{"id":91868,"date":"2025-09-29T03:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T03:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/91868\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T03:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T03:33:11","slug":"porsche-marks-25-years-of-carrera-gt-with-fashion-meets-motorsport-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/91868\/","title":{"rendered":"Porsche marks 25 years of Carrera GT with fashion-meets-motorsport collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Porsche and Arthur Kar have launched a capsule collection in Paris to celebrate 25 years of the Carrera GT.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The range includes 1270 limited Puma Speedcat trainers, unisex blouson jackets, accessories and a Playmobil Carrera GT set .<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Items were available at a Paris pop-up, with global online sales beginning September 25.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Porsche has teamed up once again with Paris-based creative Arthur Kar to mark the 25th anniversary of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivencarguide.co.nz\/news\/watch-porsche-carrera-gt-hits-the-nurburgring-for-the-first-time\/\" title=\"Watch: Porsche Carrera GT hits the Nurburgring for the first time\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carrera GT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The result is a capsule collection that blurs the line between high-octane engineering and street-ready style, unveiled in suitably Parisian fashion with a pop-up exhibition in the Triangle d\u2019Or, just a stone\u2019s throw from where the Carrera GT itself debuted back in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>From pit lane to Paris runway<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_8.jpg\" alt=\"Porsche Carrera GT Arthur Kar collection\" width=\"1094\" height=\"615\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    &#13;<br \/>\n        Read More&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>The Carrera GT remains one of Porsche\u2019s most revered machines, thanks to its carbon monocoque, naturally aspirated V10 and razor-sharp silhouette. Kar\u2019s tribute leans into that DNA.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n        <strong class=\"o-adunit__title peer-[&amp;[style*=none]]:tw-hidden peer-[&amp;[data-adsize-actual=\">Advertisement<\/strong>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"o-adunit__info peer-[&amp;[style*=none]]:tw-hidden\">&#13;<br \/>\n            <a class=\"o-adunit__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nzme.co.nz\/advertise\/\">Advertise with NZME.<\/a>&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParis is where it all began for me, my roots, my first job in a Porsche workshop and my deep connection to the Carrera GT,\u201d he said. \u201cLaunching this collection here, where that car was first revealed to the world, means everything to me\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include the Puma-designed Speedcat Trainer, offered in black\/silver or silver\/black-carbon, with detailing that riffs on the original car &#8211; logos from Michelin and Bose included. Just 1270 pairs exist, echoing the production run of the actual supercar. A cotton blouson jacket, limited silver-edition pieces, and four bold Carrera GT T-shirts round out the core apparel.<\/p>\n<p>Toys, trinkets and track-day nods<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1759116791_596_img.jpg\" alt=\"Porsche Carrera GT Arthur Kar collection\" width=\"1066\" height=\"599\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The anniversary nod extends well beyond clothing. There\u2019s a Playmobil Carrera GT set complete with figurine, a 1:1 replica of the car\u2019s ignition key (limited to 612 units), and leather key rings in GT Silver or carbon-look.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s less \u201cPorsche Design\u201d minimalism, more playful celebration of a car that still commands reverence.<\/p>\n<p>Into the metaverse (because of course)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_2.jpg\" alt=\"Porsche Carrera GT Arthur Kar collection\" width=\"1098\" height=\"617\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Not content with pop-ups and Puma collabs, Porsche has also dropped the collection into Zepeto, the avatar-based social platform. Digital wearables allow fans to kit out their online selves in Carrera GT-inspired gear, while three interactive booths bring a touch of Leipzig and Paris into the virtual world.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n        <strong class=\"o-adunit__title peer-[&amp;[style*=none]]:tw-hidden peer-[&amp;[data-adsize-actual=\">Advertisement<\/strong>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"o-adunit__info peer-[&amp;[style*=none]]:tw-hidden\">&#13;<br \/>\n            <a class=\"o-adunit__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nzme.co.nz\/advertise\/\">Advertise with NZME.<\/a>&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Porsche is only the second carmaker to officially appear on Zepeto &#8211; proof that the Carrera GT\u2019s reach goes far beyond the asphalt.<\/p>\n<p>The Paris pop-up stayed up until this past Saturday, with selected exclusives staying local. Wider online sales through Porsche\u2019s store and chosen Centres have already begun. In any case, for a car built to thrill on track yet celebrated on the catwalk, the Carrera GT still knows how to steal a show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Porsche and Arthur Kar have launched a capsule collection in Paris to celebrate 25 years of the Carrera&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[18,596,5489,19,17,59695,5,13235,21095,59698,59699,59700,59697,59696,132,59693,59694,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-91868","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-fashion","10":"tag-history","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-motorsport","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-pop-culture","16":"tag-porsche","17":"tag-porsche-arthur-kar","18":"tag-porsche-arthur-kar-collab","19":"tag-porsche-arthur-kar-collaboration","20":"tag-porsche-carrera-gt-arthur-kar","21":"tag-porsche-carrera-gt-arthur-kar-collection","22":"tag-sports","23":"tag-sports-performance","24":"tag-sportscar","25":"tag-technology"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}