The Porsche 911 has been racing on dirt and sand for pretty much its entire existence, but over the last few years, off-road-ready 911 builds have exploded in popularity. You have your Safaris from Leh Keen and tons of other builders, plus a concept from RUF, and even one from Porsche itself. Now Singer is getting into the game and, uh, damn. This is just wild.
Called the All-Terrain Competition Study (ACS), this car is based on a Porsche 964 and built in collaboration with British 911 rally specialist Richard Tuthill. And note the word “Competition” in the name—the customer who commissioned this study wants a car that can run in the Baja 1000, the Dakar rally, and other off-road events. That customer is having two built—one in white designed for high-speed desert events, and one in red, optimized for tarmac rallies.
At its very core, the ACS is a 1990 964, but it’s been fit with carbon-fiber body panels designed for easy replacement and extra strengthening to deal with harsh terrain. The ride height is significantly higher than stock, with twin dampers at each corner. Wheels are forged 16-inch alloys that call to mind those on early Porsche 959 prototypes. They’re wrapped with BF Goodrich K02s—the same tire used by the Ford F-150 Raptor and the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon—and sit in front of big steel brakes with four-piston calipers.
This being Singer, there are too many cool details to note. It appears the headlights are the same used in modern Porsche 911 race cars, while the neatly integrated rear spoiler takes clear influence from the 959. Power comes from a 3.6-liter twin-turbo flat-six with 450 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque, twin water-to-air intercoolers, and charge coolers for each cylinder bank. A Singer representative tells us that this engine is based on the naturally aspirated unit in the 964, with the turbocharging system developed specifically for this car. The ‘six is paired with a five-speed sequential dog-box for clutchless upshifts, but Singer says it’ll also work with a traditional h-pattern manual or a paddle-shift sequential system. And naturally, you get all-wheel drive, with three mechanical limited-slip differentials. As with the turbos, the all-wheel-drive system is also bespoke for the ACS.
Inside, there’s an FIA-spec roll cage and seats, with a custom digital gauge cluster and a GPS navigation system for the co-driver. Oh, and a hydraulic handbrake, too. The interior is a perfect blend of function and form, just as you’d expect from Singer.
Once the first two ACS cars are built, other Singer customers will be able to have a 911 modified to similar specs. The work will be carried out by Richard Tuthill in the U.K., and Singer and Tuthill will both provide support should the customer chose to enter their car into competition. We hope they do. As for pricing, you’ll have to contact Singer.
What’s especially cool is that in a statement, Singer founder Rob Dickinson promised that more “competition studies” like this are in the pipeline. We can’t wait to see what they cook up.
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