Yes, we know. When the words "fastest Porsche 911 in the world" are spoken, one would expect these to be followed by a lap time. Nonetheless, in this particular case we are talking about drag racing and the exception is definitely worth it, since we are dealing with a champion.
As always with Porsches, there's a melange of understated performance, tuning potential and, of course, a high cost. All these have led to the development being based on a previous-generation 911 straight line racer.
We are talking about a 997 911 Turbo, which has been heavily modified by Istanbul-based tuner Esmotor, which has a fetish for Zuffenhausen machines. As usual in this business, the exact output numbers are kept secret and so are the details about the strict diet the car has obviously gone through. Nevertheless, we can talk about the resulting go-fast data.
This Neunelfer can play the quarter mile game in 8.81 seconds at 264 km/h (165 mph) with a 1.422 60ft roll - actually, Esmotor hopes to improve this bit, so we can expect them to beat their own record soon.
As for the 1/8 mile, the Turbo covers it in 5.79s, but we don't know if a bespoke configuration was used for the measurement or the intermediate time has just been recorded with the car in 1/4 mile configuration.
By the way, this 911 Turbo is run by EKanoo Racing in Bahrain, not your usual record-holding location.
To get an idea on how far the flat six at the back has been taken, we'll have to talk about the Nissan GT-R a little bit. The 911 Turbo's rival is much more popular on the drag strip, with a new GT-R world record having been recently set at 7.49s. The power? Over 2,000 horses at the wheels.
PS: the unmistakable boxer soundtrack makes the clip below a double delight.
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. Full profile
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