Porsche 911 GT1 NFS Porsche Unleashed
The Porsche 911 GT1 was a car designed for competition in the GT1 class of sportscar racing, which also required a street legal version for homologation purposes. The limitedproduction streetlegal version was labeled the 911 GT1 Straßenversion (Street version). In spite of its 911 moniker the car actually had very little in common with the 911 of the time, however its frontal chassis was shared with the then (993) 911, while the rear of the car was derived from the Porsche 962, including its watercooled, twinturbocharged and intercooled, four valve per cylinder flatsix engine which was arranged in a midmounted position, compared to the rearengined layout of a conventional 911. The engine was making about 600 PS (441 kW; 592 hp). In comparison, the 993 generation 911 GT2, which was otherwise the company s highestperformance vehicle, used an aircooled engine with only two valves per cylinder. The new vehicle was an outright success at Le Mans, winning the GT1 class at its debut r
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