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26-05-2025
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A 1991 Porsche 964 Carrera 4 Leichtbau in Photos
More from Robb Report This Ultra-Rare Porsche 964 Was a Race Prototype. Now It Could Fetch $1 Million at Auction. The MG MGB Helped Launch America's Sports-Car Craze. Now It's a Bargain for Collectors. Porsche Is Ending Production of Its Gas-Powered Boxster and Cayman Best of Robb Report The 2024 Chevy C8 Corvette: Everything We Know About the Powerful Mid-Engine Beast The World's Best Superyacht Shipyards The ABCs of Chartering a Yacht Click here to read the full article. This 1991 Porsche 964 Carrera 4 Leichtbau will soon be available through Gooding Christie's. The cockpit has been stripped of non-essential amenities for race-focused weight savings. The car is powered by a 3.6-liter, dual-ignition flat-six engine delivering 265 hp. The 22 examples of the 964 Carrera 4 Leichtbau were instrumental in the early stages of Porsche's Carrera Cup race series. The car has only 502 kilometers (about 312 miles) on it. According to the RM Sotheby's lot description from another one of the 22 examples built, which was sold by that auction house in 2022, these cars weigh only 2,414 pounds and 'the standard spoiler (which rotated upward at speed) was replaced with a fixed unit for maximum downforce at all times.' For the Carrera 4 Leichtbau, Porsche used the 964's innovative foundation but eliminated any superfluous amenities to offer the most efficient competition car that could be derived from the model. This example is expected to fetch between $750,000 and $1 million at auction.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
A 1991 Porsche 964 Carrera 4 Leichtbau in Photos
More from Robb Report This Ultra-Rare Porsche 964 Was a Race Prototype. Now It Could Fetch $1 Million at Auction. The MG MGB Helped Launch America's Sports-Car Craze. Now It's a Bargain for Collectors. Porsche Is Ending Production of Its Gas-Powered Boxster and Cayman Best of Robb Report The 2024 Chevy C8 Corvette: Everything We Know About the Powerful Mid-Engine Beast The World's Best Superyacht Shipyards The ABCs of Chartering a Yacht Click here to read the full article. This 1991 Porsche 964 Carrera 4 Leichtbau will soon be available through Gooding Christie's. The cockpit has been stripped of non-essential amenities for race-focused weight savings. The car is powered by a 3.6-liter, dual-ignition flat-six engine delivering 265 hp. The 22 examples of the 964 Carrera 4 Leichtbau were instrumental in the early stages of Porsche's Carrera Cup race series. The car has only 502 kilometers (about 312 miles) on it. According to the RM Sotheby's lot description from another one of the 22 examples built, which was sold by that auction house in 2022, these cars weigh only 2,414 pounds and 'the standard spoiler (which rotated upward at speed) was replaced with a fixed unit for maximum downforce at all times.' For the Carrera 4 Leichtbau, Porsche used the 964's innovative foundation but eliminated any superfluous amenities to offer the most efficient competition car that could be derived from the model. This example is expected to fetch between $750,000 and $1 million at auction.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Automotive
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What Vintage Car Do You Want To EV Swap?
Yesterday I spent the morning driving restomod company Everrati's electric Porsche 964, which to many is completely sacrilegious in theory, but in practice it was awesome. You'll have to wait for my full review for all my thoughts on that electric 911, but it got me thinking again about other classic cars that could benefit from an EV swap, and that's brought me to our question for today: What vintage car do you want to EV swap? My first-thought answer already exists. My favorite car of all time is the Citroën DS, and British company Electrogenic will build you an EV-swapped DS that retains its original hydraulic suspension. How cool is that! But for the purposes of this post, I'm gonna go with something that I haven't seen done yet — gimme an electric 1959 Cadillac Eldorado. I have a huge soft spot for that era of American car design, when everything was gigantic and gaudy and covered in chrome and bright colors. The jet-age styling feels especially prescient these days, and the '59 Caddy is perhaps the pinnacle of the time. The Eldorado had a massive 6.4-liter V8 engine that put out a very respectable 345 horsepower, but these things were gigantic and heavy, and thus pretty slow by modern standards. Gas mileage was quite horrible, too. Fitting a Eldorado with a powerful electric motor or two and enough batteries for a 200-ish-mile range, plus modern brakes and steering, would be incredible. In fact, I think basically every car from this era would be improved by an EV swap. You could even fit them with low-speed spaceship noises like in other EVs, which would perfectly suit the styling. Now, your answer can definitely be a car of which an EV-swapped version already exists, but feel free to let your imagination run wild. Do you want an old Jeep with an electric powertrain, or maybe a '70s pickup? What about an obscure classic sports car, or a Mercedes 600 Grosser? Let me know in the comments, and I'll round up the best answers later this week. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
