Driving Porsche's 'alien': the raw, V8-powered road-going 963 RSP
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Porsche paints its Le Mans car, fills it with leather and licence plates and a cupholder, lets Top Gear loose in it
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"It looks utterly alien without logos interrupting the lines," said Top Gear's Ollie Marriage upon first acquaintance with Porsche's one-off, road-legal 963.
Yes, 'road-legal 963'. Turns out the Germans do have a sense of humour, because here is its multiple title-winning endurance car, painted in silver, filled with leather and licence plates and let loose for the roads. Well, some roads.
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It's even got a cup holder for goodness sake. What will owner Roger Penske encounter then, in this very special 963? We strap in and find out...
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