Designer of worlds most iconic sports car wants it to be SMALLER – but warns of huge ‘challenge’ [Video]

THE CHIEF designer of Porsche has revealed his dreams of designing a smaller and more compact version of the brand’s most iconic model – in a nod to its earlier years.

Car design guru Michael Mauer, who’s worked for the likes of Mercedes and Saab before joining Porsche in 2004, is keen for their next-generation 911 to be scaled-down – although he admits this could be a challenge.

In recent years, Porsche motors have grown in size, with newer models such as the Taycan and Panamera joining the Cayenne as some of the largest in the German marque’s history.

But even the iconic 911 model has grown in size, with the wheelbase of its recent models stretching by 247 millimetres between 1963 to …