Tuner Turns Car Maker
The Dortmund-based Porsche tuning outfit, 9ff, has attained the same 'car maker' rating as rival Ruf. Even before its change of status, 9ff had begun work on its own supercar project, which although very loosely 911-based and inspired by the GT1, comprises mostly in-house-designed components. The 9F-GT1 has a tubular spaceframe and mid-mounted 900bhp 4-litre flat-six.
Jan Fatthauer, 9ff's founder, says the car will 'move the company to a new level', both in terms of public perception and performance. Given that the company's 840bhp conversion on a GT2 recently eclipsed the McLaren F1's 240mph speed record (076), it should be quite a beast. But Fatthauer insists that it will be 'a production street car, not a racer, and while it will have crushing performance we want anyone to be able to drive it'.
Fatthauer also promises that the car will spend time in the wind tunnel - 'although not too long, it's very expensive!' - and will feature race-style adjustable suspension.
Meanwhile, the company has launched a 4-litre conversion for the 996-series 911's 3.6-litre engine. With 9ff-spec twin turbos, these engines are available in several states of tune between 650 and 820bhp.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/58002/tuner_turns_car_maker.html
I think this car will probably beat the veyron in topspeed. It has a better power-to-weight ratio, and 9ff holds the record for road-registered cars so far, their 9ff-v400 based on a 996 Porsche went 241.1mph (although I've read the Veyron has done 411kmh, under TUV supervision), 9ff clearly knows how to make fast cars.
Give me 1 AP enough already hehehehe ;)
The Dortmund-based Porsche tuning outfit, 9ff, has attained the same 'car maker' rating as rival Ruf. Even before its change of status, 9ff had begun work on its own supercar project, which although very loosely 911-based and inspired by the GT1, comprises mostly in-house-designed components. The 9F-GT1 has a tubular spaceframe and mid-mounted 900bhp 4-litre flat-six.
Jan Fatthauer, 9ff's founder, says the car will 'move the company to a new level', both in terms of public perception and performance. Given that the company's 840bhp conversion on a GT2 recently eclipsed the McLaren F1's 240mph speed record (076), it should be quite a beast. But Fatthauer insists that it will be 'a production street car, not a racer, and while it will have crushing performance we want anyone to be able to drive it'.
Fatthauer also promises that the car will spend time in the wind tunnel - 'although not too long, it's very expensive!' - and will feature race-style adjustable suspension.
Meanwhile, the company has launched a 4-litre conversion for the 996-series 911's 3.6-litre engine. With 9ff-spec twin turbos, these engines are available in several states of tune between 650 and 820bhp.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/58002/tuner_turns_car_maker.html
I think this car will probably beat the veyron in topspeed. It has a better power-to-weight ratio, and 9ff holds the record for road-registered cars so far, their 9ff-v400 based on a 996 Porsche went 241.1mph (although I've read the Veyron has done 411kmh, under TUV supervision), 9ff clearly knows how to make fast cars.
Give me 1 AP enough already hehehehe ;)
