For the past four years, Emory Motorsports has been toiling on bringing together the Porsche 356 Coupe body and an all-wheel-drive 911 chassis.
The car was commissioned by a client who wanted to use his 356 Coupe to go to U.S. East Coast ski resorts without the risk of getting stuck somewhere along the way.
The task was incredibly difficult. First off, the team had to use a 3D scanner to study the geometry of the 356 body and the 911 chassis in great detail and figure out the best way to combine them.
Among other things, Emory has managed to marry the short wheelbase of the 356 with the suspension pick-up points on the 911. The body of the car still had to be extended, though.
The torque control system implemented in the Porsche 356 Coupe Allrad deserves a separate mention. The car takes advantage of a special rally-grade differential that allows for manual torque redistribution among axles and sides.
The car uses the five-speed manual gearbox and the brake system of the Porsche 911, and rides on a set of custom 16”x7” wheels clad in Pirelli Ice Zero 205/60 winter tires.
The hood cover of the vehicle lifts to reveal a 2.4-liter inline-four engine (Emory-Rothsport Outlaw-4, to be precise) rated at 200 hp / 150 kW. This ain’t so bad, given that the coupe only weighs in at 975 kilograms (2150 lbs.). In fact, it shouldn’t have any trouble navigating moderately difficult terrain.
We’ve only covered a small fraction of the features of this magnificent mod, but the full list would probably keep you reading for hours.
Emory Motorsports never said how much the conversion had cost the client.
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