German Porsche specialist Carpoint has created the GT-K44, a hand-built shooting-brake conversion based on the Porsche 944. The conversion costs €100,000 before tax—roughly $117,000—while the donor car is purchased separately.

The GT-K44 is a substantial reworking of the 944 rather than a simple hatchback modification. Carpoint says each build involves several hundred hours of fabrication, bodywork, and paint, with changes extending to the roof, B-pillars, rear quarter panels, and tail section.

A more extensive 944 conversion

The revised roofline continues farther toward the rear of the car, creating a longer profile. Large quarter windows reinforce the wagon-like shape, while a new rear hatch requires the taillights and surrounding bodywork to be redesigned around the wider opening.

The finished proportions are intended to resemble a period Porsche design study. The project draws inspiration from the 924 Kombi built by German coachbuilder Günter Artz in the early 1980s. Carpoint founder Andreas Freund reportedly drove one of the rare cars for several months before developing his own version.

Freund worked with designer Michael Söhngen to adapt the concept for the broader, more muscular 944 rather than reproduce the Artz car directly.

944 S2-based first example

The first GT-K44 uses a Porsche 944 S2 donor. It retains that model’s naturally aspirated 3.0-liter four-cylinder engine, which produces 211 horsepower (157 kilowatts). The car is finished in Oak Green and features Pascha upholstery, a period-style interior pattern associated with Porsche models of the era.

Customers are not limited to the S2. Carpoint recommends either that model or 944 Turbo versions producing 220 hp or 250 hp (164 kW or 186 kW). Both manual and automatic donor cars can be used, although the conversion does not include changing the transmission type.

Buyers can also select details including the wheels, suspension components, interior treatment, and exhaust system. The work includes refinishing the door jambs and adapting the headliner and rear interior panels to suit the altered body structure.

Donor car adds to the cost

Carpoint lists the conversion at €100,000 before tax. In Germany, the price is €119,000 after the country’s 19 percent VAT. Neither figure includes the donor 944.

The company can assist customers in finding a suitable donor, and the starting car does not need to be a pristine collector example. However, the extensive cutting, fabrication, paintwork, and interior modifications mean the finished project remains a major investment.

Carpoint is limiting production to ten GT-K44 examples.