For €7500 Porsche Will Paint Your Gigantified Fingerprint On A 911
As a general rule, owners of nice cars want to keep fingerprints off paintwork. Unless you have a 911, that is, and you like the look of this latest customisation service from Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur.
Stuttgart’s personalisation specialists are now offering to use new technology to paint a gigantic version of your own fingerprint onto the bonnet of a 911, with “other customer-specific designs” becoming available at a later date.
Porsche describes the operation of the robotic painting machine as “similar to that of an inkjet printer”. Its “print head” can apply paint to three-dimensional surfaces with zero overspray, allowing for complex shapes to be flawlessly created. The finish, Porsche says, is “clearly superior to film application”.
There’s no security risk, as Porsche makes sure biometric data “is processed so as to make sure it cannot be used for an unauthorised purpose”. We’ve no idea how, but that’s nice to know.
What might put you off, though, is the price. In Germany, the cost of the service is €7500.
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Well, its not april 1st sadly… i can only assume they are serious
This is taking security to a new level
I love Porsche, but, ehhhhhh no thanks guys :P
imagine unlocking your phone by crashing your car into it
In my phone’s case, I’d have to crash it 3 times from different angles while giving me the “Make sure your finger covers the entire sensor” message.
Wow, I didn’t know it was April 1st already!
Yahhh wat?
But why would you do that?
Now its easier to find out whos car it is if it gets stole
Well, its going to be hard to steal or even resell