Porsche 997 Convertible 9ff // 2006 World-record vehicle Vmax 380,5 km/h // max. 910 HP
Porsche 997 Convertible 9ff // 2006 World-record vehicle Vmax 380,5 km/h // max. 910 HP
Subject: On the impossibility of keeping a pipe lit at 380 km/h.
There are cars designed to get you from A to B. And then there is this 9ff Porsche 997. It too is intended to transport you from A to B, but within a timeframe that would normally be needed to open a bottle of beer.
In 2006, this convertible reached a 380.5 km/h measured and confirmed by TÜV Süd at Nardò, thereby decisively winning the comparative test against all the elite tuning houses that took part, such as Brabus, Hohenester, TechArt, and 16 further candidates.
That is fast.
So fast that the landscape beside you becomes nothing more than a vague suspicion gliding past.
The technology (Or: The end of modesty)
At 9ff in Dortmund, they did not simply increase the boost pressure. That would have been too cheap. They practically dissected the engine. First came a displacement increase to 4.0 liters. Displacement over living space was the motto here, one that still holds true in the age of microchips. So that all this magnificence would not disintegrate into metallic confetti at the first stab of the throttle, they installed titanium connecting rods, special pistons and cylinder heads. The material is expensive, light, and has the pleasant characteristic of not giving up even when the piston is working with the force of a steam hammer and routinely withstands punishing forces without complaint.
So that you do not burn up on the rev limiter at this speed, the gearbox was massively lengthened. The gears are configured so that, in sixth gear, you reach regions where you would normally need a pilot's license and oxygen masks. It is a piece of machinery for people who appreciate precision but do not want to do without the accompanying sound of a freely breathing “Mezger” flat-six.
The hard facts:
The historical significance
Nardò 2006 was no casual coffee gathering. It was official confirmation that an open-top sports car does not have to be a compromise. At the time, 380.5 km/h was the world record for convertibles. It was the moment when 9ff proved that you cannot defeat physics, but you can at least provoke it with considerable success.
This car is not a means of everyday transportation, unless your everyday life takes place on closed high-speed circuits. It is a mechanical monument. Whoever buys it acquires not just a car, but the certainty that one could do it at any time, if one only wanted to.
That is, essentially, the most beautiful form of freedom.
The complete history of this 9ff Porsche is seamless and properly documented. The vehicle is accident-free and in condition commensurate with its low mileage of just over 30000 km. ALL technical modifications are properly registered and TÜV-compliant; the Porsche may be driven with legal road registration. Even today, its performance figures can only be matched by a few hypercars and supercars, making them more theoretical in nature due to the lack of opportunity to use them safely for oneself and other road users.
Please feel free to contact us if this historically important one-off interests you. We certainly will not be the first to offer you a test drive in it.
Once we have exchanged sufficient information, we will decide together whether a drive in it seems sensible, for which we ask for your understanding. This is a vehicle for the few who also know how to handle it responsibly.
In keeping with this principle, we are doing everything we can to find its next owner.
with our best recommendations
your dls team
For further detailed information about this vehicle, please contact us or arrange an appointment for an inspection. This sales advertisement does not constitute an offer within the meaning of §145 BGB. Rather, it contains information for initiating a contract. The information provided here is without guarantee and therefore does not constitute warranted characteristics. The seller is not liable for errors, data-entry errors, or data-transmission errors. Subject to prior sale.
This description has been automatically translated. Original language: German.
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