DORTMUND, Germany — A video shows a 9ff-tuned Porsche 911 Turbo hitting a top speed of 243.4 mph at the ATP automotive testing circuit in Papenburg, Germany, effectively making the vehicle the fastest road-going Porsche 911 on the planet.
Dubbed the TR-1000, the vehicle is equipped with Porsche's standard 3.6-liter flat-6, albeit with a bunch of upgrades that bring output all the way to 1,000 horsepower and 767 pound-feet of torque. Engine modifications include larger turbochargers, an improved intercooler, sport-profile camshafts, titanium connecting rods, a forged crankshaft, a sport air filter, a reconfigured ECU and a high-performance exhaust system. A high-end braking system and an adjustable sport suspension with aluminum dampers are also part of the tune.
The changes allow the Porsche to sprint to 60 mph in less than 3.2 seconds and, as the video shows, eventually top out at an amazing 243.4 mph. 9ff says that further improving the car's aerodynamics could result in an even higher top speed closer to 250 mph.
German tuning house 9ff obviously had to tweak the exterior as well to keep the vehicle glued to the pavement at high speeds, so it added a body kit, front splitter, side skirts, rear diffuser and a rear wing.
9ff reportedly completed the conversion for a Greek millionaire's girlfriend, and it cost just over $186,000.
Inside Line says: 9ff is breathing down the neck of the Bugatti Veyron with its TR-1000, considering the French supercar tops out at 252 mph. — Mike Lysaght, Correspondent

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rossofiorano says:
04:16 PM, 01/01/2010
9ffs: keep doing your thing.
iskch says:
08:53 AM, 12/31/2009
9ff always push the limits. Ruff keeps it closer to reality.
speedrcr says:
07:38 AM, 12/31/2009
So...some millionaire's girlfriend is gonna have the fastest Porsche in the world!?! I hate to admit this...but I'm hating really bad!
firstclass says:
11:40 AM, 12/30/2009
So Porsche has reached its Concorde moment and the big surprise is that this Porsche looks relatively ordinary for a car faster than a McLaren F1 and almost as fast as a Bugatti Veyron. But then again the Veyron and F1 aren't just exercises in top speed. I'd like to know how Porsches 3.6L engine handles all that power, that's somewhere around 167 horses each of the cylinders has to produce.