Singer and Williams unveil 500hp 964
75 further cars to be 'reimagined' in UK under the partnership
Well, now that engine has a car to go in, and what a car it is. Again the result of the Singer-Williams relationship, the body has been designed in collaboration with Norbert Singer - no relation to the 're-imaginers', but rather the architect of many a Porsche Le Mans victory - using computational fluid dynamics.
The body and chassis also make extensive use of carbon fibre, titanium, magnesium and aluminum, resulting in a dry weight of less than 990kg. With a lightweight suspension system, rear window inlets accommodating the engine's carbon fibre intakes, and a trick roof which channels air onto the ducktail spoiler, the outcome should be one of the greatest 911s ever built. To that end - and in keeping with the assumed price tag - only the finest suppliers have been used for everything else. There are bespoke Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, 18-inch BBS forged magnesium centre-locking wheels, lightweight Brembo brake calipers with carbon composite discs, custom dampers by EXE-TC, and a Hewland magnesium six-speed transmission. Oh, and development driving duties are being seen to by Marino Franchitti, and some chap called Chris Harris. We wondered what he'd been up to...
This particular Absinthe and Blood-Orange car is the first of the run, the result of Porsche collector Scott Blattner enquiring as to just how far Singer's imagination could stretch. Pretty far, it seems. There are plans to produce up to 75 more examples, all of which will be built at a dedicated facility known as 'Singer at Grove' on the Williams campus in Oxfordshire. Another British engineering success story, it seems.
A car that that looks perfect from every angle and with those performance figure and weights it's going to be one HELLUVA machine
And the Exige is Expensive ( the new Lotus Expensive, they always name their cars starting with E .. sniffpetrol do not pinch this idea!) but the Singer must be 4x as much.
Actually what is the cost? Place your bets....
I'm guessing $420 000.
Note that it is in same colour as one of Chris Harris' old 911's with same exotic suspension. So I think that input there is seen. We need a test drive, no not Harris, he will be biased. Bovingdon and Meaden will be fine ....
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