Some cars are born to be sensible. Some are born to be fast. And then there’s the new Meyers Manx LFG, which was clearly born after a tequila-fuelled night in a garage full of Porsche engines, carbon fibre, and the occasional surfboard.

For years, the reborn Meyers Manx has been giving us beach buggies with a smorgasbord of powertrains—VW flat-fours, three-cylinder radials, even batteries. Nice. Fun. A bit “Margaritaville.” But now? Now it’s gone nuclear. Teaming up with the lunatics at Tuthill Porsche, Manx has unveiled the LFG—an all-wheel-drive, flat-six tribute to the 1967 Baja 1000-winning Manx. And yes, before you ask, LFG stands for exactly what you think it does.

The Look

The carbon-fibre body comes from Freeman Thomas, the same man who penned the Audi TT and VW New Beetle. Except here, instead of polite German Bauhaus curves, he’s delivered something that looks like it escaped from Mad Max but stopped for tacos along the way.

The Bits That Matter

Specs are thin on the ground, but the options list includes Tuthill’s snarling four-valve, air-cooled flat-six from the 911K, bolted to a six-speed sequential gearbox. Power goes everywhere thanks to limited-slip differentials at the front, centre, and rear. Suspension? Twin adjustable coilovers on each corner. Tyres? BF Goodrich all-terrains, obviously, because this thing isn’t for your local Whole Foods car park.

And because even dune-slaying hooligans sometimes like comfort, there’s an enclosed cockpit with air-con. Don’t like roofs? Two minutes later, you’re back to windswept hair and a face full of sand.

The Vibe

Richard Tuthill himself calls it “fun, mischievous” and reckons it could probably “go to the moon and back.” That’s not PR waffle, that’s just Tuthill being his usual straight-talking self. If you’ve ever seen what his 911s can survive, you’ll know he’s not exaggerating.

The Catch

Only 100 will be built, and while no one’s putting numbers on it yet, if you’ve got to ask… you can’t afford it. Think several hundred thousand. Still, buy one and you’re not just getting the car—you’re getting driving tours led by Manx and Tuthill themselves. The first is in 2027, lining up perfectly with the 50th anniversary of the Manx’s Baja win.

So what is the Meyers Manx LFG? It’s a rally-ready Porsche-powered dune buggy with more attitude than a teenage drummer. It’s a car that doesn’t just whisper “let’s go for a drive,” it screams Let’s F**ing Go.*

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