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Restomod

Gunther Werks GWX Is the Rarest, Wildest 911 Restomod Yet

At this point, it’s no secret that Gunther Werks doesn’t just build restomods—they build rolling statements. Every Porsche 911 they touch leaves their California shop reborn: sharper, faster, and infused with the kind of obsessive detail you’d expect from a Swiss watchmaker, not a boutique carmaker. But their latest creation, unveiled at Monterey Car Week, pushes things far beyond the familiar formula. Meet the GWX—the most ambitious, most exclusive car Gunther Werks has ever attempted.

How exclusive? Only three will ever be built. Not three per year. Not three per color. Three total, period. And don’t bother calling your dealer; the GWX is strictly invitation-only.

A Flat-Six With Bite

Like its siblings, the GWX starts life as a 993-generation 911 before undergoing an industrial-strength metamorphosis. At its core is a new 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six, good for 440 horsepower and 320 pound-feet of torque. But the real nerd-bait detail here is the sliding throttle body plates—a motorsport-derived solution that promises razor-edge throttle response. This isn’t just another hot-rodded air-cooled Porsche; it’s a scalpel designed to slice milliseconds off your synapses.

Wrapped in Carbon, Dressed to Kill

If the engine is the beating heart, the carbon fiber bodywork is the exoskeleton. Every single panel—the hood, the quarter panels, the skirts, the fenders—is sculpted from carbon. The GWX looks like something sketched by a kid who grew up mainlining IMSA race cars, then refined by a designer with OCD. The stance is wide, the details intricate, and the aero unapologetically functional: a massive rear wing with a ram-air scoop built right into the decklid, a custom diffuser, and a front bumper that belongs on a GT-class racer.

The car shown at Monterey, dubbed Alpha Spec, came finished in a shimmering shade of Candy Purple created in-house, complete with silver pinstriping and herringbone carbon accents splashed across the hood and roof. It’s loud, it’s luxurious, and it’s unapologetically Gunther Werks.

A Cabin That Matches the Drama

Open the door and the story continues. Carbon-backed bucket seats wrapped in black-and-white leather, a three-spoke Alcantara wheel, a reimagined carbon-fiber dash, and even a Porsche Classic stereo system to remind you that this car, somewhere deep under all the carbon and Candy Purple paint, started life as a 1990s 911. But personalization is the name of the game here—buyers will almost certainly have a hand in dictating every stitch, weave, and finish.

The Pinnacle of the Breed

Founder Peter Nam summed it up succinctly: “Our new GWX takes all we have learned with remastering the Porsche 911 platform and pushes it even further.” Translation: this is the ultimate distillation of Gunther Werks’ philosophy, a no-compromise halo project aimed squarely at the company’s most dedicated clients.

No pricing has been released, but let’s be real—if you’re one of the three people getting a call, the number on the invoice isn’t going to matter. The GWX isn’t about price. It’s about power, presence, and the kind of exclusivity that makes a Bugatti Chiron look mass-produced.

Gunther Werks has built plenty of unicorns before. With the GWX, they may have just built Pegasus.

Source: Gunther Werks

NEW CARS

Meyers Manx LFG: The Buggy That Ate Baja

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.*

Source: Meyers Manx

NEW CARS

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS “Tribute to Transfăgărășan” – Cloud-Kissing in Style

The Transfăgărășan. Jeremy Clarkson once called it “the best road in the world” — and for once, the internet didn’t shout him down. Ninety kilometres of glorious, switchbacking madness draped over the Făgăraș Mountains like some mischievous civil engineer was doodling in spaghetti. And now, it’s got its own Porsche.

Not just any Porsche, mind. This is the 911 Carrera 4 GTS “Tribute to Transfăgărășan” — a Sonderwunsch special so bespoke that only ten will ever exist. Each one was co-designed by its owner with the Porsche Individualisation & Classic team in Zuffenhausen. Think haute couture, but with more tyre smoke.

The first example has just landed in Romania, its Graphite Grey bodywork kissed with Guards Red wheel spokes, matching headlight rings, and the tiniest wink to patriotism — blue, yellow, and red engine grille slats. On the doors, a subtle “Tribute to Transfăgărășan” script; on the B-pillars, a badge that whispers “I’m one of ten — jealous yet?”

Inside? Exactly the kind of obsessive detailing Porsche fanatics dream about. The tribute logo glows on the door sills, is stitched into the headrests, and embossed into the centre armrest. Even the passenger dashboard gets in on the love letter to Romania’s mountain pass.

Underneath the art project lives something seriously potent: Porsche’s new T-Hybrid setup, a 3.6-litre flat-six good for 541PS and 610Nm. Zero to 100km/h in three seconds flat. Top speed: 312km/h. That’s quick enough to make the Transfăgărășan’s hairpins arrive like incoming artillery fire. And unlike plug-in hybrids, it doesn’t carry a small power station around — just 50kg more than the old GTS.

This all kicked off in 2024, when both the Transfăgărășan and the 911 Turbo celebrated their 50th birthdays. The Romanian and Moldovan Porsche clubs threw a mountain party with 110 cars, 200 guests, and enough flat-six noise to keep the marmots awake until Christmas. Porsche’s Sonderwunsch team was so smitten they decided to immortalise the moment in metal and leather.

Nine more of these tributes will find their homes later this August, but only one can claim to have broken in its tyres on the very road it honours. And if you happen to be on the Transfăgărășan when it passes you, do yourself a favour — pull over, take a photo, and listen. That sound is what happens when history, geography, and engineering get along famously.

Source: Porsche