Singer announces 420hp 911 Carrera Coupe
Enough with wild turbos already - Singer kicks it old school with new 8,000rpm Supersport homage
It would be fair to say that recent Singer Vehicle Design projects have ramped up every single aspect of the reimagined Porsche 911. Wilder to look at, more powerful, more focused, more everything. Those cars have been, if you’ve lost track, the Dynamics and Lightweighting Study, the Classic Turbo, then a combination of the two - the DLS Turbo - presented back in 2023. Now Singer is going back to its roots somewhat, with a car that evokes those original Classic commissions that so famously announced the company to the world. This is the (deep breath) Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe Reimagined by Singer.
In the eyes of Rob Dickinson, this is a car that celebrates the Super Sport of the '80s. They were the ultimate naturally aspirated models of the time, with a range of body and chassis modifications available for the most driver-focused spec. Officially known as the Carrera with Super Sport Equipment, buyers could choose a Turbo look (or not) and introduce more edge to the standard 911 experience. It’s that ethos that is meant to characterise this Carrera experience.
To the extent, in fact, that buyers will be able to choose more than one look for their 911 - and store the other in a flight case. So for those who can’t choose between the touring look (seen here in Celeste Passalacqua) or the sports vibe (the Giallo Segnale one), both configurations can be bought and changed as required. And, this being Singer, that really is just the start of the personalisation possibilities.
The green car, for example, has a Mars Pink exterior with velvet corduroy in the seats; the yellow one, track seats and a cross brace. There are ceramic brakes available from the DLS, hand-built gauges ‘bringing high-watchmaking standards into the cabin’, and pop-up auxiliary lights that fold down flush into the bonnet when not needed. However you want a Carrera Coupe to look, Singer can oblige.
This has always been part of the appeal, of course, but so has the engineering. And as befits new Singer status, this car does usher in some meaningful improvements to the world of reimagined 911s. So there’s variable valve timing for the first time in one of these, aimed at improving low-speed drivability of the 4.0-litre flat-six alongside the 8,000rpm, 420hp dimension. The four-valve head (also Singer’s first) is water-cooled, with the cylinders still air-cooled and the six-speed manual is said to be further improved. Cosworth and its unrivalled expertise have helped to make the engine the best it can be, specifically in the design of the combustion chamber and that valve timing.
Speaking of expert involvement, Red Bull has also had a hand in the Carrera Coupe. Still built from a 964, this car benefits from additional torsional rigidity thanks to chassis strengthening from Red Bull Advanced Technologies. When the donor car is stripped back to the monocoque, that’s when the RBAT team works their magic with composite and steel reinforcement to create ‘an optimized foundation for each subsequent stage of the restoration’. A carbon body, as is Singer tradition, features, as do four-way adjustable dampers - another first. There’s even a nose lift. Drive modes encompass Road, Sport, Track, Off, and Weather, complete with ESP from Bosch.
All that stuff has been tested across the globe, from Nardo to the Nürburgring, in what Singer calls a ‘rigorous development schedule.’ So there’ll be every reason to get out and enjoy what promises to be a phenomenal driving machine. Singer’s Global Partner Network means there will be support for Carrera owners in more places than ever.
Just 100 Carrera Coupes will be made, so it’ll be rarer than the Classics, of which there were 450. The price is from… well, it’s not quite clear. Singer says the prices are ‘dependent on the specification requested by each car’s owner’; clearly, a car with ceramic brakes, both body kits, and a mad interior is going to cost more than one without, though what the starting point is we don’t know. Probably safe to assume several hundred thousand pounds at least, particularly with the prices of donor 964s holding strong. Just as safe to assume that all hundred will be allocated before you know it.
"Unoriginal" is now my thougt when I see these 911 restomods - both the concept and what the car becomes.
These old 911s have been done to death, there cant be many originals left out there :-)
More interesting now would be restomod mk1 Panamera (to make prettier) or Boxster (to make faster), if we are sticking with Porsche theme.
The purists will protest and there is nothing wrong with that early 911's, 964's, 930's etc are stunning cars in their own right, but Singer just elevates them in my eyes.
If the Euro lottery win came in I'd be placing an order immediately.
There are plenty of ropey 964s left out there in the world, don't worry...
This is nr 1 from 22, built in a wonderful shed by expert mechanics.
About 900 kgs, only the bare essentials, trick 3.2 or 3.8 in, no fancy bits just old skool engineering.
Spoiler: a famous F1 driver ordered one and it's not Max.
You get the feeling they are only going to stop when they run out of 964s to convert. It's a shame that nobody has yet produced a new old shell like MST are doing with the Escorts. Then they could leave the original cars alone and just build completely new ones.
I'm here for these masterful one trick pony, VW upgrading, one model specific, unobtainable car building heroes!
GODAMN that minty wingless thing is bite-the-back-of-your-hand gorgeous!
I might have to have it in guards red though for pure 80's goodness, with black alloys...there I said it, I actually want black alloys...but only for this car, with a polished lip natch.
Oh an pop up spots? wtaf.....genius
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