9ff GT9

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9ff GT9

900bhp-plus GT9 has Veyron’s record in its sights

Specialist Porsche tuner 9ff is going after the Bugatti Veyron’s top speed record with this, the GT9, a 900bhp-plus mid-engined supercar loosely based on the 911. The car is currently being assembled at 9ff’s impressive new factory in Dortmund, Germany, in time for the annual Auto Motor und Sport top speed shoot-out at the Nardo test track.

9ff boss Jan Fatthauer hopes the GT9 will achieve 409kph (254mph) to eclipse the Veyron’s record of 407.5kph (253.2mph). We reckon it’s a good bet – in late 2004 9ff’s 911-based V400, powered by the company’s 840bhp engine, hit 387.9kph (241mph).

According to Fatthauer, the GT9’s 4.2-litre flat-six will produce 'at least 910, possibly 950bhp’ thanks to the advantageous positioning of its twin turbos afforded by the mid-engined layout.

If the GT9 makes 409kph on the 7.8-mile bowl it will be an impressive achievement – the Bugatti hit its speed on the 5.6-mile straight at VW’s Ehra-Lessien test track.

It’s a measure of 9ff’s growing reputation that it has already sold two GT9s at 400,000 euros plus local taxes.

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[digitalcraft]

What is up with the rear wheel?

[Cody302]

it's an aero cover, like on Ferrari's F1

[Vindesh17]

what he said ^^

[The_Canuck]

This is made of cool.

[NSXType-R]

Originally Posted by digitalcraft

What is up with the rear wheel?

I was about to ask that.


This car is insane!

I love the exposed bits in the rear end.

[my porsche]

I wish 9ff would die.

[Kitdy]

Originally Posted by my porsche

I wish 9ff would die.

Explain.

[my porsche]

The ruin these poor Porsches just to get top speed records. Make your own damn car if you want to put hideous bodies and parts on it just so you can have a fast car. Ruining masterpieces.

[silverhawk]

its a nice car but it looks like a kit car. dont they know that the veyron's speed record has been broken by the SSC Ultimate Aero.

[Kultag]

I wonder if it will have the same high-speed handling as the McLaren F1 did.

[ruim20]

Ridiculous, doing a car so it can "eclipse" the veyron top speed by 2km/h... no air con, no sar nav, no cd player, no nothing, they should have done this as a better 911 a 911 with a mid engine, a real drivers car instead of this thing...

[jorismo]

I read about this in a Dutch car magazine. This isn't really to make a lot of money or something. But it's more a prestige project. Of course if somebody wants to buy one, they wont say no.

The owner of 9ff just wanted to make this to full fill a long waited dream.

[McReis]

They are going crazy. Nonsense car as a way to have some free attention by the media.

[coolieman1220]

porsche prolly loves it, shows how great their cars are.