With some wild restomods and out-there takes on new fashions, Gunther Werks is a Porsche constructing legend. Its newest will make its debut throughout Monterey {Car} Week, and it guarantees to be a beast. It is referred to as Undertaking F-26, as a result of it takes fighter-inspired styling together with inspiration from the Porsche 935 Slantnose and the uncommon 911 that it spawned. It is also the top of the corporate’s work on the air-cooled flat-six, boosting the Porsche engine to 1,000 horsepower and bolting it to a six-speed stick.
Seen in profile, it appears to be like like a caricature of a Porsche 959. Just like the 959, it comes with an extremely tall wing and fenders pushed out into the subsequent lane. Not like the 959, it comes with out Porsche’s 911-signature tall fenders and lamps. That is the Slantnose affect.
Nineteen Nineties Porsche Upgraded In Each Manner
Beneath, it is a 993-generation chassis, which you’ll be able to spot instantly from the upright windshield and greenhouse. The metal chassis has been braced and is now 200% stiffer. The physique elements, together with the doorways, are carbon fiber. Even with all of the extras, the Gunther Werks F-26 solely weighs 2,750 kilos.
From a entrance 3/4 view, this air-cooled Porsche appears to be like like a Hyundai Ioniq 6, and for those who do not imagine us, use your hand to dam the whole lot behind the entrance tire’s forefront. Not that the 6 is a foul automotive to share a glance with. The Slantnose automobiles, as cool as they’re, had been by no means precisely lookers anyway.
Behind this 911, there lives a monster. It is a 4.0-liter twin-turbo air-cooled flat-six developed with Rothsport Racing that may punch out 1,000 horsepower together with 750 pound-feet of torque. It has a 935-style exhaust with exterior wastegates to make all the suitable turbo noises.
A race-derived fan pushes greater than double the air of an ordinary 911 fan. It additionally provides a greater distribution of airflow to assist maintain all six pistons evenly cooled.
After all this bespoke automotive will include a six-speed stick. Its consumers would by no means admit they actually wished an auto; particularly not a ’90’s-vintage four-speed. It’s going to drive the rear tires solely, with energy going to floor by means of a set of Continental ExtremeContact tires on 18-inch Turbo Twist-design magnesium wheels.
New Suspension Consists of Adaptive Shocks
“The Slantnose is a daring icon from Porsche’s previous. The timing felt proper to reimagine it with trendy craftsmanship and engineering. It is our method of bridging nostalgia with next-gen efficiency for the trendy driver.”
– Peter Nam, founding father of Gunther Werks
Gunther Werks has changed the suspension with its personal design. Which means all-new double-wishbones within the entrance and a one-inch extension of the wheelbase on the rear to assist the middle of gravity. The shocks come from JRZ, and so they have adaptive damping, whereas the brand new ABS system is a motorsports-ready unit.
The within is not the main focus of this driver’s automotive, but it surely hasn’t been left alone. Uncovered carbon fiber trim, customized leather-based upholstery, and Alcanatara headliner accents assist make it really feel extra trendy and extra particular. The radio is a contemporary Porsche Traditional piece that integrates Apple CarPlay right into a unit that appears prefer it’s from the 993 period.
A part of the F-26 title is a reference to what number of the corporate plans to make. Gunther Werks will solely construct 26 copies of its Slantnose 911, and every one will likely be tailor-made to its particular buyer. The store did not give a value for the automotive, however do not anticipate to get a lot change from $1 million, and that is earlier than you begin including choices.