Porsche 911 993 - Storyboards

In this head-2-head of old-school modern, find out how the analog 911 GT1, compares to the latest hybridized supercar from Ferrari, the F80

A homologation special for FIA GT1 racing, the GT1 is like no other 911

The GT1 is motivated by a Mezger engine - the M96/80, propelling it to over 190 mph, with some claiming more

The only mid-engine 911 features a steel tubular frame with mostly carbon-fiber body

The Porsche 911 GT1 Street packs 544 horsepower and 443 pound-feet, along with a 6-speed manual

The Ferrari F80 is a tech fest on wheels that sparked a lot of controversy

The Ferrari F80 features 2 electric motors, each powering the front wheels

The Ferrari F80 packs a combined power output of 1,184 horsepower

The F80 features an F1-inspired interior and a driver seat in a different color

Production of the Ferrari F80 is 799 examples, each costing $4.0 million

But the Porsche 911 GT1 Street is even rarer - just 25 road-going examples. The last time a GT1 went on sale, it was for $7.045 million

Most examples of the GT1 Street were finished in Arctic Gray and featured the 996 headlights

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The 1975 Porsche 930 Turbo is the original Widowmaker

The 930's turbocharged flat-six developed up to 326 hp and 317 lb-ft, but it suffered from turbo lag

The turbo-engine overpowered the chassis, surprising many uninitiated drivers

But beyond the 930 Turbo, here's why the following 6 Porsche models can also be labeled as widowmakers

1. In 1965, Porsche entered the 904/8 Bergspyder in Targa Florio and secured second place

However, the ultra-light, flat-eight race car featured a very firm suspension, making it jump. They called it the Kangaroo

2. Early 911s were considered balanced cars, but they still had a dark side

Lack of chassis rigidity on the road cars and a rear-mounted engine was a recipe for the so-called pendulum effect

3. The 993 GT2 is the first and only air-cooled 911 GT2

Like all future models, the 993 GT2 was based on the Turbo, but was far less cooperative to the driver

4. The 996 GT2 was a homologation special like its predecessor

The first water-cooled 911 GT2 produced up to 483 hp and featured no traction control

5. The Porsche 997.2 GT2 RS is a modern-day widowmaker

The Turbo-based 997 GT2 RS features 612 hp, rear-wheel drive, and a six-speed manual

6. The Porsche Carrera GT is considered one of the very last analog supercars

Its motorsport-derived V-10 produced 603 hp and boasts one of the greatest engine notes

It features a six-speed manual with an intricate clutch system that was sensitive to bad drivers

Tire technology at the time couldn't keep up with the Porsche Carrera GT performance

To make matters more interesting, the Carrera GT featured not traction control system

20 years later, Porsche worked with Michelin to create new tires for the Carrera GT

The new rubber made the Carrera GT 16 seconds quicker around the Nurburgring

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After its European debut, founder Jan Kalmar, of Kalmar Automotive, drove his most powerful creation the 9x9 for 3 days, in over 3 countries

Dring from Italy, through France, and onto the U.K., the 3,000km (approx, 1,860-mile) road trip is a small part of the real-life testing that goes into the 9x9 development

During the trip, the 9x9 inspired by the Porsche 959 saw everything from highways to mountain passes, to the Nurburgring where it set a lap time

An excruciating amount of attention to detail has gone into making the 9x9 usable in all conditions

Like the 959, the Kalmar 9x9 interior is similar to the 993, but in this case, we have a few 992 touches

Despite being a hypercar "resto-mod", Kalmar 9x9 has cruise control, bright LED lights, and adaptive suspension, among other sophisticated tech

What is essentially a retro hypercar, the Kalmar 9x9 is meant for long-distance cruising

The engine is a 3.7-liter, twin-turbo, flat-6. Here, it's mated to an 8-speed PDK automaic

With 930 horsepower and 767 pound-feet, the 9x9 is able to cross several countries at tremendous pace

At around 3,080 pounds, Kalmar 9x9 is almost as light as the lightest Porsche 992, the 911 S/T

The 9x9 will be available in 3 different variants, Standard, Sport, and Lichtbau, with each model prioritizing different aspects and application

Real-life testing of the 9x9 continues, in order to make sure everything works properly

Next stop - Ales, France, where the 9x9 will receive high-performance testing and lay down some numbers

Prices will start at $2.15 million

Deliveries of the Kalmar 9x9 will commence in July 2025

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Porsche 911s come in all shapes and sizes

The 911 GT2 RS is the most radical road-going variant of the 997

Limited to just 500 units, the 997 GT2 RS is a Turbo S with more power, no AWD, and a manual

