More details on Porsche 961 - AutoExpress
Aug 22, 2011 | 07:15 AM
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Porsche 961 revealed
Our exclusive images show look of new car to sit between the 911 and 918 Spyder
"A new Porsche supercar to rival Ferrari and McLaren’s finest is edging ever closer – but buyers had better start saving now, because it could carry a price tag of around £350,000.
Porsche CEO Matthias Müller has told a German newspaper there is room in the range for a mid-engined sports car to sit above the 911. He added such a model “in a price segment of 400,000 euros has a good chance of being built”.
That would make it a direct replacement for the Carrera GT supercar, which cost £320,000 in 2004. Our exclusive images show how the model – which would sit below the £678,000 limited-run 918 Spyder – could look. It’s set to be called 961, reviving a badge last used on a 959-based racer, designed to compete in Group B sportscar racing in the Eighties.
There are no details on its engine or chassis, but the 961 will have to boast about 600bhp, most likely from a turbocharged version of the high-revving 3.4-litre V8 in the RS Spyder racer. Making extensive use of carbon fibre and aluminium, the car should do 0-60mph in three seconds and go beyond 220mph.
However, it won’t have hybrid technology – that’s being reserved for the top-spec 918 Spyder. The 961 should arrive in around 2014."
Porsche 961 revealed
Our exclusive images show look of new car to sit between the 911 and 918 Spyder
"A new Porsche supercar to rival Ferrari and McLaren’s finest is edging ever closer – but buyers had better start saving now, because it could carry a price tag of around £350,000.
Porsche CEO Matthias Müller has told a German newspaper there is room in the range for a mid-engined sports car to sit above the 911. He added such a model “in a price segment of 400,000 euros has a good chance of being built”.
That would make it a direct replacement for the Carrera GT supercar, which cost £320,000 in 2004. Our exclusive images show how the model – which would sit below the £678,000 limited-run 918 Spyder – could look. It’s set to be called 961, reviving a badge last used on a 959-based racer, designed to compete in Group B sportscar racing in the Eighties.
There are no details on its engine or chassis, but the 961 will have to boast about 600bhp, most likely from a turbocharged version of the high-revving 3.4-litre V8 in the RS Spyder racer. Making extensive use of carbon fibre and aluminium, the car should do 0-60mph in three seconds and go beyond 220mph.
However, it won’t have hybrid technology – that’s being reserved for the top-spec 918 Spyder. The 961 should arrive in around 2014."
Aug 22, 2011 | 12:13 PM
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+1. Doesn't look right at all.
This x1000
This x1000
Aug 22, 2011 | 01:58 PM
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I suspect that 90% of 918 buyers are more interested in the Exotic, Mid-Engined type of car that this represents as opposed to the 918 with it's hybrid technology.
Of course, 90% of 10 or so buyers still isn't that many...
Of course, 90% of 10 or so buyers still isn't that many...
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