U.S. Porsche tuner Gunther Werks attended the last year’s Monterey Car Week with a hardcore 911 restomod packing 1,014 PS (1,000 hp / 747 kW). For this year, the company went for something rather different, introducing a much simpler, yet also lighter and more driver-focused track weapon designed to slay with analog charms.
To be specific, the GXR-Evo tips the scales at mere 1,082 kilograms, or 2,386 pounds. That’s crazy low for a sports car armed with a 4.0-liter, Rothsport-tuned flat-six mill revving up to 9,000 RPM and sending 461 PS (455 hp / 339 kW) to the rear end. It may not set many drag racing records, but this Porsche looks fantastic for challenging technical tracks where cornering precision is everything.
It’s also quite a looker, even by the tuner’s own standards. This is largely owing to an extensive aero kit made from carbon fiber. Included are a large front splitter, an elegant fine mesh grille, side canards and air vents, and an enormous rear wing. There’s also a shark-fin attachment sitting on a composite panel where the rear window used to be.
The interior is quite barebones, packing little besides two Racetech seats fabricated from carbon and Kevlar, six-point racing harnesses, and a particularly robust-looking roll cage. The Motec digital dashboard comes loaded with numerous gauge designs, there is a fire extinguishing system on board, and even a dedicated conditioning system for the driver’s helmet.
All pricing details are pending. Gunther says production will be capped at 15 units.