Yahoo Autos Porsche 928 'Nebula' SXSW art car will make you nostalgic for Y2K
Once believed by Porsche engineers to be the replacement for the 911, the front-engined 928's life was cut tragically short in 1995. But what if it lived on? The Porsche "Nebula" art car imagines what the 928 might have looked like by the end of the decade, and the end of the 20th century.
The car is making its first public appearance at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, this week. It was created by artists Daniel Arsham and Khyzyl Saleem, and is filled with sweet Y2K-era details. Having lived through that era as sentient adults, most of us at Autoblog didn't even realize one could feel nostalgia for a time that doesn't seem all that long ago.
Take one look at the Nebula's details though, and the memories come flooding back. In particular, the circles blobbing into each other like a cell in mitosis was a hallmark of the dawning dot-com age. The shape can be seen in the front bumper as a fog light and turn signal combo, and as lower air intakes. Look closely at the fog lamps and you'll notice a dot-gradient pattern darkening the edges. The aesthetic is totally reminiscent of electronics like the iMac G3 or Apple eMate 300 laptop.
