409KM/H 9ff GT9 supercar goes on sale

Posted Thu Jul 10 2008 10:50 AM by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Engineers at 9ff finally accomplished their goal of beating the Bugatti Veyron’s 407km/h (252mph) top speed back in April using their highly modified GT9 supercar, which posted a new top speed of 409km/h (254mph), and now the car is ready for sale. The world record for the fastest production car, however, is still held by America’s SSC Ultimate Aero TT, which reached a top speed of 411km/h (255mph) last September.

The GT9 may be a production model but available examples are hard to come by as the car will be built in an extremely exclusive run of just 20 examples and each priced at €498,000 ($785,677). Although the GT9 is loosely based on a Porsche 911, its mechanical package has been totally revised. Ditching the 911’s rear-engine layout, 9ff engineers created a custom mid-mounted engine design utilizing the tuner’s twin-turbo 4.0L flat-six engine. Peak output stands at 987hp (726kW) and 710lb-ft (964Nm) of torque.

The 911 GT3 body, on which it’s based, has also been stretched by 300mm and has had the roof lowered by 120mm to maximize downforce at high speeds. Thanks to carbon-fiber and Kevlar construction, the entire vehicle weighs in at just 1,326kg. Surprisingly, the car's Continental Vmax are only rated up to 410km/h, 1km/h shy of the Ultimate Aero's top speed.

Gallery: 9FF Porsche GT9 supercar nears production

Reader Comments

Fri May 9 2008 8:58 AM
Savedsol says

So what? You failed to mention the engine longevity. 9FF engines requires their engines rebuilt in very short mileage increments. Oh and it's hideous.
Fri May 9 2008 11:35 AM
Stephen says

It's especially amazing when you consider that it did that with cardboard wheels.
Sat May 10 2008 7:31 AM
Raptor says

Ok cardboard wheels suck but you can smoke Veyron :D
Sun May 11 2008 10:27 AM
nbsmatambo says

lol, considering veyron weighs atleast a ton more i consider this no particular achievement
Mon May 12 2008 9:14 AM
Gino says

Isn't that exciting?
Wed May 14 2008 2:12 AM
emad says

they say that they had Ditched the porsche engine ... so
why the call it a porsche
it is not porsche
Thu Jul 10 2008 11:49 AM
vb says

Weighing a ton more or less is totally unimportant when it comes to top speed. Weight only defines how long it takes to get there.
Thu Jul 10 2008 10:55 PM
InkMaster says

emad, correct me if I'm wrong, but no-one is calling it a porsche... its just called the "9ff GT9" - no porsche in the title...

But yes, other then the front of it, nothing left of the stock GT9... not even a logo
Wed Jul 23 2008 6:14 AM
lamboguy says

i don't know why but i don't like it?

MotorAuthority