If you were to usher the name Singer in the presence of any car nut, you would no doubt have their attention in an instant. The same thing happened to us when we were alerted to the Porsche restomodder’s 300th creation, the ‘Sotto’ commission 911.
Based on a 1990 911 Targa (Type 964), this particular car is finished in ‘Classic Study’ guise, meaning it wears a full carbon fibre skin that takes after the first generation 911. The car has been tastefully finished in Resistance Blue and features a bespoke orange leather interior with carbon fibre seats.
Under the bonnet, or boot we should say, sits a 4.0-litre naturally aspirated air-cooled flat six-cylinder producing around 300kW, mated to a five-speed manual transmission as the driving gods intended. Also fitted is a set of carbon ceramic brakes and a titanium sports exhaust for good measure.
The ‘Sotto’ part of its name comes from the customer who commissioned it, someone who now possesses some fairly expensive bragging rights.
For those who aren’t all that familiar with Singer, the company first came onto the scene in 2009 thanks to British musician Rob Dickinson – hence the name. His goal was to take 911s based on the 964 chassis and reimagine them as timeless supercars with modern gubbins and throwback styling, something we think he nailed.
Singer now employs over 600 people across the world, operating out of its headquarters in California. It also just opened up shop in the United Kingdom.
The future of the brand looks exciting too, with its newly released 930 Turbo-inspired ‘Turbo Study’ going down a treat with fans and customers alike.
