The current Porsche 911 is a good 50 percent heavier
than the original, however it’s still considerably lighter than competitors
like the Nissan GT-R or Chevrolet Corvette. If you want to trim even more
weight from your Elfen though, Mansory can hook you up. The Persian-owned
German tuner is one of the few out there that makes its own carbon-fiber
components in its own on-site autoclaves. Its abilities are properly showcased
on this 911 Turbo S.
Mansory has equipped the all-wheel-drive sports car
with an array of carbon-fiber components. It looks like the sort
of forged carbon pioneered by Lamborghini. This technique is cheaper to
manufacture than hand-laid fibers, and can result in an interesting, randomized
appearance.
The list of components on this Porsche includes a
new front hood, air intakes, headlight frames, splitter, side skirts,
engine-compartment struts, and more – all fabricated out of the lightweight
material. And there’s more inside, too, like the steering wheel, shifter, and
other trim.
Whether that’s a good
thing or not is a matter of taste, which is not something Mansory has been
known to exhibit in spades. But this is nowhere near as outlandish as some of
the other mod jobs we’ve seen from the company. If you like what you see, the
aftermarket firm offers an array of 15 different types of carbon fabric. That
makes the company, in its own words, the “uncrowned carbon king.”
