Singer to show 690bhp DLS restomod at Goodwood

American restomod steadfast Singer volition uncover its caller DLS astatine adjacent week's Goodwood Festival of Speed.

The carbonfibre-bodied DLS has been built to observe the wide-bodied Porsche 934/5 endurance racer of the 1970s, which won six of the eight races successful the 1977 SCCA Trans-Am contention series.

Two cars volition beryllium produced for amusement astatine Goodwood and Car Week successful California - 1 successful Blood Orange, the different successful Moet Blanc. The orangish DLS, expected astatine Goodwood, has been built specifically for the track, with a bumper-width adjustable rear helping and beforehand splitter.

The 2nd car has been acceptable up for the road, with a rear ducktail spoiler and tamer beforehand bumper. Customers are capable to choose to bid their car successful either configuration. 

The 964-generation 911-based sports car has drawn from learnings 2 erstwhile Singer projects, the Dynamics and Lightweighting Study (DLS) and the Turbo Study.

Its aero-optimised bodywork has been designed for cooling what was already a almighty engine. It uses a cardinal beforehand intake, a vented bonnet and intakes connected the rear fender, portion Naca ducts successful the body improve the cooling of the brakes and turbocharger.

Its 3.8-litre level six has two turbochargers that each usage electrical wastegates, on with air-to-water cooling, which makes usage of h2o to chill the motor and aerial to region excess heat.

The modifications effect successful a 690bhp powerplant with a redline of 9000rpm. This powerfulness is directed to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox. 

Singer CEO Rob Dickinson said: “The results of turbocharging our precocious four-valve, high-revving DLS motor person been rather spectacular, and combining it with each we've learned astir lightweighting and conveyance dynamics has provided the cleanable canvas to grant the Type 934/5 and its captious relation successful the genesis of the 911 arsenic a racing car.”

The DLS besides gets carbon-ceramic brake discs with an interchangeable acceptable of callipers that tin beryllium utilized for roadworthy and way use.

In beforehand of those sits Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres mounted connected alloy wheels that measurement 19in crossed astatine the beforehand and 20in astatine the rear. 

While it remained tight-lipped connected specifics, Singer said a "limited" fig of cars would beryllium made for customers.