The 993 is the last air-cooled 911 Turbo, but the first to get AWD

In 1997, Porsche introduced the X50 package, which turned the 993 Turbo into the Turbo S

Porsche 911 GT1 is the only mid-engine 911 ever made

It was built for Le Mans GT1 and FIA GT2 racing in the 1990s, where it showed consistent results due to its reliability

Between 21 and 25 road-going examples were built

The 911 Carrera 2.7 RS solidified the 911 as a capable race car

It was the birth of the Carrera name, the ducktail rear spoiler, and the wide body on 911 models

Thanks to Mezger power, the Carrera 2.7 RS was he fastest car of its day

The 2016 Porsche 991 R is a 911 that doesn't adhere to modern regulations

A modern homage to a legend; The original 911 R was the basis for many 911 race cars and at 1,929 pounds, it was the lightest 911 ever made

The 991 R tips the scales at 3,020 pounds, making it the most lightweight modern-day 911

Single-mass flywheel, close-ratio manual, rear-wheel drive, and 200+ mph capable

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This Is The Last Waltz

The Last Air-Cooled Porsche 911 To Come Out Of The Zuffenhausen Factory

It Was Built On March 27th, 1998

It Was Registered On March 27th, 1998, The Same Day Ferry Porsche Passed Away

This Special Car Was Commissioned For His Friend, German Author Clauss Vanderborg

It Featured An Upgraded Turbocharged 3.6-liter Flat-6 With An Output Of 443 HP

It Has The Last Waltz Inscribed On The Door Sils

The Interior Was Adorned In Midnight Blue Leather

The Car Is In Immaculate Condition With Just 6,583 Miles On The Odometer

Bonhams Is Auctioning The Last Waltz At Goodwood Revival On 7th September

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Have You Ever Wondered Which Is Better?

A $250k 911 Turbo S

Or A $1.2 Million Dollar Gunther Werks Speedster

Brooks Weisblat Of DragTimes YT Recently Got To Compare Them Side By Side

The GW Speedster Is Based On A Type-993 Chassis And Is Limited To Just 25 Examples

It Comes With A 4.0-liter Engine With 430 HP And 330 Lb-Ft Of Torque

The GW Speedster Is Based On A Type-993 Chassis And Does Not Have A Roof Or Windows

There Is Little To No Storage Available With The GW Speedster

The GW Speedster Features A 6-Speed Manual While The Turbo S Comes With A 7 Speed PDK

The Turbo S Is A 992.1 And Comes With A 3.7-liter Engine With 640 HP And 590 Lb-FT Of Torque

The Turbo S Seen Here Features The Optional Heritage Design Package That Comes With The Houndstooth Pattern On The Seats

After Comparing The Features Of Both Cars And Then Took Them For A Test Drive

For More On His Observations And Driving Impressions You'll Need To Watch The Video

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This Is The 2023 RUF Burgmeister

Based On The Type-993 Chassis, It Is An Homage To HillClimb Racecars Of Old

RUF Was Inspired By The 909 Bergspyder Racecar From 1968

The Lightweight Hill Climb Racecar From 1968 Weighed Just 846 Pounds

The Burgmeister Was Designed By Porsche 993 Designer Tony Hatter

The White Body With Green Racing Stripes Is Directly Inpired From The Bergspyder

The Car's Body Panels Are Composed Of Carbon Fiber

It Is One Of The LIghtest Cars Built By RUF At 2425 Pounds

The Engine Is A 3.6-Liter Flat-Six Producing 450 HP And 443 Lb-Ft Of Torque

The Transmission Is A Six-Speed Manual

The Car Features 19-Inch Wheels With Carbon Ceramic Braking

Initially Planned As A One Off Before Interest From Prospective Buyers Pushed It For A Limited Production Run Of 15 Units

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UK-based Tuthill has reimagined the homologation-special 911 GT1

At 2,462 pounds, the Tuthill Porsche 911 GT1 is 296 pounds lighter than the original

The 4.0-liter flat-6 can either be naturally-aspirated or twin-turbocharged for 500 to 600 hp

BB Auto returns with a modern interpretation of its iconic 911 "Rainbow" Targa Turbo

This time, the Targa packs a hybrid powertrain with 550 hp and a manual transmission

RUF Rodeo pays hommage to the 1969 Porsche 911 R rally car

Not much is left from the Porsche 964 donor car as RUF utilized a bespoke, carbon-fiber monocoque and an in-house-built flat-6 engine

