘shooting brake’) based on a Porsche 944 platform mated with a highly modified roof from a VW Passat and other custom created parts.
Many of you may know DP Motorsport (founded by Ekkehard Zimmermann) as the creator of the DP 35 or “K3” the Porsche 935 that went on to win Le Mans in 1979. Since then Zimmerman and DP Motorsport have continued in their quest to constantly improve on and evolve various Porsche models including the 944, 911, 993, 996, 997, etc.
Headquartered in Cologne Germany, DP Motorsport began producing the Cargo in the late 80’s. With fewer than 10 cars delivered so far, DP recently announced that between 5 to 10 kits remain available for prospective buyers.
Modifications don’t stop with the exterior styling. The interior includes color matched seating, side panels and headliner (in full leather) along with a flat rear floor for ease of loading cargo. If you have two months to wait, a donor 944 and about $30,000 then this could be the car for you.
Porsche Purists may Object to a Porsche Station Wagon
I don’t know about you, but I like the styling of this much better than the Cayenne. Porsche “purists” may not like the idea, but to me this would be a highly marketable model and could easily compete with offerings from BMW, Mercedes and Audi. What do you think?
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[Source: 911 & Porsche World, DP Motorsport]
View Comments (6)
This is not new. I remember the same car from the 70s - the AMC Pacer !!!
This is one ugly car... but maybe because I like the orignal 944 lines so much!!!
If it were a little taller in the back, to fit the dogs, I would have one of these in the driveway.
Reminds me a little of this specially built Ferrari 456 http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3200.asp?id=10779
Sam
it is hysterical!! it looks as if he joined the rear of a camry wagon (and i am not a fan of camry).. the rear of the 944 is more than adequate to hold almost anything you could imagine.. my mother would tell the clerks to take the lawn furniture out of the boxes and she managed to fit a table and 4 chairs in her 944 with no problem.. I dont recall how many flats of flowers she would get in there, but it was almost as many as a nyc flower mart.. my mom loved her '44... Kudos to his creativity... for me, if i needed more room in my 944 i'd buy a 928..
@Jackie,
I like it! But then again, I like your idea about moving up to a 928 too. Did you see the 928 pick-up truck and wagon?
I like it, but to echo @Jackie, we used a 944 as a shop pickup/delivery vehicle for weldments. We'd just load dirty, nasty parts into the back and drive off. You should have seen the faces of the shipping/receiving people at the other end--priceless. Additionally, I've fit four spare wheels/tires, jacks, tools, suitcases, chairs, coolers and spare parts into a 944 and driven it to and from the track, so it swallows a lot.