It looks as if yearly for the previous 13 or 14 years, we’ve hit what gave the impression to be peak “outdated hot-rod 911,” and every time that occurs, we are able to’t presumably get any extra unique, costly, highly effective or light-weight. Effectively, we’d have truly hit the height this time with the Tuthill Porsche 911K.

What makes me assume that this time is really the highest of ze berg? Effectively, the 911K weighs simply 1,865 kilos. That’s not some dry weight both; that’s moist weight, ready-to-drive. However light-weight has been achieved earlier than, in order that’s not the top. However did I point out it additionally makes 350 horsepower from a 3.1-liter, four-valve dual-overhead cam engine that revs to 11,000 rpm, which is frankly absurd, as are the flames it shoots on deceleration. Oh, and it has a six-speed gearbox, however not the one from a 993. As a substitute, it’s a extremely modified model of the 915 gearbox from the 911 used from 1972 to 1986, and being a 1972 mannequin, it’s received a magnesium case. To place a reverse gear in, Tuthill needed to make a brilliant particular, tremendous small gear that’s actuated by the outdated heater lever close to the parking brake.

Oh, and there’s a hydraulic handbrake. Tuthill does spend most of its days making rally vehicles, in any case.

The entire 911K factor is bananas, and since the nerds at Tuthill constructed it, it’s prone to be fantastically made and actually robustly engineered. These are, in any case, the parents who constructed a 997 GT3 for World Rally competitors after which beat the piss out of it for a number of seasons. They know their enterprise.

On this video, we see a hooting and smiling Chris Harris – previously of Jalopnik (natch), Chris Harris On Vehicles, and, after all, Prime Gear UK – flogging this featherweight 911 round what I assume is Wales and completely gushing over how a lot enjoyable the automobile is, and what an assault in your senses it’s. He additionally compares it to a superbike, which, provided that Chris rides very quick bikes (Ducati Panigale involves thoughts), we assume he is aware of what he’s speaking about and that the comparability is apt.

Tuthill is barely constructing 33 of those vehicles, and I don’t know what the value is. Nonetheless, given the quantity of carbon fiber, titanium and usually intelligent engineering, I think it’ll be appreciable and likewise price each single penny.