RUF Rodeo sends 610 hp to all four wheels and costs $1.25 million

BB Auto made a Targa conversion for the Porsche 926, back in 1979

The 928 Targa features a signature for BB Auto interior with rainbow accents

The most controversial stsyling decision is removing the 928's signature hatchback

We only know of one 928 Targa conversion, based on a Euro-spec 928 S, equipped with the rare manual transmission

This is Edith - the Porsche 911 that climbed the highest mountain in the world

Having driven up to of 22,000+ feet in Chile, it holds a world record for the highest altitude ever reached by a car

Edith is based on a 2020 Porsche 992 Carrera 4S and packs the stock 443-hp flat-6 engine

The Porsche Rock Climber features 13.7 inches of ground clearance and runs on e-fuel

Officially, Porsche built only one 993 Speedster and it was made specially for "Butzi" Porsche

A few other cars were converted. The latest was commissioned by Luca Trazzi, and features subtlely-implemented modern features

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This Is The Gunther Werks Remastered 911 Speedster

The Exterior Body Panels Are Composed Of Exposed Carbon Fiber

The Speedster's Body Takes Over 900 Man Hours To Craft

The Car Packs A 4.0-Liter Flat-6 Producing 435 HP And 334 Lb-Ft Of Torque

The Sole Transmission Option Is A 6-Speed Manual

The Speedster Weighs Just 2,590 Lbs

The Interior Features Carbon Fiber Seats With Rosso (Red) Leather

This Is A 1 Of Only 3 Speedster Model With The Exposed Carbon Fiber Exoskeleton

The Tires Are Center-Lock Alloy Wheels

The Speedster Is Currently Listed By Prestige Imports Miami For $1,795,950

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What can justify rotary-swapping a classic Porsche 911?

While the owner of this classic doesn't say it out loud, this example started life as a 1966 Porshce 911 shell

Original parts can be hard to come by, so the owner went to town on the air-cooled classic

The build's highlight is the Mazda rotary engine that makes 480 hp on low boost

The engine works with a Porsche 915, manual transaxle and 930 drive shafts

Lots of 993 exterior bits, plus custom flared fenders give a more aggressive look to the 1966 911

Actually, the only original 1966 part is the front hood, and even that has been modified

Like the engine, the 911's sunroof, once belonged to a Mazda RX-7

The 18-inch SSR wheels hide modern disc brakes, where drums used to reside

With its tartan pattern on the seats, the interior is a mix of classic, air-cooled 911 and race car

Although street-driven, the rotary Porsche 911 is fully-prepped for the racetrack

Is the rotary 911 blasphemy or brilliance?

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Luca Trazzi, a Speedster enthusiast, commissioned Porsche's Sonderwunsch program to build a custom 993 Speedster

The Speedster body style dates back to the 356 model and is characterized by an open-top design, short windshield, and lightweight construction

Porsche never officially produced a 993 Speedster due to financial constraints in the 1990s

Trazzi's 993 Speedster is based on a 1994 Carrera Cabriolet and features design elements inspired by the 993 Turbo

The car has a unique "Otto Yellow" paint job and a black leather interior with yellow and black chequered accents on the seats

The car's mechanical components are derived from the high-performance 993 Carrera RS,

It is powered by a 3.8-liter air-cooled flat-six engine with 300 horsepower. It is mated to a 6-speed manual

There are only three officially recognized 993 Speedsters: one built for Ferdinand Alexander Porsche

The second one was a request from actor, Jerry Seinfeld

The third being Trazzi's recent creation

Other individuals and companies like Gunther Werks have created a handful of 993 Speedsters

Trazzi's car highlights the growing importance of Porsche's Sonderwunsch program for customized vehicles

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The highly anticipated Gunther Works GWR based on the Porsche 911 (993), is set to make its global debut on August 16, 2024

The GWR is the culmination of seven years of development and engineering, representing the next chapter for the restomodder

Power comes from a Rothsport 4.0l NA flat-6, that produces 500 horsepower and 340 pound-feet with a cutting-edge slide valve system

A redesigned intake manifold, and lightweight titanium components

Extensive use of carbon fiber throughout the body means the GWR only weighs 2,400 pounds

The aerodynamically optimized lightweight magnesium wheels, can also be equipped with optional Aero discs

The GWR's cockpit prioritizes the driver experience with sporty carbon-fiber bucket seats and a 6-speed manual gearbox

Set to be unveiled at the prestigious Quail at Monterey Car Week, only 40 units of the GWR will be built.

