Offroading Porsche 911 Turbo S Project Sandbox Driving Sound ft Manny Khoshbin
Marc Philipp Gemballa, the son of late Uwe Gemballa, has founded a new Porsche tuning company and is launching his first creation, a modified offroad supercar. Inspired by the Porsche 959 from the 1980s ParisDakar rallies and based on the 992generation 911 Turbo S, it s called the Marsien and it will be limited to 40 units. Described as a hybrid combining modern sports car performance with everyday utility and offroad capabilities, the Marsien has a futuristic design and features cuttingedge tech. The 27yearold Gemballa spent two years developing the car, which he first named Project Sandbox, aiming for a vehicle capable of hitting dirt roads and devouring epic dunes. German enterprise RUF tuned the twinturbo flatsix, which generates 740 hp and 685 lbft of torque. For those who find that a 740horsepower desert runner needs more power, a second stage upgrade by RUF increases output to 818 ponies. In terms of performance, the company says the 911 Turbobased Marsien can make a run fr
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