Porsche used its Rennsport Reunion gathering held final week at California’s Laguna Seca racetrack to current a 718 Cayman RS developed in partnership with Tag Heuer.

The automotive celebrates the seventieth anniversary of the operating of a pair of 550 Coupes within the 1953 Carrera Panamericana, and simply two will probably be constructed, one for every of the 550 Coupes that competed within the Mexican race. It additionally celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of the launch of the Tag Heuer Carrera Chronograph watch that the unique Heuer firm launched particularly for racing drivers.

The automotive is formally referred to as the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Tag Heuer x Porsche – Legends of Panamericana, and the model proven at Laguna Seca bears racing quantity 154, which was additionally the variety of one of many 550 Coupes. The second automotive, which bears racing quantity 152, will probably be offered throughout this 12 months’s fashionable operating of the Carrera Panamericana, scheduled for mid-October.

Porsche mentioned the second automotive will probably be supplied on the market at a charity public sale in Mexico in early 2024. It is not clear whether or not the primary automotive may even be offered. Each have been commissioned by Porsche Latin America through the Porsche Sonderwunsch personalization program.

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS TAG Heuer x Porsche – Legends of Panamericana

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS TAG Heuer x Porsche – Legends of Panamericana

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS TAG Heuer x Porsche – Legends of Panamericana

Each automobiles function the identical Le Mans Silver Metallic paint end, with the colour used for most of the exterior particulars, together with the components bearing a carbon-fiber weave. Racing numbers are painted onto the doorways and roof, whereas Tag Heuer logos function on the hood and the aspect panels of the rear wing, in addition to on the engine’s air filter field which is seen by the rear window.

Inside, the seats are trimmed in Guards Purple leather-based which contrasts with the black of the dashboard and door panels. Distinction stitching utilizing the colours of the Mexican flag spotlight the house nation of the Carrera Panamericana race. A “GT4 RS Panamericana Particular” script is discovered on the cupholder panel and treadplates. The ultimate contact is a Tag Heuer stopwatch module within the heart console.

No modifications have been made to the powertrain. Sitting in the midst of the automotive is a 4.0-liter flat-6 borrowed from the engine within the previous-generation 911 GT3. The engine screams to 9,000 rpm and spits out a peak 493 hp. Drive is to the rear wheels through a 7-speed dual-clutch automated.

Porsche additionally used Rennsport Renuion for the debut of the limited-edition 911 GT3 R Rennsport observe automotive, and a one-off 944 Safari that will probably be was a Scorching Wheels.