LOS ANGELES – February 09, 2022 – Singer, the California-based, luxury specialist, presents the
Porsche 911 reimagined by Singer – Classic Turbo. The Classic Turbo services are a response to requests from owners for restoration services that incorporate turbocharging and celebrates the iconic 930 Turbo launched in 1975.
The Next Generation of Services from Singer Encompass:
- Collaboration with owners on the first road-going restorations to feature forced-induction
- Highly capable grand-touring, sports, and everyday performance
- The iconic turbo body, whale tail spoiler, and shark fin – reimagined
- A balance of luxury and sporting character tailored by each owner for their car
Notes Rob Dickinson, Founder and Executive Chairman, Singer Group Inc.
“My first ever ride in a Porsche 911 as an 11-year-old in 1976 left me dry-mouthed and speechless – it was a black 930 Turbo with red tartan seats. Forty-five years on from that life-changing moment I’m excited to present the results of our collaboration with clients that aims to capture the awesome thrill of Porsche’s first ‘supercar’ while reimagining its performance and refinement and collaborating with owners to take both to new heights. I believe it’s a fitting tribute to a car that changed my life and many others.”
Summary Technical Specifications
The car in Wolf Blue presented here shows a Porsche 911 reimagined by Singer, specified by its owner using the Classic Turbo services to reflect a personal vision. This owner has pursued a focus on high-performance, luxury grand touring capabilities, including:
- Lightweight carbon fibre bodywork in Wolf Blue
- 3.8L twin turbocharged, intercooled flat-six
- 450 or 510 HP
- 6-speed manual transmission
- Rear-wheel-drive and touring-focused suspension
- Carbon-ceramic braking system
- Interior presented in Malibu Sand with Black Forest wood accents
- Electrically adjustable, heated seats
- Air-conditioning
Engine
As with all Singer’s restoration services in collaboration with owners of the Porsche 911, the Classic Turbo services take the Type 964 generation of air-cooled cars as their starting point. The results feature a new evolution of the “Mezger” air-cooled flat-six. Now in 3.8L form, the engine features twin turbochargers with electric wastegates. Bespoke air-to-water intercoolers are mounted inside the intake plenums. The ‘shark fin’ on the rear fender is reimagined as an intake and supplies cold air to the engine bay to optimize combustion and cooling performance. In response to owners’ preferences, these services enable power outputs starting at 450 HP.
Advanced Materials
A bespoke carbon fibre body maintains the careful balancing of iconic DNA with cutting-edge engineering and material science. While inspired by the turbo cars of the mid-70s, the bodywork is reimagined to optimize aesthetic and functional performance. As always, the use of carbon fibre allows reduced mass and enhanced stiffness, further sharpening dynamic responses in the manner that Singer’s clients have come to expect and enjoy.
Drive
Classic Turbo services also reflect Singer’s habitual focus on constant optimization and technical development. Research into turbocharging has been brought together with high-performance ride and damping expertise. An optimized six-speed manual transmission and rear-wheel drive underlines the driver engagement that Singer is renowned for, together with ABS, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), and Traction Control developed with Bosch.
Performance
The use of forced induction enables power outputs starting at 450 HP. Refinement is enhanced, with reduced noise levels and the ability to opt for more compliant damping and suspension performance. This allows owners to focus on long-range, high-speed touring capability if desired. The availability of turbocharged torque allows for effortless speed-matching from alpine pass to autobahn, together with deep reserves of overtaking ability. A higher power output may also be specified by the owner, enabling over 500 HP.
The collaboration between Singer and owner enables all points in between, from refined grand touring to sports focus, to be accommodated. Immensely powerful, turbo-specific brakes, ABS, and traction control sit in reserve for the moment they are needed. Carbon-ceramic discs are available if desired by the owner.
Price
Prices for restorations enabled by the Classic Turbo services are dependent on the specification requested by the car’s owner. As always, clients are able to engage the special wishes department to discuss their personal requirements for further bespoke engineering, in collaboration with Singer.
Notes Mazen Fawaz, Chief Executive Officer, Singer Group Inc.
“We’ve more than doubled sales of our services between 2020 and 2021. Our new, much larger, consolidated facility in Torrance, California enables us to expand the team, respond to demand, and welcome owners in comfort. Meanwhile, in the UK, our team is carefully executing each of the restorations enabled by the DLS services. The response to the Classic Turbo services from owners has been incredible and we look forward to working with each of them as their restorations progress.”
In Public
For those keen to see and hear the results of the Classic Turbo services in person, the car will be running at Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK from 23-26 June, 2022. It will then travel to the Monterey Peninsula in Northern California for Car Week in August 2022.
Singer’s automotive services now encompass both normally aspirated and turbocharged sports cars for the road. Classic services allow owners to pursue their personal vision for optimized, air-cooled 911 coupes and Targas.
DLS services allow owners to explore the ultra-high-performance capabilities of their air-cooled 911, incorporating technology born from the world of Formula 1.
Classic Turbo services extend Singer’s collaboration with owners into the world of turbocharging.
Singer Summary
Founded in California in 2009, Singer represents a philosophy simply expressed as A Relentless Pursuit of Excellence.
The company has become renowned for its collaboration with owners of the air-cooled Porsche 911 to reimagine bespoke restorations. Singer’s philosophy embodies:
- A highly personalized approach and exquisite execution, guided by the Singer mantra “Everything is Important.”
- A passionate focus on iconic design and a homage to the world’s most iconic sportscars.
- Modern engineering and material science combined with jewel-like details.
- A deep connection with California and its automotive zeitgeist.
Over the past decade, Singer has become a luxury brand with a global clientele and is now synonymous with the concept of Reimagining – bringing together heritage with twenty-first-century engineering and material science. The brand has been growing beyond car culture, with an award-winning Swiss watchmaking division, Singer Reimagined, launched in 2017.
Singer Quick Timeline:
2009 – Company founded; first restoration presented at Monterey Car Week
2014 – First all-wheel-drive and Targa restorations completed
2017 – Singer Reimagined watch company launched
2018 – DLS services presented at Goodwood and Monterey
2022 – Classic Turbo services presented
About Singer
Singer is not sponsored, associated, approved, endorsed nor, in any way, affiliated with Porsche Cars North America, Inc., or Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche, AG. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG is the owner of numerous trademarks, both registered and unregistered, including, without limitation, the Porsche Crest®, Porsche®, and the model numbers and names and the distinctive shapes of the Porsche automobiles, such as the federally registered 911 automobile. Any mention of Porsche Cars North America, Inc., or Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche, AG. trademarked names or other marks is for purpose of reference only.
