The final time we visited Kalmar Automotive, the Danish coachbuilder was gunning its Rally Special-6 (RS-6), a rooster-tailing off-roader based mostly on both a 993- or 996-series Porsche 911, by means of the mud. At The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, the corporate debuted its newest, the Kalmar 9X9. It is a mashup of concepts masking nearly all the pieces from the 959 to at this time’s 911 Turbo and GT3. A 993-series 911 lays the muse, stripped and laid up with a hidden roll cage beneath CFD-honed carbon bodywork. The brand new panels and their 959-like rear finish reportedly create 3,263 kilos of peak downforce. That is 212 kilos above the coupe’s 3,051 claimed weight in its heaviest inventory configuration.
There are three variants: 9X9, 9X9 Sport, and 9X9 Leichtbau (Light-weight). The 9X9 is the hi-po grand tourer, utilizing the three.8-liter flat-six from at this time’s 911 Turbo S. As an alternative of constructing the manufacturing facility automobile’s 640 horsepower, the usual 9X9 makes 930 horses. Energy goes to all 4 wheels by means of Porsche’s seven-speed double-clutch transmission. Rear-wheel drive additionally comes normal.
The 9X9 Sport turns down the facility to show up the main target. A turbocharged 3.0-liter flat-six contributed by the 911 GTS makes 650 hp, 172 ponies over a store-bought GTS. This comes with a seven-speed guide, the PDK an choice, as is rear-wheel steering. “Extra direct suspension parts,” much less sound insulation, and the two,866-pound curb weight ought to heighten the fury and the sound with this one.
The 9X9 Leichtbau goes with the naturally aspirated 4.0-liter from the GT3 making 530 horsepower, 28 hp above manufacturing facility output. A rear-driver solely, with a seven-speed guide for the purists, this one is available in at a claimed 2,811 kilos.
Each 9X9’s engine has been upgraded with gadgets like a brand new consumption system, beefier cooling, ceramic bearings within the turbos, and an Inconel exhaust. All of them sit on energetic engine mounts, too. The drivetrain rolls on a customized double wishbone suspension working pushrod-style Tractive dampers in entrance, the work of Italy’s Danisi Engineering. Magnesium wheels on Michelin tires conceal carbon ceramic rotors clamped by CarboBrake’s 3D-printed titanium calipers.
The interiors go heavy on lightweighting, with no radios and no central infotainment screens. A centrally positioned analog tach dominates the gauge cluster, flanked by two small screens that we’ll guess are used to show data from Bluetooth paired gadgets.
All three flavors are on sale now by means of U.S. distributor Canepa Group, first deliveries scheduled for July 2025. Costs weren’t talked about, that truth and the debut location ought to let you recognize in case you’re within the target market.
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