Just when we
thought we’ve seen everything done to classic Porsches, famous McLaren
specialist Lanzante announces the production of a Porsche 930 Turbo fitted with
real TAG F1 V6 engines. And we mean real ex-F1 race engines.
For years, there
was this legend talking about McLaren fitting a Porsche 911 with the TAG Turbo
F1 engine that later powered its F1 cars between 1984 and 1987. McLaren
eventually showcased that car at its factory a few years ago, confirming the legend.
Fast forward to
today, when Lanzante announced in an Instagram post that they got permission
from McLaren Racing to build a further 11 cars, each with a TAG F1 engine that
has actually raced in F1. Now imagine being able to say that your car is powered
by an engine that has won an F1 race. It is simply insane.
The first of the
“new” F1-powered Porsche 930s was showcased at the Rennsport Reunion at Laguna
Seca but somehow it went unnoticed, until now. Wearing just a set of RUF
wheels, this really special Porsche 911 adopts a rather understated look. The
interior hosts a pair of lovely bucket seats and that’s it, well, until you
take a look at the rev-counter that has ‘TAG Turbo’ written on it and features
a redline at 9,000rpm. Oh, an a water temperature gauge as well.
TAG’s twin-turbo
TTE P01 1.5-liter V6 engine was able to deliver over 1,000 hp in qualifying spec
according to some reports, but we still don’t know what kind of power it will
make when nestled into the 911’s bottom or if the cars are going to be legal
for road use. We reached out to Lanzante and we’ll update once we hear from
them.
Lanzante Motorsport
are the same people responsible for the McLaren P1 GT and the P1 LM, which is
the road-legal version of the P1 GTR. Their relationship with McLaren goes
years back and includes a Le Mans win in 1995 with the Lanzante- prepped Veno
Clinic F1 GTR.
