DLS Turbo Gets 935 Inspiration
Hot on the heels of its 930 Turbo Study, Singer has revealed yet another "reimagination" of the Porsche 911. Called the Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer—DLS Turbo, it pays homage to the 934/5 race cars of the Seventies with a ton of power and over-the-top aerodynamics.
Think of the Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer—DLS Turbo as a mash between the 930 Turbo Study and the wild Williams-engineered Dynamics Lightweighting Study, first revealed in 2017. Like all Singer restorations, the DLS Turbo is based on a 964-generation 911, striped down to the chassis and modified with carbon fiber bodywork to perform like a modern supercar.
Where the DLS Turbo differs in in the body and powertrain. Singer will over the car in two versions, one for track-focused owners and one for street-focused owners. Both versions get massive fender flares that make RWB cars look normal, but the track-focused version gets a giant high-downforce wing with an adjustable upper element, alongside a different front fascia with a larger splitter. The road-focused version gets a more tame front end and a fixed ducktail spoiler out back. Singer says that owners can request their cars be modified to accept both configurations so it can be switched on the fly depending on the situation.
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Outside you'll also find forged magnesium center-lock wheels measuring 19 inches up front and 20 inches in the rear, wrapped in either Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 or Cup 2R tires. The wheels shroud carbon ceramic brake discs clamped by mono-block calipers.
The Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer—DLS Turbo gets a twin-turbo 3.8-liter flat-six with electric wastegates, air-to-water intercoolers, an a horizontally mounted electric cooling fan. Exact output hasn't been released, but Singer says the engine will make over 700 hp at over 9000 rpm. Like all Singer-restored vehicles, power goes to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual transmission.
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“The results of turbocharging our advanced 4-valve, high-revving DLS engine have been quite spectacular and combining it with all we have learned about lightweighting and vehicle dynamics has provided the perfect canvas to honor the Type 934/5 and its vital role in the genesis of the 911 as a racing car," founder Rob Dickinson said in a statement.
Singer plans to show the DLS Turbo for the first time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, happening July 13-16. It'll make its North American debut during Monterey Car Week in August. Pricing has not been released, though it's safe to assume this will be the most expensive Singer offering yet.
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Source: Road & Track
