The 996-generation 911 that Porsche was a swan was definitely no ugly duckling.

The German luxurious model is celebrating 20 years in China by taking the automotive, with an inflatable head and wings, on a tour of artwork galleries and museums throughout the nation.

The concept to show a 911 right into a swan got here from artist Chris Labrooy, who acquired Porsche’s consideration final 12 months with a sequence of photos depicting varied fashions in uncommon locations and as flamingos and swans.

“As soon as I owned a Porsche I turned extra conscious of the model and its motorsport pedigree, and actually curious concerning the 911,” Labrooy instructed Motor1 final December. “It is a very delicate, rounded form that is a extremely succesful, high-performance sports activities automotive on the identical time. The 911 has a singular, virtually eccentric character. After I’m making my photos, the vehicles are like actors in a manner, and the 911 is like an A-list Hollywood star, with all this depth and flexibility.”

However whereas Labrooy’s creations exist solely digitally, Porsche really introduced one in all them to life in commemoration of the 996 being the model’s first mannequin bought in China.