Geared toward profitable Le Mans and complying to European highway laws, the only 911 GT1 ’98 Straßenversion is a singular singularity in Porsche historical past. It has all the nice hallmarks of profitable race automobile design in an uncompromising highway automobile package deal. It’s additionally an excellent instance of the distinction between Weissach Porsches and the manufacturing vehicles from Stuttgart. No person supported GT1 extra exuberantly than the German marques Porsche and Mercedes-Benz AMG. They each ready radical new vehicles for the 1998 season of which just one road-going instance needed to be made.

The 911 GT1-98 Straßenversion – was in-built 1998 to homologate the all-new racing model beneath the brand new FIA laws. The engine needed to be barely de-tuned to fulfill European emissions legal guidelines, though its 400 kW (544 PS; 536 hp) at 7,200 rpm and 600 N⋅m (443 lb⋅ft) of torque at 4,250 rpm proved to be greater than ample; the automobile may speed up to 100 km/h (62 mph) from a standstill in 3.9 seconds on its method to a high velocity of 308 km/h (191 mph).

Ultimately Porsche produced solely 5 examples of the GT1 ’98 together with the only road-car. With these vehicles, Porsche achieved a powerful success, profitable the 24 Hours of Le Mans outright. It was a highpoint within the GT1’s profession however they constantly misplaced to Mercedes-Benz AMG at each spherical of the FIA GT Championship.

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