The Singer Touch: Transforming Classic Porsche 911s Into Modern Automotive Masterpieces

Singer Classic

Singer’s first reimagined Porshe 911 is as pure as it gets. The Singer Classic is a modern recreation of the original Porsche 911, from 1964. Singer hasn’t just taken the basic form of the original 911, but has taken design cues from high-performance variants like the Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS, including the ducktail rear spoiler, which is now functional, and the flared wheel arches have been exaggerated even more with Singer’s bespoke wide body.

Like all its other projects, Singer has chosen the Porsche 964 as a base. All Singer-reimagined Porsche 911s feature carbon-fiber bodies. The Singer Classic was limited to 450 units. They rarely come up for sale and are, typically, a quick sale. All Singer cars feature a manual transmission. Staying true to Porsche’s iconic boxer engine, the Singer Classic’s 3.8-liter, air-cooled flat-six makes 350 horsepower.

Singer DLS

In the Singer world, DLS stands for Dynamic and Lightweight Study. The result of those efforts is what can be described as the Singer Classic turned up to 11. The reimagined, wide-body, classic 911 has been put on a diet, resulting in a curb weight of 2,180 pounds. The 3.8-liter air-cooled engine makes modern-day Porsche 911 GT3 power - 503 horsepower to be exact - without forced induction and while still being air-cooled.

The cabin features a lot of exposed carbon-fiber, and racing bucket seats, finished in exquisite leather. The exposed gear linkage adds a level of excitement not seen even in the original Porsche 911. While has its fair share of analog Porsche 911 variants, the Dynamic Lightweight Study is, essentially, what a 1960s Porsche 911 GT3 would have been. The Singer DLS production was limited to just 75 units.

Singer Turbo

With the Turbo, Singer goes a decade later into the Porsche 911 lineage, to reimagine the original, 930 Turbo. Faithfully replicating the original Porsche 911 Turbo looks, the specialists from Singer have carefully integrated modern touches like the LED headlights. In classic Porsche tradition, the looks are finished by Fuchs-style, deep-dish wheels, designed for the Singer Turbo. As with all Singer cars, the Turbo body is made entirely out of carbon fiber.

The engine is still based on the Mezger air-cooled flat-six but now features twin turbochargers. Unlike earlier, naturally-aspirated Singer engines, which were built by Williams Advanced Engineering, the turbocharged boxer engines are built by Porsche’s Motorsport division. The engine still sits at 3.8 liters, but now features twin, intercooler turbochargers for 450 or 510 horsepower, if you go for the sportier variant.

Singer DLS Turbo

The latest and most radical of Singer-reimagined Porsche 911s is the Singer DLS Turbo. Its radical design is heavily influenced by the 934/935 racecar from the 1970s, of which only one road-going example was produced. Singer has blessed the DLS Turbo’s carbon-fiber body with every 935 design cue (at least, those that were legally allowed), including the enormous air inlets on the heavily flared rear-wheel arches as well as slightly less exaggerated air extractors behind the front wheels. The front is, pretty much, a reimagined 964, but that’s only because Singer couldn’t emulate the 935’s radical front end (to keep it road-legal).

I could mention the insane intricacy behind the multi-spoke wheel design, but you want to hear about the engine – a 3.8-liter, twin-turbo flat-six, which is still based on the iconic, Mezger engine, but it now has water-cooled cylinder heads, like on a Porsche 959. Singer planned to produce just 99 examples of the DLS Turbo. With 700 horsepower on tap, this is also the most powerful Singer-reimagined Porsche so far.