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1986 Porsche 911 Turbo Koenig-Specials Road Runner is up for auction

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At the end of the last century, the German tuning house Koenig-Specials presented a project called Road Runner. It is a radical transformation and improvement of the Porsche 911 (930) Turbo, and one of them, the 1986 Porsche 911 Turbo Koenig-Specials Road Runner is for sale.

This unique car has a G-body silhouette, headlights and side mirrors taken from the Porsche 928, a huge rear spoiler, while the rear lights are integrated into a redesigned fascia with a pronounced wraparound spoiler. It is finished in Guards Red over Champagne leather and is in good condition with only 24,253 kilometers on the odometer.

The car was serviced in January, which included rebuilding both turbochargers, installing a lightweight clutch/flywheel assembly and clutch cable, and replacing the rear & front main seals, aluminum charge pipes, heater tubes, spark plug wires, exhaust, and much more. It cost more than $20,000.

This Porsche 911 Turbo is powered by a twin turbocharged 3.3-liter flat-six engine that delivers between 480 and 550 hp. That’s significantly more than the 281 hp the original model has, and the increase is achieved thanks to a combination of a remapped ECU and performance exhaust system, as well as an improved air-to-air intercooler system.

Koenig-Specials has retained the original cross-drilled, ventilated brake system, now bolstered with Bilstein shock absorbers, reinforced anti-roll bars, and a front strut brace for enhanced rigidity.

The auction will take place on March 7, 2025, and the car’s estimated value is $170,000 – $190,000.

Source: Board Arrow Auctions

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1986 Porsche 911 Turbo Koenig-Specials Road Runner is up for auction
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Manhart TR 950 is a Porsche 911 GT2 RS with 966 HP

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The Porsche 911 GT2 RS is considered one of the best models from the 992 generation, but that didn’t stop the experts at Manhart from making it even better. This is the Manhart TR 950, with impressive performance and more power.

The 911 GT2 RS is powered by a 3.8-liter six-cylinder boxer engine with 700 hp and 750 Nm, which is more than impressive, but now with the combination of a remapped ECU and a mapswitch with a turbo performance kit, the power goes up to 966 hp (720 kW) and 800 lb-ft (1,090 Nm) of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox (PDK), upgraded with adapted software and a reinforced MANHART clutch by Dodson.

The turbo performance kit includes larger TTH turbochargers, an upgraded radiator, an aluminum MANHART IPD manifold, a new water intercooler by MANTHEY, and MANHART Downpipes Sport with 200-cell HJS catalytic converters.

The car also received add-on parts by DB Carbon made from high-quality carbon fiber composite material, which includes a front spoiler with side extensions, aero flics for increased downforce, frames for the air intakes in the front, side skirts, inserts for the air intakes in front of the rear axle and a diffuser with side extension plates. There’s also MANTHEY-KW coilover suspension, 21″ and 22″ MANHART Forged Line wheels in a classic gloss black finish wrapped in 255/30ZR21 front and 335/25ZR22 rear Continental SportContact 7 tires. Manhart also offers individual color customization on request.

Of course, Manhart has not forgotten about aesthetics, so the TR 950 is equipped with a decorative set standard for all Manhart projects with gray lettering and stripes.

Source: Manhart

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Manhart TR 950 is a Porsche 911 GT2 RS with 966 HP
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Porsche is targeting a new Nurburgring record for manual cars

Porsche previously announced that it will not give up the manual gearbox, and now it wants to become the king of this type of transmission. The venue will be one of the most famous tracks in the world, the Nurburgring Nordschleife, where Porsche with the 911 GT3 model will try to set the best lap time for road cars with a manual gearbox. Currently, the record is held by the Viper ACR with a time of 7:01.3.

Andreas Preuninger, director of Porsche GT development, announced the event by saying that the manual gearbox is very important for the German marque. Porsche is used to setting top times with its PDK transmission, available with seven or eight speeds, depending on the model. That’s why this venture should have been a piece of cake for the Stuttgart-based company.

Despite the fact that most manufacturers have decided to stop offering cars with a manual gearbox, not because it is more expensive than an automatic, but because some of them do not want to have two types of gearboxes on their shelves, Porsche will not do that. The Germans are more than aware that the manual transmission will be reserved only for select customers and for true sports cars like the recently updated 911 GT3, which they intend to sell in larger quantities.

If the Porsche 911 GT3 manages to set a new record, it is very clear that the Germans will show others that manual transmissions are still worth using, especially since there are very few true sports cars left in the world with this type of transmission.

Source: Porsche