- Lazante’s TAG Turbo, which is a modified Porsche 911, is getting extra energy
- The 930-generation Porsche 911 Turbo physique hides an precise Formal 1 energy unit
- The automobile will debut in July on the 2024 Goodwood Competition of Pace
Lanzante will use the 2024 Goodwood Competition of Pace on subsequent month to current a extra highly effective model of its TAG Turbo modified 911.
The TAG Turbo is an ultra-exclusive undertaking that mixes the 930-generation Porsche 911 Turbo physique with an precise System 1 energy unit, particularly the TAG-branded Porsche twin-turbocharged 1.5-liter V-6 utilized by the McLaren F1 workforce from 1983-1987.
The extra highly effective model of the automobile is called the TAG Championship, its title signifying McLaren’s three back-to-back Drivers’ titles achieved by Niki Lauda in 1984 and Alain Prost in 1985 and 1986. Simply three are deliberate, one for every title, and all three will characteristic engines that have been used throughout a number of of the championship-winning years.
For the instance debuting on the Goodwood Competition of Pace, the engine was used through the 1984, ’85, and ’86 seasons, together with powering Prost to 2 podium finishes in ’85. As an extra nod to F1, the outside will characteristic a paint job that matches the design of Prost’s helmet that season. The 18-inch wheels, a mixture of magnesium and carbon fiber, are additionally styled to match the design used on Prost’s F1 automobile. The wheels are equipped by Dymag, the identical firm that equipped the F1 wheels.
Lanzante 930 Porsche 911 powered by Tag Turbo System 1 engine
Whereas Lanzante’s earlier TAG Turbo is rated at a peak 503 hp, the brand new TAG Championship has had its output dialed as much as 625 hp, which is not too far off the estimated 750 hp the automobile’s engine had throughout its F1 days. It now revs to 10,250 rpm, and spins the rear wheels by way of a modified model of the 6-speed guide discovered within the 993-generation Porsche 911. Lanzante quotes a high pace of 200 mph.
The engine as we speak has to outlive greater than a single race, and as consequence it has been rebuilt by Cosworth, the skilled engine builder that beforehand equipped F1 energy models. Key upgrades embody new internals, a brand new airbox, a brand new exhaust, and new turbochargers with titanium compressors.
Past the powertrain, Lanzante has additionally stiffened the automobile’s chassis, upgraded the brakes with carbon-ceramic models, and changed most of the physique panels with lighter carbon fiber. A lot of the carbon fiber is left uncovered, and in some circumstances replaces the unique rubber parts discovered on the 930 911. The completed automobile weighs simply 2,028 kilos, a formidable 948 kilos lower than the donor automobile.
Lanzante, a British motorsports and engineering outfit well-known for being the corporate that fielded the successful McLaren F1 GTR within the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans, did not initially give you the concept of putting in an F1 energy unit at the back of 911. McLaren already did the duty again within the Nineteen Eighties with a single automobile. That one-off construct was the inspiration behind Lanzante’s TAG Turbo and TAG Championship vehicles.
