by The new Porsche 911 GT2 RS was quickly called the most powerful road Porsche 911 in history. Indeed, 700 hp deserves respect, but as it turned out, there were even cooler 911s. In fact, back in the 70s! We’re talking about the very extreme Porsche 935 supercar from 1979.
In general, the Porsche 935 coupe was created exclusively for racing and was purchased specifically to participate in competitions. In 1979, the car even won the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans marathon. By the way, such a Porsche sports car was owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar.
No one even considered small-series production of the Porsche 935. However, as the saying goes, any whim for your money. Such a “whimsical” request came from Canadian businessman and Formula 1 team owner Walter Wolf. It was he who ordered a road sports car from Porsche.
In fairness, it should be noted that the Porsche 935 is fundamentally based on the good old Porsche 911 Turbo. Thus, during the conversion of the racing car into a road version, it became the donor of the interior and air conditioning.
The 2.8-liter turbocharged engine was detuned from 845 to “only” 740 hp at 8000 rpm. Since it was very loud, a new exhaust system was developed from scratch specifically for Wolf. Surprisingly, the car’s manual transmission is a 4-speed.
Visually, the Porsche 935 road coupe is almost indistinguishable from the Le Mans sports car. The body kit and the huge rear wing have been preserved. Only the ground clearance was increased by 50 mm. The car was painted in the colors of the Wolf Racing team.
After completing all the work, the Porsche 935 was tested on one of the German autobahns. The maximum speed was 338 km/h. For comparison, the new Porsche 911 GT2 RS reaches 340 km/h.
Walter Wolf paid $170,000 for the Porsche supercar, which is equivalent to $600,000 at the current rate. However, the millionaire drove the car for only a few years and sold it to a new owner with a mileage of 10,000 km.
