Tuthill announces spectacular 993-based SCRS
Ever wondered what a 993 Carrera with Group B influence might look like? Wonder no more
Tuthill Porsche was undoubtedly a hot topic on the manicured lawns of Pebble Beach thanks to its incredible 911K project. Fresh from confirmation of an 11,000rpm, 856kg 911 comes this, the 993-era 911 inspired by the Group B SC/RS. The Rothmans 911 rally car, if you didn’t know - an auspicious start for any restomod Porsche.
That decision was an easy one for Tuthill, as the Group B programme was the first Porsche rallying program that the company was involved with. What better era to celebrate? That said, this SCRS is no bare-bones road racer in the mould of the 911K. Richard Tuthill suggests that it’s a car “for long road trips, to be enjoyed in comfort, but with an early feel.” He added: “This is the car to drive 500km a day without fatigue, but one should also be able to charge down a country road with the same sense of lightness one would normally associate with earlier Porsche 911s.” Which sounds like a formidable combination of talents, especially when brought together by the firm that bears his name.
To achieve it, the SCRS build takes a standard 3.6-litre 964 Carrera and upgrades it to 3.8-litres. Though outputs haven’t yet been confirmed, a bespoke ‘high butterfly intake system’ should at least ensure this 911 sounds the part. Power reaches the road via a six-speed G50 gearbox.
Additional changes - beyond the new panels for a 930-esque look - include bespoke 16-inch wheels, Tuthill calipers and two-way adjustable dampers ‘set for A roads’. The press release adds that the SCRS gets ‘993 running gear setup, to create a unique driving experience’, but doesn’t provide any further detail.
And take a look inside. You’d be more than happy doing 500 clicks here, the later 993 cabin looking more accommodating than earlier cars and every surface beautifully upholstered. Tuthill says the inspiration for the interior has been taken from the 3.2 Club Sport of the late 80s; it’s pretty bare by modern standards, with door cards only there for doorhandles and storage in place of rear seats, but what more do you need than a wheel, pedals, leather bucket seats and a Bluetooth stereo?
Tuthill is making just 15 of these SCRS 911s; given its press release already features quotes from satisfied customers, best move fast if you matched six numbers last night and really want one. And bear in mind that a manual 993 Carrera coupe of any stripe will cost £50k, just for starters. So a Tuthill SCRS won’t come cheap. Best cars never did, though.
This is a spectacularly beautiful object from an outfit that could be considered top of the podium for this work in the UK.
However, there will be 15 perfectly good 993 Carreras that will be sacrificed on the altar. Does this make anyone else uneasy or am I just too poor to understand?
For me a pure 993 is a fantastic car. I want there to be plenty of used options because I think people should experience the car as Porsche intended and it is a great car of its own right.
The whole slashing and stripping of 964s for the previous decade of restomods didn’t sit right with me either
Thing is, 993s aren’t a protected species or listed building so my opinion is like screaming into the wind
Anyone else with me though or is this just me
This question always baffles me - do we not see people to re-develop houses built in, say, the 1970s or 80s - totally gut the interiors, repurpose, or even completely tear down and build again? Why should cars be any different?
Why does is matter if 993s are redesigned to look like another 911? Why exactly should people not have the right to modify and/or change a car they own as they see fit?
This question always baffles me - do we not see people to re-develop houses built in, say, the 1970s or 80s - totally gut the interiors, repurpose, or even completely tear down and build again? Why should cars be any different?
Why does is matter if 993s are redesigned to look like another 911? Why exactly should people not have the right to modify and/or change a car they own as they see fit?
It's incredible that the market for restomod 911s seems so long-lived though. People can't get enough of it.
My main issue with this car is that the remit doesn't seem to make sense. If you want to do 500km in a 911 optimised for 'A roads', that's the perfect job for something more modern. A 991.2 Touring will batter this thing for that remit at the more involving end of the scale or any modern Turbo model will obliterate it at the more insulating end of the spectrum. Heck, a 997 or 991 GTS would be better, too.
If the remit is maximum feel and character flinging something down a great backroad, then the air-cooled restomod done well will do things no modern can do. But for this more grand touring remit, feels like there's a guy with an aircooled hammer and every driving scenario looks like an aircooled nail.
In this particular case I’d spend my money on getting a car restored to how Porsche intended rather than what Joe Bloggs Ltd intended.
But Joe Bloggs Ltd will undoubtedly have the skill to do that for me too.
This is a spectacularly beautiful object from an outfit that could be considered top of the podium for this work in the UK.
However, there will be 15 perfectly good 993 Carreras that will be sacrificed on the altar. Does this make anyone else uneasy or am I just too poor to understand?
For me a pure 993 is a fantastic car. I want there to be plenty of used options because I think people should experience the car as Porsche intended and it is a great car of its own right.
The whole slashing and stripping of 964s for the previous decade of restomods didn’t sit right with me either
Thing is, 993s aren’t a protected species or listed building so my opinion is like screaming into the wind
Anyone else with me though or is this just me
People for some reason love messing about with and improving Porsches with greater or lesser success. And then sending out press releases and organising test drives and marketing stuff. It’s a job. We’re the customers via PH (not personally of course).
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