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Adrian Padeanu

Porsche Once Bought a BMW to Hide Its First Front-Engined Car

Automakers go to great lengths to conceal the appearance of their future products and keep prying eyes from uncovering design details. Over the decades, this has evolved into a fascinating art of deception. From masking tape and cardboard to vinyl sheets and black panels, companies have steadily refined the formula for making the lives of car paparazzi harder.

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