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Noting how the school increased Datsun's profile, Porsche began supplying Bondurant with Porsche 911s and Porsche 914s. In 1973, with the school gaining popularity, Bondurant moved the operation to a track of his own, Sears Point International Raceway (now Infineon Raceway) near Sonoma, CA.
TechArt 996 Turbo The TechArt 997 Turbo , also known as simply the TechArt Turbo , is a high-performance sports car based on the Porsche 997 Turbo. TechArt has modified the car extensively, fitting it with a body kit, interior modifications, and significant engine tuning.
Following Alois Sr's. death in 1974, 24-year-old Alois Jr. took control of the business and focused on his passion: Porsche vehicles, and especially the 911. A year later in 1975, the first Ruf-enhanced Porsche came to life. Ruf debuted their first complete model in 1977, a tuned version of Porsche's 911 Turbo with a stroked, 3.3-litre motor ...
Introduced in 2007, the Mirage GT is a mid-engine sports car produced by Gemballa and based on the Porsche Carrera GT.Rumors suggested that when the car was produced it would have upwards of 800 horsepower (600 kW); however, the Mirage GT's only performance modification is a quad pipe stainless steel exhaust system which boosts power to 645 hp (481 kW), 40 hp more than the stock Carrera GT.
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The RTurbo is available in 520, 550 and 590 hp variants. All variants are powered by a tuned version of the 3.6 litre flat-6 engine from the 996 911 Turbo. The engine is tuned by Ruf with modified KKK turbochargers, a remapped engine computer, Porsche GT3 engine mounts, upgraded valve train, a modified VarioCam system and an exhaust system with a bypass valve. [4]
The car accelerated from 0-60 mph in 5.1 seconds and reach a top speed of 170 mph (273 km/h). In 1990 he presented the Laguna Seca 3,5 Turbo, this time using the 3.4-litre, turbocharged M106 inline-six from the BMW 745i, tuned to 410 PS (302 kW) and reaching a top speed of 303.79 km/h (188.8 mph) in testing on the Autobahn. [3]
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