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Imagine we're in the future. Autonomous cars and EVs have almost taken over and the carmakers that haven't adapted are now on their way out. Sure, a brand like Porsche is still shining, with the plethora of electron juice sippers that followed the introduction of the Mission E now making up the bulk of the sales. But what about the old-school aficionados?
You know, the part of the clientele who doesn't care whether the latest generation of cruise control can take you through the corners while delivering maximum thrills (the system has proven itself by grabbing the autonomous production car Nurburgring lap record), simply because they want to drive the machine themselves?
Well, for one thing, Neunelfers with posteriors occupied by suck-squeeze-bang-blow mill should always be there. And all the Germans would have to do in order to take things one step above any other exotic name has to offer is go for a LEGO approach.
No, we're not talking about yet another brilliant collaboration with the Danish toymaker. Instead, we're referring to Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur allowing buyers to dip into the 911 parts bin an design their ultimate rear-engined animal.
For instance, the now-old 991 generation of the Neunelfer used to be a brilliant example of this - just think of how Porsche used the 911 R six-speed manual and underbelly diffuser to create the GT3 Touring Package and fight the speculators who had driven the price of the R towards $1 million.
Let's say you're willing to build the ultimate 911 daily driver. You could scroll through the virtually infinite possibilities of the Porsche Exclusive configurator and come up with a melange such as the one in the images we have here.
The carbon-loaded body comes from the GT2 RS, but the super-sized aero bits have been skipped. The thing still packs a PDK tranny (the clutch isn't the best friend of daily duties, is it?), but it uses the 500 hp NA motor of the GT3. Oh, and it also comes with the one thing the GT3 TP is missing, at least in our book, namely a pair of rear seats.
Apparently, one doesn't have to turn to daydreaming for such a picture. And this 911 Targa 4 GTS owner, who gave his Neunelfer a GT3 RS "conversion", shows us how it's done in the real world.
Well, for one thing, Neunelfers with posteriors occupied by suck-squeeze-bang-blow mill should always be there. And all the Germans would have to do in order to take things one step above any other exotic name has to offer is go for a LEGO approach.
No, we're not talking about yet another brilliant collaboration with the Danish toymaker. Instead, we're referring to Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur allowing buyers to dip into the 911 parts bin an design their ultimate rear-engined animal.
For instance, the now-old 991 generation of the Neunelfer used to be a brilliant example of this - just think of how Porsche used the 911 R six-speed manual and underbelly diffuser to create the GT3 Touring Package and fight the speculators who had driven the price of the R towards $1 million.
Let's say you're willing to build the ultimate 911 daily driver. You could scroll through the virtually infinite possibilities of the Porsche Exclusive configurator and come up with a melange such as the one in the images we have here.
The carbon-loaded body comes from the GT2 RS, but the super-sized aero bits have been skipped. The thing still packs a PDK tranny (the clutch isn't the best friend of daily duties, is it?), but it uses the 500 hp NA motor of the GT3. Oh, and it also comes with the one thing the GT3 TP is missing, at least in our book, namely a pair of rear seats.
Apparently, one doesn't have to turn to daydreaming for such a picture. And this 911 Targa 4 GTS owner, who gave his Neunelfer a GT3 RS "conversion", shows us how it's done in the real world.
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