Sacrilege Motors, a Connecticut-based firm that focuses on restoring and changing previous Porsches to all-electric energy, has created a zero-emissions 1992 911 Cabriolet that makes use of a modified Tesla Mannequin S motor for a complete energy output of 500 horsepower.
Nicknamed “Blackbird” by its proprietor in a nod to the long-lasting supersonic Lockheed SR-71 plane, this black-on-black-on-black transformed German basic contains a 62 kilowatt-hours battery pack that may allow an estimated vary of about 200 miles on a full cost and may be topped up through a CCS connector, though the corporate doesn’t say how a lot time it is going to take to replenish the batteries.
With a torque determine of 369 pound-feet, the three,200-pound all-electric roadster can dash from 0 to 60 miles per hour in underneath 4 seconds, whereas a limited-slip rear differential maximizes grip in difficult highway circumstances.
By comparability, a brand-new Porsche Taycan GTS has 509 hp (with out overboost) and might speed up to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, in keeping with the German automaker, so specs-wise, the 2 are related, however looks-wise, retro lovers will most likely go for the 31-year-old convertible.
Set to be revealed on Idea Garden at subsequent week’s Pebble Seashore Concours d’Magnificence in California, the corporate’s first-ever restoration, performance-tuned, and conversion fee options upgraded suspension and braking parts, with two-way inverted customized Penske race shocks on the entrance, three-way adjustable remote-reservoir customized Peske race shocks on the rear, and Brembo efficiency slotted rotors all-around answerable for the braking.
“Our ardour for Porsche automobiles is paramount to this mission,” stated Bobby Singh, Sacrilege Motors’ president and technical lead. “We need to ship an analog, air-cooled-era 911 with the reliability and on the spot energy of an EV whereas preserving an exhilarating driving expertise that’s acquainted to air-cooled 911 fans. Retaining the 911’s greatest dealing with traits, with added efficiency and upgraded parts, all whereas decreasing its environmental impression, was our final aim. We’ve saved the identical weight distribution, which is essential to the automotive feeling like a Porsche 911 ought to.”
The Connecticut-based outlet says that the bottom automobile – a 1992 Porsche 911 America Roadster – is a limited-edition, US-only model of the 911 Carrera 2 Cabriolet Turbo-look and that solely 250 models had been ever made, making it a reasonably uncommon automotive to start with.
1992 Porsche 911 America Roadster EV Conversion By Sacrilege Motors
The “Blackbird” fee was developed and examined on the historic Lime Rock Park racing circuit, which is situated simply 10 minutes from the agency’s headquarters in Lakeville, which is a former Skip Barber Racing Faculty facility.
“Since 1997 I’ve owned a Porsche 911 993 Turbo … my dream automotive, maintained by Bobby for nearly 30 years.” Sacrilege Motors CEO Phil Wagenheim stated. “For this fee, we got down to preserve the soul of a Porsche 911 and the familiarity of its driving expertise, whereas including a low-maintenance, high-performance powerplant. I’m not telling anybody to surrender inner combustion … I’m not. What we’re doing at Sacrilege is we’re simply including an electrical energy choice to your analog quiver of enjoyable.”
Established in 2020, Sacrilege Motors restores 1974-1994 Porsche 911s to Concours-grade high quality, the corporate says, specializing in driving dynamics, efficiency, inside design, and dependable EV parts for electrical conversions.