[Auto] Singer ACS Heads Back To Drawing Board After Porsche Protests Design

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Singer Vehicle Design is taking its All-Terrain Competition Study (ACS) back to the drawing board after Porsche protested its design. A new CarScoops report has discovered that Porsche wasn’t pleased with Singer using the large “Porsche” lettering on the car. The publication earlier discovered that Singer had removed all traces of the car from its website and Facebook page. 

Porsche told the publication that it’s “glad to have a growing community” of enthusiasts; however, the company also noted that it has a “responsibility” to its customers to guarantee its products are “clearly and easily identified.” According to the report, it’s unclear if the design dispute is calling into question the molded Porsche side sills, the Porsche lettering graphics, or both. However, the badging could be another sticking point. Singer has yet to respond to CarScoop’s requests for comment and clarification.

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The Singer ACS was a commissioned car for a customer who intended to race the high-riding machine. The extra ground clearance was just one of the Singer design touches made to the car, which also installed one of the car’s most interesting features – a unique front bumper with forward-extended mudguards. They’re designed to help keep water from splashing onto the hood. Chunky BF Goodrich tires, wrapped around 16-inch forged wheels, fit perfectly under the arched wheel wells. It sports an air-cooled, twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter flat-six engine making about 450 horsepower (336 kilowatts).