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Tesla-Powered Porsche 911 RWB Promises The Best of Both Worlds

Just when purists thought they had seen it all in terms of Rauh-Welt Begriff kits playing with the classic Porsche 911 recipe, the machine we're here to discuss came to change all that.
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Having landed at this year's edition of the SEMA show, this is the E-RWB. As its name suggests, the Neunelfer we have here is no longer air-cooled. In fact, we're dealing with a Porscha that has been given an electric conversion.

The posterior of the Zuffenhausen retro toy now packs a Tesla motor, as you'll be able to notice in one of the images above. Of course, this means that the contraption now packs around 700 ponies and packs the good old instant torque of any electric machine.

And given the fact that the retro Neunelfer is considerably lighter than the Tesla Model S, the driving range should also be improved.

Of course, without the sound and feel of a flat-six, this Neunelfer is rather difficult to swallow for many aficionados out there.

While the RWB kit was obviously installed by Nakai-san, the man behind the franchise, the build comes from StreetFighters LA.

As for the interior of the Neunelfer, a chrome roll cage is one of the first things you notice. Other elements include a Momo steering wheel, with the attention to detail being worthy of our undivided attention.

However, there's one thing that makes us wonder about what the builders were thinking - note that, in order for the traditional center tacho to be accurate, this would have to go all the way to 17,000 rpm. And it doesn't.

Nevertheless, with Porsche set to release the Taycan electric vehicle next year and on the path to hybridise the 992 generation of the 911, which is set to debut this year, perhaps the proposal we have here is simply a glimpse into the future more than anything else.
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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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