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9ff GT9 to break Bugatti Veyron's 407km/h top speed

9ff GT9 to break Bugatti Veyron's 407km/h top speed

Kenneth Hall June 18th, 2007 Kenneth Hall By Kenneth Hall Author June 18th, 2007
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December 31st, 1969 Engineers at 9ff have the Bugatti Veyron clearly in their sights with the new Porsche GT9 set to take on the world’s fastest with a top speed target in excess of 400km/h. Production of the GT9 will be limited to just 20 copies at €476,000 a piece, but one car has already been reserved for a buyer in the Middle-East who plans to purchase the car only if it can break the 400km/h mark. Back in March, EVO Magazine published details about the car’s unique mechanical package. Ditching the 911's rear-engine layout, 9ff engineers created a custom mid-mounted engine design utilizing the tuner’s 900+hp 4.2L flat-six engine. The car’s body is loosely based on the 911 GT3 but has been stretched by 300mm and has had the roof lowered by 120mm to maximize downforce at high speeds. Production is being handled by a team in Dortmund, Germany, and when complete the car will be entered into Auto Motor und Sport’s annual top-speed competition at the banked Nardo circuit in Italy. Via: The German Car Blog
9ff GT9 to break Bugatti Veyron's 407km/h top speed

9ff GT9 to break Bugatti Veyron's 407km/h top speed

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Engineers at 9ff have the Bugatti Veyron clearly in their sights with the new Porsche GT9 set to take on the world’s fastest with a top speed target in excess of 400km/h. Production of the GT9 will be limited to just 20 copies at €476,000 a piece, but one car has already been reserved for a buyer in the Middle-East who plans to purchase the car only if it can break the 400km/h mark.

Back in March, EVO Magazine published details about the car’s unique mechanical package. Ditching the 911's rear-engine layout, 9ff engineers created a custom mid-mounted engine design utilizing the tuner’s 900+hp 4.2L flat-six engine. The car’s body is loosely based on the 911 GT3 but has been stretched by 300mm and has had the roof lowered by 120mm to maximize downforce at high speeds.

Production is being handled by a team in Dortmund, Germany, and when complete the car will be entered into Auto Motor und Sport’s annual top-speed competition at the banked Nardo circuit in Italy.

Via: The German Car Blog

Tags: Modified, Supercars

Posted in: Porsche, News


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  1. By Gus #1, Posted: 6/18/2007

    My question is this:
    What does top speed have to do with anything that's relevant to anything anymore these days?
    Anywhere but the German autobahn (which I've spent many years on going 150mph+) makes going faster than 100 or so mph impossible. In the US, the only thing that matters is 20 to about 85 or 90 mph, anything above that is irrelevant and in most places, dangerous.

  2. By admin #2, Posted: 6/18/2007

    The drive to do something "just because it can be done" has helped push humanity further. The same applies to cars, IMO.

  3. By Wingman #3, Posted: 6/19/2007

    I agree with Gus...Who cares I still cannot even get close 407km/h without getting a hefty fine...so stuff it

  4. By Johnny #4, Posted: 6/21/2007

    If you get caught going 407km/h, you're be getting more than a fine...how about some jail time?

  5. By w.taps #5, Posted: 6/21/2007

    if you get caught speeding 407km/h, you might make the headine news

  6. By Sean #6, Posted: 6/25/2007

    To be honest, if your doing 407km/h, what in heavens name is gonna be able to catch you? People does these things because they can or they want to. The same reason children climb trees, to see if they can.

  7. By His dudeness #7, Posted: 8/1/2007

    I think that thing looks wack!! Sure it has a thousand hp and can maybe go 400kmh plus, but it looks like a terd on wheels. The quality is just plain awful, check out the treatment around the a-pillar, door and the roof. They have just made due with what was lying around instead of really developing something special! If I am going to spend 500 000 euros(not that I have it) I would buy 5 other cars which I could have way more fun with than that thing. I totally agree with the comments above that you will never be able to drive it vmax anywhere but nardo!!! But the bottomline is, it looks crap! If zou are going to bastardise a 911 my vote goes to the RUF CTR3, thats got some nice curves!!!

  8. By yazeed #8, Posted: 9/1/2007

    wo0o0o0o0o0w to power

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