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“..alongside DLS development drivers Chris Harris, Richard Tuthill and Marino Franchitti”
Nice to see that Monkey is involved, adds some credence to its development.
We usually see names bandied about that are racing drivers, the fact that Harris is a road tester and reviewer is, to my mind, a more rounded viewpoint to have. Let’s face it, most of us are nearer (and that is a relative term here) to Harris in our driving abilities than to Franchitti.
As for the car, I love the exterior but the interior just leaves me cold
As a previous poster opined, shame the article couldn’t be more enlightening.
Nice to see that Monkey is involved, adds some credence to its development.
We usually see names bandied about that are racing drivers, the fact that Harris is a road tester and reviewer is, to my mind, a more rounded viewpoint to have. Let’s face it, most of us are nearer (and that is a relative term here) to Harris in our driving abilities than to Franchitti.
As for the car, I love the exterior but the interior just leaves me cold
As a previous poster opined, shame the article couldn’t be more enlightening.
camel_landy said:
C.MW said:
A very expensive piece of mish mash work. When it comes to Porsche, I want original or nothing.
Normally, I would agree......but there's 'something' about this car which is just sooooo right.
M
I can quite see it is not everyone's cup of tea, but personally, everything I've seen and read of the DLS ticks all the boxes of being a unique offering in today's sanitised world of muffled, turbo and exhaust filtered 'sports' cars.
$1.8m
Just re-read that figure and whilst the car, or piece of art if you will, is gorgeous, I couldn’t bring myself to pay that much for one (notwithstanding I’m around $1.79m short...)
What sort of classic Porsche does that amount of wedge buy instead I wonder? Even the rarest RSR can’t be that much, surely?
Admittedly it would take around double to buy a (track only) 917 which on the face of it makes the Singer seem good value.
Just re-read that figure and whilst the car, or piece of art if you will, is gorgeous, I couldn’t bring myself to pay that much for one (notwithstanding I’m around $1.79m short...)
What sort of classic Porsche does that amount of wedge buy instead I wonder? Even the rarest RSR can’t be that much, surely?
Admittedly it would take around double to buy a (track only) 917 which on the face of it makes the Singer seem good value.
Augustus Windsock said:
$1.8m
Just re-read that figure and whilst the car, or piece of art if you will, is gorgeous, I couldn’t bring myself to pay that much for one (notwithstanding I’m around $1.79m short...)
What sort of classic Porsche does that amount of wedge buy instead I wonder? Even the rarest RSR can’t be that much, surely?
Admittedly it would take around double to buy a (track only) 917 which on the face of it makes the Singer seem good value.
At that price I'd be going with a 962 road car like this one instead. It'll be an absolute pig to drive but.....Just re-read that figure and whilst the car, or piece of art if you will, is gorgeous, I couldn’t bring myself to pay that much for one (notwithstanding I’m around $1.79m short...)
What sort of classic Porsche does that amount of wedge buy instead I wonder? Even the rarest RSR can’t be that much, surely?
Admittedly it would take around double to buy a (track only) 917 which on the face of it makes the Singer seem good value.
http://www.speedhunters.com/2012/11/porsche-962c-p...
Mattjevans said:
Willing to bet they do a 996 next.
I'd not thought of that, but it makes very good sense; the platform is not sufficiently well-loved (either side of the pond) to be an expensive donor vehicle, but would make an excellent platform and are available in number.If only they could make one look a bit like a roadgoing GT1....
Digga said:
'd not thought of that, but it makes very good sense; the platform is not sufficiently well-loved (either side of the pond) to be an expensive donor vehicle, but would make an excellent platform and are available in number.
If only they could make one look a bit like a roadgoing GT1....
I fear they would start by fixing the headlights, which don't need fixing. But so long as they don't try a back date as the car I see pop up on Instagram fairly frequently just doesn't look right.If only they could make one look a bit like a roadgoing GT1....
Mattjevans said:
Having started as a massive sceptical, I have enormous respect for what the Singer guys are doing.
But I don’t buy the “won’t turn a profit” line for a second. There’s an awful lot of marketing speak to justify cost.
Willing to bet they do a 996 next.
The 996 is generally regarded as the ugly duckling. I'd bet they skip that and go straight to the 997.But I don’t buy the “won’t turn a profit” line for a second. There’s an awful lot of marketing speak to justify cost.
Willing to bet they do a 996 next.
I would have said there's no chance of them ever doing a 996 or any other water cooled 911 but I would have said the same of Magnus Walker several years ago.
I love what Singer do and if I wasn't such a disappointment to my parents I'd happily spend £400k on one over any of the modern alien technology super cars of today. However, there is a point where it just gets a bit wky and I feel this car is so far over that line it can't even be seen in the rear view mirror. $500,000 on door seals.... am I the only person not impressed by that.
I love what Singer do and if I wasn't such a disappointment to my parents I'd happily spend £400k on one over any of the modern alien technology super cars of today. However, there is a point where it just gets a bit wky and I feel this car is so far over that line it can't even be seen in the rear view mirror. $500,000 on door seals.... am I the only person not impressed by that.
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