Porsche Museum puts the Egger-Lohner C.2 Phaeton on display

Visitors to the Porsche Museum can now see the Egger-Lohner C.2 Phaeton - the oldest surviving design on which Ferdinand Porsche worked in person.

The car sits right by the top of the long escalator leading to the upper floors of the Future Heritage Portal, serving as the start to the introductory part of the permanent exhibition.

The Egger-Lohner C.2 Phaeton was powered by the 'Octagon', an electric motor developed by Porsche that was mounted in front of the rear axle. While the car may have drove through the streets of Vienna 123 years ago, it currently on a pedestal approximately 5m in diameter, ahead of a portal that sports an infinity effect, thanks to a combination of LED technology and specially manufactured mirror discs.

Within this display, content is displayed in 3D, telling the story of Porsche's DNA. All the action is accompanied by specially composed ambient sounds, including similar ones to those of the all-electric Porsche models.