Porsche’s South Korean arm has created a bespoke Taycan for Jennie Kim.
The 26-year-old member of pop group Blackpink's personal dream car has been built based on the Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo as part of the "Sonderwunsch" program.
“Jennie had very specific images of her dream Porsche. The collaboration was accordingly intense and inspiring. Working together with international customers on these special projects is particularly exciting and enriching. In this case, we were also faced with interesting challenges that motivated us as a team to be able to make even the most creative wishes come true,” said Porsche Individualization and Classic Division Vice President (VP) Alexander Fabig.
In a digital workshop that ran for several hours, experts from the Sonderwunsch team at Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur and the Style Porsche design department worked together with the artist to iron out all the details of the Taycan 4S Cross Turismo.
“It was an exciting experience working with Jennie from Blackpink on Porsche Korea's first Sonderwunsch project. Jennie is an influential global icon that represents a generation of young and creative opinion leaders and the ‘Generation Z’ in Korea. I was impressed by her commitment and ideas, which went into her very personal Porsche. With the new Sonderwunsch program, we are pursuing the goal of enabling people with very different lifestyles to make their dream of the perfect sports car come true,” commented Porsche Korea Chief Executive Holger Gerrmann.
Understatement was deliberately chosen for the exterior of Jennie’s Taycan. Featured is a metallic black paint complemented by 21-inch exclusive design rims painted in Meissenblue. The name of the artist and the word “Sonderwunsch” were placed on the wheel hub covers.
Additionally, the shades used on the “Jennie Ruby Jane” logo — created by Jennie herself — also come in a shade of blue.
Other touches that make Jennie’s ride her own include illuminated “Jennie Ruby Jane” lettering on the front door entry guards as well as her nickname “NiNi” in the rear doors.
Inside, the combination of Black, Crayon, and Meissenblue creates an elegant ambiance. The headrests are adorned with the clouds designed by Jennie as well as a special indoor car cover.
Another special feature also illustrates the attention to detail in this project, namely the black dog box on board for Jennie’s Pomeranian “Kuma” (Japanese for “bear”). Like the rest of the car, the box is accented in Meissenblue, including the dog’s name on the front. The cloud appears on the inside of the transport box.
“Being able to collaborate so intensively on my own very personal Porsche was an amazing experience. I’m especially proud of having designed the visualization of the clouds. I spend a lot of time traveling around the world – the sky and the clouds are my traveling companions and a beautiful symbol of these unique experiences. This is why I feel a special connection to them and am so passionate about photographing these nature motifs,” the Korean pop star said.
Photos from Porsche
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