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The Singer Porsche 911 story has come to an end

Since 2010, the California-based company, Singer Vehicle Design, has so far offered wealthy customers around the world restored and modified Porsche models. Now after more than a decade the story has come to an end. Singer Vehicle Design has officially announced that it is no longer accepting orders for restomod Porsche 911 (964).

In its 12 years of operation, Singer has successfully realized 450 projects based on the 911 (964) model. Singer CEO Rob Dickinson has stated that Singer Vehicle Design will no longer offer restomod 911s from the 964 Series, despite the fact that there are still many of these cars on the market that would make an excellent basis for Singer’s method of restoration/modification. Dickinson also said that 12 years ago, no one at Singer thought they would end up selling 450 examples of a car that costs around $1 million.

The Porsche 911 restomod is powered by a 4.0-liter flat-six engine with 390 hp (287 kW) and 315 lb-ft (427 Nm) of torque. That’s enough power to push the car to 62 mph in just over 3 seconds. The engine is paired with a five-speed or six-speed manual transmission.

The company said that they are preparing for a new chapter, the Turbo Study, which was recently announced by the 911 model, whose appearance is clearly reminiscent of the first Porsche 911 Turbo that was presented in 1975.

Source: Singer Vehicle Design

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Audi RS E-Tron GT with new aerodynamic package

In 2020, Audi unveiled its third all-electric car, the Audi RS E-Tron GT. It’s a superbly designed car, but there are always those who want more aerodynamics, like Turismo Wheels CEO Wojciech Malag.

Malag entrusted the car to Maxton Design engineers who prepared a package of special aerodynamic components for this electric sedan. These include a rear diffuser, a new front lip spoiler, more massive side skirts, K&W springs and an upgraded air suspension that lower the car, but also 3M black foil that adds to the overall look.

The Audi RS E-Tron GT is an electric car with outstanding performance. Under the hood are two electric motors with a total output of 637 hp (475 kW) and 612 lb-ft (830 Nm) of torque. Power is transmitted to all four wheels via 1-speed direct drive (front axle) and 2-speed gearbox (rear axle). It reaches 62 mph in 2.85 seconds with a top speed of 156 mph (250 km/h). It is mounted on 22-inch Turismo Inventa carbon rims.

An increasing number of electric cars began to attract the attention of tuner companies, so in the future we can expect more frequent requests from owners to personalize their beloved cars.

Source: Maxton Design

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The McLaren 765LT Spider is a spectacular sports car

Following last year’s presentation of the McLaren 765LT based on the McLaren 675LT, German tuner Novitec has unveiled the McLaren 765LT Spider based on the 675LT Spider.

Novitec equipped the car with the NOVITEC RACE high-performance exhaust system that provides a special and unforgettable sound, which can optionally be obtained with fine gold plating. Also, engineers have prepared aerodynamic-enhancement components made from naked carbon, which make its appearance spectacular. This includes air intakes trunk lid, trunk-lid N-LARGO, headlight inserts, side air intakes and panel entrance.

Three tuning stages are available, the most powerful of which is Performance Stage 2. McLaren 765LT Spider is powered by a standard 4.0-liter eight-cylinder twin-turbocharged engine that now develops 855 hp (629 kW) and 662 lb-ft (898 Nm) of torque. Thanks to the plug-and-play N-Tronic control unit, compared to the standard model, the 765LT Spider reaches 62 mph in just 2.5 seconds. It reaches 124 mph (200 km/h) in 6.7 seconds with a top speed of more than 205 mph (331 km/h).

The car got new springs thanks to which it can be lowered additionally by 0.79 inches (20mm). It is mounted on MC3 20-inch and 21-inch forged central-lock Vossen wheels, available in 72 colors.

Source: Novitec