1,300hp 9ff DraXster based on the Porsche 911

So, a Porsche that's not supposed to be a sportscar? Interesting.

I love how MotorAuthority goes out to Dutch, German and other foreign web sites... tries to read it... and then makes up their own funny stuff and totally distorts the facts... seen that couple times terribly done here with german sites like auto bild, sportauto and auto,motor und sport.... (i'm german native speaker)

i highly doubt that this is a new supercar, it's a test mule or a prototype of some sort. to demonstrate some of 9ff capabilities.. the author didn't even notice that the rear of the car is totally a 996, the front seems to be "fake 997"!

Plus, if you read the comments on the dutch site, it seems that the 4.0 L engine in this is a 993 engine... so i doubt this thing will ever go on sale (unless some oil sheik decides he NEEDS to have the prototype in his collection :-P)

Wow, shows how attentive I am! Didn't even notice the 996 tails. Then again, I didn't click on any of the pics. The fit and finish is terrible, too. This also points to this being a test mule.

^test mule for what car?

I love how MotorAuthority goes out to Dutch, German and other foreign web sites... tries to read it... and then makes up their own funny stuff and totally distorts the facts... seen that couple times terribly done here with german sites like auto bild, sportauto and auto,motor und sport.... (i'm german native speaker)

i highly doubt that this is a new supercar, it's a test mule or a prototype of some sort. to demonstrate some of 9ff capabilities.. the author didn't even notice that the rear of the car is totally a 996, the front seems to be "fake 997"!

Plus, if you read the comments on the dutch site, it seems that the 4.0 L engine in this is a 993 engine... so i doubt this thing will ever go on sale (unless some oil sheik decides he NEEDS to have the prototype in his collection :-P)

With all due respect, f1bolide, refuting supposed supposition with inference and speculation provides very little support to your position.

First of all, the tuners at 9ff are well-known for making some very powerful customized Porsches, including the GT9 and GT9R, BOTH of which use variants of the same 4.0L engine, and are based on radically different hardware from the DraXster.

Second, nowhere in the article does it discuss series production or anything of the sort, so your point of the car being a 'test mule' or (more correctly stated) a prototype, is moot. Of course the car is a prototype at some level; every car is until a second one is built.

Third, it's pretty common for tuners of all sorts (German cars, American cars, etc) to use engines from other generations or even vehicles, especially when putting them to highly stressful, unique applications, such as boosting power beyond 1,000hp. The same goes for using a 996 chassis, especially considering it was lighter and also less technologically complex, making it easier to modify.

And finally, no matter how you define it, the DraXster is clearly a supercar. It performs like one, looks like one and will surely cost like one should a person endeavor to purchase it. In fact, it's rather asinine to suggest that a car with 30% more power than a Veyron and Porsche handling is not a supercar, isn't it?