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409KM/H 9ff GT9 supercar goes on sale

409KM/H 9ff GT9 supercar goes on sale

Viknesh Vijayenthiran July 10th, 2008 Viknesh Vijayenthiran By Viknesh Vijayenthiran Author July 10th, 2008
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December 31st, 1969 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.9FF Porsche GT9 supercar nears production
409KM/H 9ff GT9 supercar goes on sale

409KM/H 9ff GT9 supercar goes on sale

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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.
9FF Porsche GT9 supercar nears production
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  1. By Savedsol #1, Posted: 5/9/2008

    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.

  2. By Stephen #2, Posted: 5/9/2008

    It's especially amazing when you consider that it did that with cardboard wheels.

  3. By Raptor #3, Posted: 5/10/2008

    Ok cardboard wheels suck but you can smoke Veyron :D

  4. By nbsmatambo #4, Posted: 5/11/2008

    lol, considering veyron weighs atleast a ton more i consider this no particular achievement

  5. By Gino #5, Posted: 5/12/2008

    Isn't that exciting?

  6. By emad #6, Posted: 5/14/2008

    they say that they had Ditched the porsche engine ... so
    why the call it a porsche
    it is not porsche

  7. By vb #7, Posted: 7/10/2008

    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.

  8. By InkMaster #8, Posted: 7/10/2008

    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

  9. By lamboguy #9, Posted: 7/23/2008

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

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