RE: 9ff GT9-R Convertible

RE: 9ff GT9-R Convertible

Thursday 27th August 2009

9ff GT9-R Convertible

German tuner reveals the world's fastest open-topped, road-legal rendering



Power-obsessed German tuner 9ff is taking orders on a speedster-esque version of the truly bonkers 9ff GT9R, despite the fact that nothing more than an artist's sketch has been revealed.

The coupe version is touted by 9ff as 'the world's fastest street-legal car', and if we believe their statistics, 2.8 seconds to 60mph and an aeroplane-like 257mph are on tap.


If the cabrio follows its carbon-lidded sibling below the roofline, it'll get the same outrageously tuned version of Porsche's 4.0-litre flat six, mid-mounted and using massive twin-turbos to produce 1120bhp, along with 774 lb ft of torque.

Of course it the open version gets any sort of folding roof mechanism and/or extra stiffening, it's likely to weigh a little more than the 1326kg coupe - but with that sort of power we can't see it being too much of a problem.

An eagle-eyed web surfer spotted the artist's rendering of the car on 9ff's new website for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and shortly afterwards a message appeared on the site stating 'Fastest Car in the World - 257 MPH - Now available as Coupe OR Convertible'.

Unfortunately, at present that is the entire extent of the detail, and for now the car appears to only be available in the UAE. We'll keep an eye out, and keep you posted...

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Gizmo!

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18,150 posts

208 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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Bonkers. Gotta love zose kerazy Tgermanz. biggrin

willcrookz

10,492 posts

193 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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I can't help but remember the Top Gear episode where the Arial Atom and a couple of others beat a 9ff in a 1/4 race!

UncappedTag

2,102 posts

184 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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As mental as they are I just cannot appreciate the rear end frown

trackdemon

12,149 posts

260 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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Its been tidied up substantially in the latest version I believe...

Conian

8,030 posts

200 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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willcrookz said:
I can't help but remember the Top Gear episode where the Arial Atom and a couple of others beat a 9ff in a 1/4 race!
horses for courses

hulk hogan would smash carol vorderman at arm wrestling but shock horror she'd beat him at sudoku

Spiritual_Beggar

4,833 posts

193 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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willcrookz said:
I can't help but remember the Top Gear episode where the Arial Atom and a couple of others beat a 9ff in a 1/4 race!
Yup, the 9ff was so slow to get off the line.

dkennedyvxt

242 posts

233 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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Conian said:
willcrookz said:
I can't help but remember the Top Gear episode where the Arial Atom and a couple of others beat a 9ff in a 1/4 race!
horses for courses

hulk hogan would smash carol vorderman at arm wrestling but shock horror she'd beat him at sudoku
Yeah...but the 9FF is about acceleration and power....which is why they were compared to the Atom and a few others. The Atom may have a few less creature comforts but they're not marketing the 9FF as a family car or an offroad vehicle unless i'm way off the mark?!?

PS Have you seen Vordermans arms....she'd kill the Hulk wink

Conian

8,030 posts

200 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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dkennedyvxt said:
Conian said:
willcrookz said:
I can't help but remember the Top Gear episode where the Arial Atom and a couple of others beat a 9ff in a 1/4 race!
horses for courses

hulk hogan would smash carol vorderman at arm wrestling but shock horror she'd beat him at sudoku
Yeah...but the 9FF is about acceleration and power....which is why they were compared to the Atom and a few others. The Atom may have a few less creature comforts but they're not marketing the 9FF as a family car or an offroad vehicle unless i'm way off the mark?!?

PS Have you seen Vordermans arms....she'd kill the Hulk wink
nope was too busy ogling her legs smile

The 9ff is about acceleration, but it's got 2 massive turbos, it's not gonna be fast off the line compared to many cars let alone a go-kart-eque Atom!

But when those chargers are spinning ooooooooooooooooooh it's vorderman time.

E21_Ross

34,946 posts

211 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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Conian said:
dkennedyvxt said:
Conian said:
willcrookz said:
I can't help but remember the Top Gear episode where the Arial Atom and a couple of others beat a 9ff in a 1/4 race!
horses for courses

hulk hogan would smash carol vorderman at arm wrestling but shock horror she'd beat him at sudoku
But when those chargers are spinning ooooooooooooooooooh it's vorderman time.
hehe

Paul 8v

730 posts

179 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=XERL8DMSVtE

NSFW if the sound is up but your debate reminded me of this...

tedzwedz

80 posts

188 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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Brilliant tactic.. get soem rich arabs to fund a development program for a car that hasnt been made yet, then 9FF loose nothing in development costs, its a great cashflow massager

dkennedyvxt

242 posts

233 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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Conian said:
dkennedyvxt said:
Conian said:
willcrookz said:
I can't help but remember the Top Gear episode where the Arial Atom and a couple of others beat a 9ff in a 1/4 race!
horses for courses

hulk hogan would smash carol vorderman at arm wrestling but shock horror she'd beat him at sudoku
Yeah...but the 9FF is about acceleration and power....which is why they were compared to the Atom and a few others. The Atom may have a few less creature comforts but they're not marketing the 9FF as a family car or an offroad vehicle unless i'm way off the mark?!?

PS Have you seen Vordermans arms....she'd kill the Hulk wink
nope was too busy ogling her legs smile

The 9ff is about acceleration, but it's got 2 massive turbos, it's not gonna be fast off the line compared to many cars let alone a go-kart-eque Atom!

But when those chargers are spinning ooooooooooooooooooh it's vorderman time.
Can't believe i'm going to say this on a car forum....but I bet she's dirty smile

clarencegi77

100 posts

192 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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Spiritual_Beggar said:
willcrookz said:
I can't help but remember the Top Gear episode where the Arial Atom and a couple of others beat a 9ff in a 1/4 race!
Yup, the 9ff was so slow to get off the line.
More like, due to the extremely high gearing needed to achive those top speeds i think. still would be ridiculous to own one though. maybe with luck one of us will discover an oil well under our houses.

DJC

23,563 posts

235 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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Its Vorderman time!

What a great phrase! Love it smile

Fidgits

17,202 posts

228 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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mmmm, you have to love the insanity of this car... (yes the car, im not talking about voderman..)

MATT427

1,653 posts

178 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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i like. i like alot

Cpn Jack Spanner

2,632 posts

204 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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Since I've never seen a Koenig Ferrari on the road in the past 30 years, I doubt there is much chance of me every seeing one of these in the Real World.

Unless I buy one... Hmmm...

Conian

8,030 posts

200 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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DJC said:
Its Vorderman time!

What a great phrase! Love it smile
preferable to chico time