Williams-Developed Singer 911 Sounds Like

Perfection – an overused word, a concept that does not exist … or does it? Californian skunkworks Porsche Singer stands out

This weekend we had our first glimpse of Singer's latest Porsche 911. The car, co-developed with Williams Advanced Engineering (an emanation of the highly successful Formula 1 team), was unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​and completed the famous Climb course.

is still based on the early 90's 964 generation 911, but unlike a 964, this Frankenstein's reinvented monster of a car will cost you around $ 1.8 million.

Of course, with a price like that, you do not just get a used car with a freshly cut interior. The super group Singer-Williams has concocted what it considers to be the best air-cooled engine in the world. The naturally aspirated 4.0-liter unit (rejoice!) Produces 500 horsepower at a staggering 9,000 rpm. They even asked the help of Hans Mezger, who designed the Porsche engines for nearly 40 years, while professional pilots Marino Franchitti and Chris Harris also participated in the development of the car

. DLS, or Dynamics and Lightweight Study for you and me. So, there is no granite and cast iron used to make cars 25 years ago. Instead, there is a badtail of carbon, magnesium, titanium. The entire car weighs only 990 kilograms (2,182 pounds).

The aerodynamics was also worked. Believe it or not, the duck tail spoiler on the original car was, well, useless. Now, thanks to Singer's trickery, it works and works well on the DLS. Other revisions include a contoured front to rid the car of the front axle and new vents.

But we know that the only reason you are here is to find words about money, engines, carbon and ducks. what does this piece of art look like, so that's it. In all his glory to Goodwood, singer DLS:

PS: Singer, if you're reading this, please, can I try?