The Perfect Porsche

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09-24-2009, 09:24 PM
altiain

The Perfect Porsche

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Originally Posted by Autoblog

Singer Vehicle Design rolled out its first prototype, plainly named the "Singer 911," at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance last month. Based on an '80s-era long-wheelbase 911 donor vehicle, the company strips each chassis to its bare shell for "reinvention" into what Singer calls a "celebration of the golden air-cooled era of the world's most important sports car."

Incontestable is its vintage Porsche 911 look. However, the Singer 911 is far from antiquated. The complete reincarnation includes chassis stiffening, new active aerodynamics, and a lightweight integral backbone structure and roll cage to improve torsional rigidity. Most interestingly, nearly all of the steel body panels are replaced by full carbon fiber composite bodywork candy-coated in Singer's exclusive "Racing Orange" paint.

Under the rear decklid is an air-cooled 3.82-liter flat-six sporting six individual throttle bodies. With a GT3 crankshaft and titanium connecting rods, the powerplant spins eagerly to 8,000 RPM. The engine sends 425 horsepower and 340 lb-ft of torque to a proper Getrag G50 six-speed manual transmission. According to the engineering team, the 2,400-pound Singer 911 will sprint to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds. Top speed is in excess of 170 MPH.

Hot damn, I know what I'd be buying if I won the lottery. Okay, I'd probably trade the vintage Recaros for a set of fixed back 997 GT3 buckets, but other than that I love it!
09-24-2009, 11:14 PM
Miatamaniac92

Pretty. I take it this is north of $100K?

What's the obsession with Air-Cooled?

Chris
09-24-2009, 11:16 PM
channelmaniac

Meh... It's a Porsche... Doesn't float my boat.
09-25-2009, 06:05 AM
bnordin

Great job on a very popular car. I am not a fan of air cooled engines but many Porsche owners are. As they say, different strokes for different folks.
09-25-2009, 06:41 AM
Dave04

Sweet looking car... I've always had a soft spot for 911's...
09-25-2009, 06:51 AM
Nexus Flux

Drool, very nice, I want one
09-25-2009, 07:35 AM
Rogue

Wow, thats nice.
I'd like mine with H5's, polished Fuchs, and a ducktail. maybe the Carrara stripe.

What was that? Oh the Alarm. :punchout:

Maybe I could do that to one of my 'Teeners. :idea:

;)
09-25-2009, 08:30 AM
SirHustlerEsq

omfg.
09-25-2009, 08:56 AM
CosmosMpower

Pretty cool but I'd still rather drive a 993 Turbo or supercharged RS America if I wanted an old Porsche.
09-25-2009, 09:07 AM
ken o

It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!

Sweet I'd hit it.
09-25-2009, 09:08 AM
trickyrix

Holy crap that's nice!

I love the old air-cooled 911 because it's a pretty simple machine - no cooling system, no A/C, no power steering. Nothin' but a whole lotta motor back there...
09-25-2009, 09:09 AM
ken o

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

Pretty cool but I'd still rather drive a 993 Turbo or supercharged RS America if I wanted an old Porsche.

Not a Civic with a giant exhaust and wing?
09-25-2009, 09:45 AM
CosmosMpower

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Originally Posted by ken o

Not a Civic with a giant exhaust and wing?

Nah, if it was anything It would be a Miata that I couldn't even fit in.
09-25-2009, 09:51 AM
jrj512

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

Nah, if it was anything It would be a Miata that I couldn't even fit in.

Don't dissuade him -- he'll eventually find one that fits. ;)
09-25-2009, 12:47 PM
ken o

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Originally Posted by jrj512

Don't dissuade him -- he'll eventually find one that fits. ;)

Just like Cinderella.
09-25-2009, 01:05 PM
miataspeedracer

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Originally Posted by Rogue

Wow, thats nice.
I'd like mine with H5's, polished Fuchs, and a ducktail. maybe the Carrara stripe.

What was that? Oh the Alarm. :punchout:

Maybe I could do that to one of my 'Teeners. :idea:

;)

Agreed! So close to perfect...and it's ORANGE!!!
09-25-2009, 01:23 PM
Rogue

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

Pretty cool but I'd still rather drive a 993 Turbo or supercharged RS America if I wanted an old Porsche.

Younguns, think a 1993 RS America is an "OLD" Porsche. :rolleyes:

You can't fake COOL!

http://www.tremotorsports.com/resour...es/Cz_done.jpg
09-25-2009, 01:34 PM
altiain

'73 Carrera RS FTW! :mrgreen:

An RS America is nice, but I personally think the 964-generation of 911s are the ugliest. They don't have the sleek sexiness of the 993, nor do they have the deep dish old school cool of the '89 and earlier cars.

I'd love to find a mid-80's 3.2L car and do something similar to this - backdate the bumpers to an earlier look and update to 993 suspension and brakes. Find some 17" Fuchs clones and call it a day!
09-25-2009, 02:36 PM
miataspeedracer

Too bad their website is so undeveloped...
09-25-2009, 09:51 PM
CosmosMpower

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rogue

Younguns, think a 1993 RS America is an "OLD" Porsche. :rolleyes:

You can't fake COOL!

http://www.tremotorsports.com/resour...es/Cz_done.jpg

I said old not classic and rusting.
11-11-2013, 11:49 PM
Rogue

Best engine in the best body with the best brakes………Best, Best, Best!
http://youtu.be/fJQ4hQSusjE
11-12-2013, 09:58 AM
miataspeedracer

Sadly, only a privileged few will ever experience a Singer...

Realistically, $300K for a resto-mod 911 is totally over the top. But if I had that kind of stupid money, there'd be one in my garage...
11-12-2013, 12:08 PM
chriscar

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Originally Posted by Rogue

Best engine in the best body with the best brakes………Best, Best, Best!

Driven by the /Drive host with the Best accent.

C
11-17-2013, 07:16 PM
VFR750

most people would find the motor in the front.......went they went off the road backwards.