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Singer Vehicle Design – Easthampton Commission Today, we take a closer look at the Singer Vehicle Designs Easthampton Commission. At the heart of the Easthampton Commission sits the 4.0L, naturally aspirated, air-cooled flat-six – linked to a 6-speed manual transmission and AWD. The carbon-fibre bodywork is presented in Black Metallic with...
Singer Vehicle Design – Japan Commission Today, we take a closer look at the Singer Vehicle Designs Japan Commission. The carbon-fiber bodywork is presented in Midnight Blue with light-ghosted side stripes, top stripes and lettering. Bumperettes and rear deck-lid badging are presented in nickel. The air-cooled, naturally aspirated flat-six is...
Singer Vehicle Design – Gsteig Commission Today, we take a closer look at the Singer Vehicle Designs Gsteig Commission. The carbon-fibre bodywork is presented in Black Blue (light pearl) with light, ghosted stripes and lettering, body-color bumperettes and brass deck-lid badging. The Gsteig Commission has a 4.0L air-cooled flat-six is...
It’s no secret that when you make the same type of car for decades, you obviously learn many little tricks and tweaks to make your car better, and better, and better. Porsche has been doing this with the 911 since 1963. The Type 993 911, however, was the last of...
Singer Vehicle Design – Raffles Commission Today, we take a closer look at the Singer Vehicle Designs Raffles Commission. The carbon-fiber bodywork is presented in Yolk Yellow with dark ghosted stripes and lettering. For this car the air-cooled, naturally aspirated flat-six is paired with a 6-speed manual transmission. Both the...
Singer Vehicle Design – Sun Valley Commission Today, we take a closer look at the Singer Vehicle Designs Sun Valley Commission. Carbon fiber body with light ghosted side stripes and black lettering. Wheels are specified with open lug-nuts and the brake calipers are finished in Pillar Green with white lettering. Inside...
Singer Vehicle Design – Mulholland Commission Today, we take a closer look at the Singer Vehicle Designs Mulholland Commission. It showcases the capabilities of Singer’s ‘Special Wishes’ program and in this case follows the client’s brief to have a 911 that provides an undiluted, visceral experience. As Singer explains, “It...
Singer Vehicle Design – Stockholm Commission Today, we take a closer look at the Singer Vehicle Designs Stockholm Commission. It has a 4.0L, air-cooled flat-six  and is specified with velocity stacks, presented in a champagne gold finish, and is paired with a six-speed, manual transmission. The gear shift knob is...
Singer Vehicle Design – Fredericksburg Commission Today, we take a closer look at the Singer Vehicle Designs Fredericksburg Commission. The 4.0L air-cooled flat-six is specified with a ceramic plenum finish and is paired with a six-speed, manual transmission. Wheels are specified with open lug-nuts, while the brake calipers are finished...
Studio Torino was responsible for the interior design and bodywork, using carbon fiber and aluminum for the body panels. Prototype 1/2 ENGINE Type — 6 cylinders RUF Kompressor Valves — 4 x cylinder Volume — 3824 cm 3 Power — 440 bhp (324kW) @ 7000 rpm Torque — 470 Nm...
Porsche 911 Turbo S – The Supermarket Supercar Henry Catchpole of Carfection calls the Porsche 911 Turbo S (992) the ultimate supermarket supercar. By this, he means it can do everything that a supercar needs to do, but it can also work as an everyday car without any issues basically...
Before: 1968 Porsche 912 1.6-litre 4-cylinder engine developing 90 bhp; after: 2014 Dutchmann Porsche 912 with 2.8-litre 6-cylinder engine developing 240 bhp What do Porsche 911s, surfboards, bicycles and coffee have in common? A lot, it would seem. South African entrepreneur, Gavin Rooke, hit on a common thread that runs...
Carfection, they of great car reviews and sneak peeks at new and upcoming cars, posted late last night their latest review. Singer Designs is a specialist company, in that they take a 1989 to 1994 Type 964 Porsche 911, and over several thousand man-hours of labor, make it the perfect...
Singer Vehicle Design – Mexico Commission Today, we take a closer look at the Singer Vehicle Designs Mexico Commission. At the time, Singer said: Back in 2011 we completed the Mexico Commission – the first 964-based restoration. Since then, the owners group has expanded across more than 30 countries – as...
Vonnen Performance Offers Glimpse Into What a Production 911 Hybrid Could Look Like Here we are in the year 2019, yet even the thought of a fully-electric 911 feels sacrilege; but a hybrid, on the other hand, is certainly inevitable and likely not that far off. After all, Porsche’s own...
More Horsepower? Yes Please The Porsche 911 GTS is an excellent car, one you might think could not be made any better. Well, the tuner company RUF Automobile GmbH is here to prove you wrong. RUF’s new GT car is based on the Porsche 991 generation of the 911 GTS....
Kim Copperthite watches the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo during its record run at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI, Laguna Seca, 2018 (© Mike Copperthite) It is interesting how, sometimes when you trace an old classic car or historic racer back to its roots, you end up not far from the...