Tuthill enters restomod arena with 911K
Interesting launch at Monterey. Revs to 11 K 
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https://www.tuthillporsche.com/tuthill-porsche-launch-the-lightweight-911k/
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And something of an oddity from Ruf
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-ruf-bergmeister-lightweight-hillclimb-inspired-racer
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crayphile:Interesting launch at Monterey. Revs to 11 K
https://www.tuthillporsche.com/tuthill-porsche-launch-the-lightweight-911k/
Love it - similar weight as my 911 with way more power and revs.
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Re: Tuthill enters restomod arena with 911K
crayphile:Interesting launch at Monterey. Revs to 11 K
https://www.tuthillporsche.com/tuthill-porsche-launch-the-lightweight-911k/
Brilliant 
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Gladstone:4 valve engine! still air cooled ? Not really up to speed on this combination of technology. Liking it real well though!
I think Singer/Williams has this too (2 different oil circuits with a special oil in the heads).
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Brilliant Tuthill movie on the East African Safari, Ken Block is one of the participants, comes across as a truly passionate guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFghtD7QQ4I
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Porker:Brilliant Tuthill movie on the East African Safari, Ken Block is one of the participants, comes across as a truly passionate guy.
This is a good one - RIP, Ken
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This thing is something else. I might sell my body for one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AndH7Xm3ds0
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Porker:This thing is something else. I might sell my body for one.
Get on Onlyfans 
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I really love this concept. I wonder how they managed to make 24-valve heads without any liquid cooling. And I wonder what the bore and stroke are (must be massively oversquare). I hate to say anything negative (because I’d love to have one), but the rebuilding interval must be very short (50 hours?). Maybe just change rod bearings at this time?
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pgouveia:50 hours for any kind of driving?
No, if you don't shift at 11k, it will last longer (but where's the fun in that? 
). Road trips in 6th gear won't cause much wear (so interesting how they converted the 915 gearbox to a 6spd with external reverse).
Also, it depends on bore and stroke. If the stroke is short enough, then piston speeds won't be as abusive as they would be otherwise...
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"Tuthill could go a lot lighter than the 850kg 911K" (Top Gear magazine) 
Richard Tuthill explains the secrets behind his new 11,000rpm all-carbon flyweight, and admits he could have gone further...
(23 August 2022)
If you haven’t read all the details on Tuthill Porsche’s spectacular new very lightweight, very high-revving 911K, do so immediately here. We caught up with the company’s director, Richard Tuthill, at the Quail for a Top Gear Magazine Podcast special to dive a bit deeper into the car’s conception and stumbled across a hilarious admission – 850kg is impressive, but there are further grams to shave.
If you’re unfamiliar with Richard Tuthill, I ask him to introduce himself on the Podcast: “Who am I? I'm the guy you might know that charges around Africa with loads of safari cars, amongst other things. And yeah, we run a lovely Porsche workshop in Oxfordshire. And if someone asks us to build a 911, then we'll have a go.”
Back to the 911K. “850kg is not a bad shout, but we could go a lot lighter. So if there's anyone out there wants a sub 800kg car, then we'll have a go,” Tuthill tells us, totally straight faced. “Genuinely, Porsches are very light. We have tried reasonably hard, but you could try a lot harder. You really could get this car safely lighter. And don't forget, it's trimmed. This is not a race car.”
So what is it then? “It's all about driving on B-roads, or canyon roads here in the US, where your speed is controlled by the road in front of you. So you cannot exploit hundreds and thousands of horsepower. And that's where lightweight, small engine stuff really, really works.”
I ask him to pick some 911K highlights, some components that really push the envelope: “There’s the titanium roll cage that you can lift with one finger. This is a really, really simple car. There's a couple of clever bits, but actually it's very simple. And that's why it looks so clean,” Tuthill explains. “We've created from scratch a whole load of lovely parts, including seats, carbon brakes, carbon wheels. We've been working on a new suspension package, and I've ended up with too much traction. The car is so stable. We've got to fix that.”
Price? “I don't like talking about money, as you know, but I think it's going to be more than £500,000. And I think, whilst I'm not hugely comfortable or familiar with these numbers, it absolutely deserves it. It's an expensive and lovely thing to build, and that type of number is absolutely justifiable if I look around.” And the good news is you don’t need to buy the entire package because they’ve generated a parts catalogue so you can pick and choose from all these carbon bits for your personal Porsche project.
Just time for one final, obvious question. “Everyone's asking how many we are going to build,” says Tuthill. “So I Googled how many factory 911 STs did they build? Well, I now know they built 33, although there is a rumour they built 34. So we won't build any more than 33.”
Link: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/tuthill-could-go-lot-lighter-850kg-911k
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Porker:Josef:How much does this thing cost? It is certainly very VERY expensive!
I read >1mil somewhere, not verified but I wouldn't be surprised. Unfortunately.
I Googled that question and found a range from $185k to $2 Million. I have no idea... 
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It's one of those if one has to ask, one can't afford it.
With such low numbers, every car will be a custom build, so each will have a different price tag depending on the fittings.
But like all such cars, most will be kept somewhere A/Ced and babied. I don't foresee more than a handful will get driven regularly by the buyers. Even then, I would put 3000 miles a year max, if that much.
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Porker:This thing is something else. I might sell my body for one.
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Not a Tuthill, but one of its only competitors:
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