Polarizing: to break into opposing factions or groupings. That's how Merriam-Webster defines the word. I can't think of any other Porsche "customizer" that polarizes our community more than Nakai-San and his Rauh Welt Begriff (RWB) body kits. From talking with Porsche owners and fans, and we've spoken to a lot of them, when it comes to RWB there …
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Check Out RWB’s 993 Cabriolet: Purist.
We love watching Nakai-San work. Whether he's building cars to be used on track or on the street, as in this case, there is something special about each one. This particular car started life as a 993 Cabriolet, and is known simply as "Purist," though it appears to be anything but "pure." All of the traditional RWB hallmarks are present, from the …
Continue to the full articleWatch The Newest RWB Build, Orlando’s “Fighting Night” Come to Life In Stunning 4k
It's pretty much de rigueur these days to document the build of a new RAUH-Welt Begriff Porsche. When Akira Nakia-san comes to town, the cameras come out in abundance. As the number of Porsches he's touched continues to grow, so does the library of build documentaries. However, not all documentaries are created equal. Chris Petruccio and …
Continue to the full articlePhiladelphia Born and Raised: RWB’s “Fresh.”
Rauh-Welt has become an icon of the Porsche tuning community over the last decade. Originally based solely out of Japan, RWB has since expanded their efforts into a global movement spanning continents. Nakai-San's creations have come to life in the United States several times before, but never before in the owner's home garage. This vibrant green …
Continue to the full articleDocumentary Captures The True Essence Of A RWB Porsche Build
Most RWB build videos we see are, for all intents and purposes, artfully done time-lapse compilations. That's what makes the video below so different. In this instance it's more of a mini documentary vs. time-lapse. We get to watch not only as Nakai-san builds an RWB on the east coast for Altanta's Tate George, but we get to learn more about …
Continue to the full articleRWB Porsche 918 Rendering Is Excellent Enough To Think Someone Might Just Build It!
Khyzyl Saleem is a 22-year old concept artist from the U.K. By day he works at Electronic Art's Ghost Game Studio. By night, he creates some of the most incredibly realistic and imaginative automotive renders we've ever seen. Take the 918 Spyder you see below with a full on RWB Body Kit and Brumos livery. Insane! While we find it hard …
Continue to the full articleWill Someone Please Build This Insane RWB Cayman GT4
Up until now, all the Porsche's coming out from RWB found Nakai-san have always been based on classic, air-cooled Porsches. But what if he did something more modern? Something more aggressive. Something totally out of left field? What would about a RWB Cayman GT4? What would that look like? That's exactly the question that well known rendering …
Continue to the full articleRauh Welt Porsche For Sale On eBay – Los Angeles Build #1
Numbering perhaps only in the dozens, Rauh-Welt Porsches are a bit thin on the ground, and honestly this is the first time I've seen one come up for sale. Usually, if you want one of your own, you find yourself a nice 964 or 993, order up the not-insubstantially expensive pieces of bodywork, have them painted in your color of choice, pick our your …
Continue to the full articleWatch As Nakai-San Builds The First RWB Porsche In Los Angeles
By now, most of you are familiar with the wide body insanity that is RWB. Just last week we saw the Hoonigans doing donuts in theirs and a few weeks before that it was Leh Keen introducing us to the newest Porsche in his father's collection. Even though it might seem like these cars are everywhere, they aren't. Instead, RWB's founder and creative …
Continue to the full articleRauh-Welt Porsche Racer Crushed After Fall From Crane Truck At Twin-Ring Motegi
UPDATE: 7/29/2014 Additional photos of the damage were posted to the Rauh-Welt Begriff facebook page, along with a short statement. RWB post said: It was dropped when I take down with a circuit crane. It is responsibility of the circuit. The Idlers 12 Hour race at the Twin Ring Motegi in Japan is quite an interesting event, being that …
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