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Four aspiring car designers from the Institute Superieur de Design in France have come up with this proposal for a new, more aerodynamically efficient Porsche called the Carma.
The design concept was produced in response to a brief to create a more aerodynamically efficient car that remained true to Porsche’s long-standing aesthetic and mechanical principals and traditions. That’s why the Carma features a mid-mounted flat-six engine and Weissach’s signature blend of gentle, unsullied curves.Read the full article

 Can someone whose knowledge of aerodynamics is better than mine explain how ducting air *into* a car and pulling it down can possibly reduce lift?

 Oh, and surely the tail is more reminiscent of a 928 S4 or GT?
 

I like the design, it as the unmistakeable shape of a Porsche while moving the design theme on a little.

The only way I can describe the air being used to glue the car to the road is to think of an aircraft wing working in reverse, where the air flowing over the wing has further to travel than that going under the wing creating lift, use this principle in reverse and you have downforce.

The flat undertray on F1 cars with venturi's at the back creates negative lift, almost like a vacuum under the car sticking it to the track.