[Editor’s Note: This article originally ran in the December 2011 issue of Grassroots Motorsports.]
When you add up all the advantages of owning a modern Porsche, there’s really no disputing it: These cars are some of the coolest and finest pieces of automotive engineering that could ever grace your driveway. There’s just one minor problem: cost.
That single item prevents many people from becoming owners. A new Porsche 911, especially one of the hotter models, can be an expensive date.
Take the brand’s GT3 RS 4.0, for example. The 4.0-liter, flat-six engine produces 500 horsepower. Porsche claims a top speed of 193 mph and a zero-to-60 time of 3.8 seconds. The price is an equally jaw-dropping $185,000.
Too rich for your blood? How about a 430-horsepower alternative for one-eighth the price?
Scott Mann of Renegade Hybrids is far from a Porsche purist, and the seeds for his latest project were planted nearly a decade and a half ago. In 1998,…
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