The most common is that this Porsche belonged to Tchéky Karyo himself and that it would simply be his original license plate. Here the available explanations that sometimes diverge. With its black ‘old-style’ French plate bearing the registration 447 DB 75 in the front, and its Florida plate bearing BAD BYS1 in the rear, this 964 Turbo raises many questions. Why does the 964 Turbo have French plates on the front? Now compare it to the standard Porsche 911 964 Turbo 3.6, identical to that of the film. Regardless, it doesn’t matter what happens to an exceptional model which, although it was about to make room for the new Porsche 993, was still a fantastic piece of machinery.

Americans are accustomed to much larger production series, this model therefore has the scent of exclusivity which justifies his phrase (limited edition in VO), but does not have the official name. If Will Smith speaks of a limited series, it is that the 964 Turbo 3.6 is in itself a rarity, produced from January 1993 in only 1,437 copies.

Not to mention the lack of any air intakes on the rear side panels, in front of the wheel arches! This is what a Turbo S looks like: its front and rear spoilers are very different from those of a standard Turbo 3.6, and its air intakes automatically differentiate it! However, it only takes two small details to understand that it cannot be an S: the front spoiler is that of a classic Turbo 3.6, just like the rear spoiler, while an S had different, very specific spoilers. The designation ‘limited series’ given by Will Smith has long led to believe that it was a 3.6 litre Turbo S model, of which only 14 copies, having the front with classic headlights, were produced (and 76 copies of the Flachbau ‘flatnose’ version). Mike Lowrey (Smith) describes his car as a ‘limited series’ car, costing $100,000 and capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4 seconds.

It is even the subject of the first dialogue, at the opening, between a Smith in love with his new acquisition and a Lawrence especially sensitive to the impractical aspects of a European sports car (where to put his soft drink cup?). For car enthusiasts, adolescents and young adults in 1995, Bad Boys, directed by Michael Bay, is still a vivid memory: a superb Porsche 911 964 Turbo 3.6 captures the imagination from the first scenes of the film, and becomes a star, as well as Will Smith, Martin Lawrence and Tchéky Karyo (the villain of the film).

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