2023 Porsche 911 Dakar exists because of an African race Porsche couldn't win
— at 10,400 miles, the longest rally ever — in a Volkswagen Beetle, finishing 36th. In 1993, driving the 911 he built, he won. As Richard told us,"From that moment on, historic motorsport grew and the thing exploded and we were we were in the thick of it."luxury vehicle
given an apocalyptic-looking makeover, Richard limits the term to a G-body 911 with"a 3.0-liter engine, a 915 gearbox, a beautifully strong body shell, and very, very special dampers, suspension, shock absorbers and springs.
They are also engineered to survive the African hinterlands at racing speeds. Only those who've been to Africa understand how boggling that is, hence the stiffened shell and voodoo suspension. He told us Tuttle spends 300 hours just on measures like seam-welding and over-plating."That's before you've done paint, before you've done anything." Such time and fastidiousness are why Richard doubts many so-called Safari builds he's seen could live up to the name.
If you want to paint Richard as a curmudgeon beholden to a heyday and the family company, don't. One, he respects the exploding American Safari tribute scene."You guys have started it," he told us,"and I might say 'Thank you very much' because it's bloody good for us." That's an understatement, Tuthill lately doing even better with new forays like the
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