Singer ACS Did the Porsche 911 Off-Roader First

Porsche dropped photos of its almost-too-good-to-be-true 911 Dakar on Wednesday, and whereas I’m borderline freaking out about seeing it within the metallic subsequent week, it jogged my memory of the time final yr when Singer and Tuthill obtained collectively to make their very own Dakar-ready 911. So, since Porsche is conserving mum in regards to the Dakar for now, let’s watch a 450-hp air-cooled 911 completely destroy all types of terrain.

This video from Prime Velocity is my favourite as a result of it simply shuts up and lets the sound of the twin-turbo 3.6-liter flat-six do the speaking. I’ve by no means pushed a Singer personally, although I hope to rectify that in the future, however I’ve been up shut with a couple of, and this ACS Prototype is an entire different animal.

In case you’re curious, except for the beforehand talked about engine, this automotive has a five-speed sequential gearbox, which drives all 4 wheels. Every nook of the automotive will get twin dampers that are multi-way adjustable and able to almost a foot of journey. The automotive’s wild, all-carbon bodywork hides twin spare wheels and tires and the inside is fully-FIA-spec for rally. The Singer ACS is able to race.

This different video from Prime Gear does a terrific job of going over all of the automotive’s particulars intimately with Tuthill’s boss, Richard Tuthill.

In fact, whereas the ACS is an excellent wild, bespoke off-road racer and certain prices as a lot because the GDP of Luxembourg, the percentages of me driving it are slim to none. Conversely, the 911 Dakar – if it goes into sequence manufacturing, fingers crossed – stands a superb likelihood of touchdown in my driveway sooner or later and that’s fairly freaking thrilling.

Regulate Jalopnik subsequent week for protection of the 911 Dakar and the LA Auto Present.