Carbon82 222,074 Hypersonic November 13, 2020 While @Toeknee_33 is having wet dream with the news of Mazda developing a new IL6 engine, I am drooling over this, but it will never happen, 'cos... 2013 Porsche 904 Living Legend When VW was developing the limited-edition and very frugal XL1, Porsche Design Studio was intrigued by its carbon fiber chassis and decided to use it as the basis for an ultra-light and minimalist sports car to act a modern reinterpretation of the 904 from the 1960s. Meet the 904 Living Legend concept from 2013, a member of Porsche’s Unseen collection of design studies that was released recently, out of the blue. While VW chose a carbon chassis for reasons related to unbelievable fuel economy, Porsche’s take was to create a purist’s wet dream; a small mid-engined coupe that barely weighs over 900 kg (1,984 lbs). The biggest surprise is in the engine bay where there’s no four-pot or flat-six, let alone a V8. Porsche’s engineers downsized the powertrain recipe to a V2 inherited from a motorcycle. When VW developed an XL Sport concept back in the day and it too had a V2, a 1.2-liter engine from the Ducati 1199 Superleggera. It produced 200 horsepower and revved all the way up to a screaming 12,000 rpm. To imagine the performances this Porsche 904 Living Legend would've had, we’ll remind you the 2014 XL Sport did 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 5.7 seconds and had a top speed of 168 mph (270 km/h). It’s worth pointing out the VW was a tad lighter, weighing only 890 kg (1,962 lbs). The end result is a mid-engined coupe that looks effortlessly beautiful, with its clean lines and seductive curves giving it supercar-levels of presence. This could be Porsche’s answer to the Alpine A110 but unfortunately, the world has moved on since 2013. ↡ Advertisement 16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamesc 174,530 Hypersonic November 13, 2020 (edited) KOPI KAT KLAN. Homage to Ferrari Dino - arguably the most beautiful Ferrari of all time. Edited November 13, 2020 by Jamesc 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamesc 174,530 Hypersonic November 13, 2020 I would like to drive this car with this song playing loud. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carbon82 222,074 Hypersonic November 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Jamesc said: KOPI KAT KLAN. Homage to Ferrari Dino - arguably the most beautiful Ferrari of all time. Say that again, who kopi who har? 1963 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS 1968 Ferrari Dino 206 GT 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ct3833 22,682 Twincharged November 13, 2020 I will wait for 10 to buy a COE car of this model. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SGCM928 84 1st Gear November 13, 2020 Hard to believe that this 904 concept is related to VW XL1. The latter look like a plain Jane next to the 904 concept. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ct3833 22,682 Twincharged November 13, 2020 12 hours ago, Carbon82 said: While @Toeknee_33 is having wet dream with the news of Mazda developing a new IL6 engine, I am drooling over this, but it will never happen, 'cos... 2013 Porsche 904 Living Legend When VW was developing the limited-edition and very frugal XL1, Porsche Design Studio was intrigued by its carbon fiber chassis and decided to use it as the basis for an ultra-light and minimalist sports car to act a modern reinterpretation of the 904 from the 1960s. Meet the 904 Living Legend concept from 2013, a member of Porsche’s Unseen collection of design studies that was released recently, out of the blue. While VW chose a carbon chassis for reasons related to unbelievable fuel economy, Porsche’s take was to create a purist’s wet dream; a small mid-engined coupe that barely weighs over 900 kg (1,984 lbs). The biggest surprise is in the engine bay where there’s no four-pot or flat-six, let alone a V8. Porsche’s engineers downsized the powertrain recipe to a V2 inherited from a motorcycle. When VW developed an XL Sport concept back in the day and it too had a V2, a 1.2-liter engine from the Ducati 1199 Superleggera. It produced 200 horsepower and revved all the way up to a screaming 12,000 rpm. To imagine the performances this Porsche 904 Living Legend would've had, we’ll remind you the 2014 XL Sport did 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 5.7 seconds and had a top speed of 168 mph (270 km/h). It’s worth pointing out the VW was a tad lighter, weighing only 890 kg (1,962 lbs). The end result is a mid-engined coupe that looks effortlessly beautiful, with its clean lines and seductive curves giving it supercar-levels of presence. This could be Porsche’s answer to the Alpine A110 but unfortunately, the world has moved on since 2013. It could well be a 2 strokes engine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albeniz 11,864 Turbocharged November 14, 2020 13 hours ago, Ct3833 said: I will wait for 10 to buy a COE car of this model. I would be contented to get a Lotus Elise. 10 year COE renewed, of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamesc 174,530 Hypersonic November 14, 2020 On 11/13/2020 at 9:55 AM, Carbon82 said: While @Toeknee_33 is having wet dream with the news of Mazda developing a new IL6 engine, I am drooling over this, but it will never happen, 'cos... Cannot buy that one never mind can buy this one, still available. I heard its not too bad too. If you need something faster then maybe this egg CCX car designed by Top Gear. I think you will like it very much. This car tried to kill the Stig because of no down force on the rear in a turn. So Top Gear told the Egg company to put a rear wing on the back and they did it. Without wing After add rear wing 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamesc 174,530 Hypersonic November 20, 2020 On 11/13/2020 at 9:26 PM, SGCM928 said: Hard to believe that this 904 concept is related to VW XL1. The latter look like a plain Jane next to the 904 concept. VW is going to make a Honda Insight? ↡ Advertisement 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
