Not to be confused with the lifted
959-inspired Porsche 911 that Uwe Gemballa’s son Marc Philipp will reveal later
this year, the actual Gemballa tuning company has set its sights on making an
off-road-ready Nine Eleven as well. The Gemballa Avalanche should be a name
quite familiar to those who have been keeping an eye on the aftermarket scene,
but this is isn’t an ordinary version of the amped-up 911 as the teaser sketch
portrays a sports car for all types of terrain.
Gemballa has been thinking about doing a
rugged version of Stuttgart’s machine for about four years, and will be coming
out with the Avalanche 4x4 within the next 24 months. While sketches usually
exaggerate the details, the real thing should still be quite nice and even more
spectacular than RUF’s new Rodeo concept.
The Avalanche 4x4 will be complemented by
a Tornado 4x4 representing a Porsche Cayenne with serious off-road credentials.
The crown jewel in Gemballa’s portfolio will be its own mid-engined supercar,
complete with over 800 horsepower to run the 0-200 km/h sprint in
less than two and a half seconds and do 0-200 km/h in 6.5 seconds.
Meanwhile, the previous and current
generations of the 911 will get more than 1,000 horsepower this summer courtesy
of an upgrade package positioned above the GTR 8XX Evo-R BiTurbo. The current
pack already transforms the 911 into a monster, unlocking 818 hp and 1,098 Nm of torque for a 0 to 100 km/h in 2.3 seconds and a
top speed exceeding 370 km/h.
On top of that, the Gemballa Avalanche 4.2
RS prototype unveiled at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show will morph into a
production model later this year in a limited-run series based on the 991 and
992 generations of the sports car. According to the tuner, its
"performance data will outshine all comparable vehicles."
