Singer Vehicle Design creates objects of magnificent beauty and engineering awe. Frankly, their ‘reimagined’ Porsche 911s have for years now garnered universal praise as much for their performance and dynamic brilliance as for their meticulous attention to detail.
Now, they’ve teamed up with Williams Advanced Engineering, the technical consulting arm of the Williams F1 Team (yup, those guys) to build some bespoke air-cooled naturally aspirated flat-sixes that are the stuff of fantasy.
Specifically, Singer has worked closely with Williams for just 3 engines (so far?) that have been rebuilt and thoroughly modified as is very obvious from these renders. These restomod motors are real screamers that boast some insane attributes.
They’ve been bored out from their original 3.6-litres to a 4.0 (nothing new, but worth a mention) and now feature lightened internals such as titanium con-rods and all-new pistons, new injectors, a carbon fibre air box with multi-stage resonator chamber, unique ram-air induction system, an enlarged cooling fan, aluminium throttle bodies, custom exhaust made from titanium and Inconel, and raft of other carbon fibre, magnesium, and composite materials to reduce component mass and vehicle weight.
They’ve even tapped legendary Porsche engine grand master Hans Mezger, who has stepped away from retirement to lend input to the project. The result is 373kW and a redline beyond 9,000rpm. Mother of God.
Their usual schtick involves a Type 964 Porsche 911 donor car that they completely hand rebuild, from chassis to interior to oily bits, nothing escapes their fine tooth comb. But the body that goes atop the early 1990s floor is entirely reworked to include a custom carbon roof, hood, and fenders that will house the (also custom) 17-inch Fuchs alloys. Not to mention the host of top dollar suspension upgrades.
We’re assuming all these same cues will appear in the cars that will be lucky enough to have these Williams-engineered motors powering them, and we’re sure to hear plenty about these final machines as they take form and draw closer into the hands of those very enviable owners.
Typically, Singer takes roughly 9 months to complete a single car, but we won’t be surprised to find that this undertaking requires more time, particularly involving the back and forth between Williams (headquartered in Oxfordshire) and California-based Singer.
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