This car is a one-of-a-kind 1994 Porsche 993 Targa restomod created by Kreinzel for a VIP client

This one of one car is currently listed on the SBX Cars auction platform

One of the most iconic features of the Targa model is the silver protective hoop

However, Porsche skipped this design feature on the 993, 996 and 997 generations

Instead of a rag-top, Porsche officially included a sliding roof on the production 993 Targa

Kreinzel converted a 993 Carrera 2 Cabriolet into a Targa to get the silver hoop back

The conversion process took four years to complete with original Porsche parts and a cost of €500,000

The car's exterior is finished in Metallic Dark Blue

You also get 18-inch Fuchs wheels and a Clubsport exhaust

The interior features exclusive customized Recaro sport/comfort seats in Cognac leather

This custom 993 Targa is powered by a 3.6-liter flat-six engine producing 315 horsepower

Power is sent to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox

The car comes with Porsche technical certification allowing you to maintain it any Porsche service center

Swipe up to check out the listing and bid on this one-of-one 993 Targa.

The Speedster is one of the purest body styles of the Porsche 911

The Speedster was always meant to be a lightweight, open-top cruiser

The Speedster body style was introduced with the Porsche 356 back in 1948

The most distinctive feature of the Porsche Speedster is the steeply raked windshield and lack of convertible top

While the Speedster has existed across several generations of the 911, the 993 was not one of them

Officially, there was never a production variant of the 993 Speedster

But in 1995, Porsche built one for "Butzi" Porsche's 50th birthday

"Butzi" 993 Speedster was the only one that started life as a Speedster under Porsche

The only "true" 993 Speedster features a narrow body

The car's exterior is finished in Aventura Green

The 17-inch silver Carrera wheels complement the exterior paint

Inside, you get an RS interior with walnut finishes on the dash

At its heart lies a 3.6-liter flat-6, making 285 hp and 251 lb-ft

It was paired to a Tiptronic automatic transmission

To make the 993 Speedster, Porsche used parts from the 964 Speedster, of which 936 were built

A few other 993 Speedster conversions were done over the years, like Jerry Seinfeld's car, which started as a Carrera 4S Cabriolet

But "Butzi" Porsche's Aventura Green car remains the only 993 built as a Speedster from brand-new

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This 1997 Porsche 911 GT1 is one of only 9 race cars Porsche sold to privateers

The condition of this veteran race car is surprisingly immaculate, considering the grueling nature of Endurance racing

Being a '97 model, this 911 GT1 features 993 front headlights for homologation purposes

The 993 GT1 taillights, however, come from the Porsche 996

This particular 911 GT1 Race version is chassis number 108 and one of the most successful 911 GT1s to grace IMSA and Le Mans

The 911 GT1 is the only mid-engine Porsche 911

The 911 GT1's clamshell hides a twin-turbo, water-cooled flat-six, and one of the last Mezger engines

In order for the 911 GT1 Rennversion to go racing, Porsche built 25 Street versions of the GT1

Unlike the road-going GT1s, which came with a 6-speed manual, the Race version had a sequential transmission

Even early, 993 GT1 variants could hit 62 moh in 3.9 seconds and blast down the 1/4-mile in 11.6 seconds

On the Mulsanne straight at Le Mans, the Porsche 911 GT1 reached over 191 mph. The GT1 Evo was even faster, at 205 mph

At just 2,480 pounds, the 993 GT1 was lightweight

The 993 GT1's rear subframe was a direct- carry-over from its predecessor, the Porsche 962

This 1997 Porsche 911 GT1 has the potential to become one of the most expensive Porsches ever sold at an auction. Swipe up for more details

This is Akira Nakai, founder of legendary tuner RWB for creating widebody Porsches

Akira Started Out As Leader Of A Drift Crew - Rough World

But Nakai San Always Had A Keen Eye For Porsches

He Got A Chance To Build One - Which He Named Stella Artois In The '90s

This Was The Begining Of RWB - Which Stands For Rauh-Welt Begriff (Rough World Understanding)

This Led To Multiple Projects In Japan, Achieving A Cult Status

Porsche Purists Were Not Happy With His Treatment Of Air-Cooled Vintage Porsches

But RWB's popularity grew over time

He First Gained Popularity In The U.S After A Collaboration With Hoonigan's Brian Scotto

Every Project He Is A Part of He Does The Cutting By Hand

Suspension Is Lowered And A Substantial Widebody Kit Is Intalled

He Puts Signature Touches In The Interiors As Well

Now RWB Works On 40-50 Cars Per Year

A Build Can Cost Anywhere From $20,000, upwards of $50,000