Last-minute opportunities like this don't really come around that often.
We have quite literally intercepted this car
on its way to the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
So, we're the first to get access to it,
so we're the first to have a look at it.
What is it? Well, it is the latest 911 reimagined by Singer.
It's called the Dynamics and Lightweighting Study,
it's a car that's been co-developed with Williams' advanced engineering,
which means it's basically a beautiful old 964,
infused with Formula One technology.
If that hasn't got your mouth watering, I don't know what will.
We're going to start around here with the engine.
Let me just pop the back.
It is, of course, an air-cooled 911.
This is the car's point.
It's supposed to be the most extreme air-cooled engine they could find.
So, four litre...
four valve-head, it has 500 horsepower,
it will rev past 9,000 rpm.
I haven't driven it, obviously, I haven't seen it in motion,
but I'm told it sounds a bit like a Formula One car
when you have the straight pipes on it.
And it's just a thing of beauty.
As always, with Singers cars,
the attention to detail is beyond anything anyone in the world can produce.
So, this engine, I mean...
Forget driving it, you could just stare at it for hours.
Magnesium fan here,
carbon fibre everywhere.
These bits here, that's how you adjust your suspension,
so no need to get under the car and get your jeans dirty,
it's all there for you.
That's closed.
While we're here, we should talk about aerodynamics.
Aerodynamics on an old Porsche, who'd have thought it.
Now, the original concept, yeah, I'm told, was detaching here.
So, it was coming down this rear wing and only hitting the tip of the wings.
So, it wasn't doing much, it was just there for decoration.
So, Williams said, we can fix this. Let's have a floating wing there.
That keeps the air attached to this rear screen, over the louvres,
and hits the wing, so it can do its job properly.
It's a bit taller than the normal ducktail that we're used to on classic 911's,
and it's got a Gurney flap here to give it proper downforce.
It's not a big high downforce car this.
It's more about balancing the back with the front.
So many details in this thing.
This car was born to be looked at up close.
Let's look at the wheels,
because this is where Rob Dickinson, the boss of Singer...
This is where his design meets engineering philosophy really comes in.
This is the BBS wheel.
Forged magnesium, extreme deep dish, of course,
and a special centre lock that was developed by Williams.
All of this is bespoke, of course.
The plan at the moment is only to build 75 cars,
so he's calling up BBS and saying,
fancy making us a super short run of these bespoke wheels,
and everyone's saying, yes, they want to work with this company.
Michelin, as well, they do make Pilot Sport Cup 2's in this width,
but Rob wasn't happy with that, he wanted the perfect stretch.
He wanted this to be a little bit wider
so the angle of that wheel flows with the sidewall of the tyre
which meets the arch which flows into the bodywork.
It is incredible attention to detail.
And as he said earlier, when I spoke to Rob,
if those details aren't right you might as well forget the whole thing.
I think he's got it right to be honest.
Let's have a look inside.
As we all know, Singer 911, 911's reimagined by Singer interiors
are absolutely beautiful.
This is where the detail really comes to shine.
But here, it's very special.
You've got the bespoke carbon fibre Momo wheel.
These Recaro seats, they're made especially. I love this.
Six-speed manual, of course.
You've got the exposed linkage under there.
It is just pure pornography that.
In fact, there is a point to it. He wanted to raise up the gear lever.
He wanted the gear leaver as close to the wheel as possible.
So, when you're driving, the shift is literally right there next to you.
But why not make a piece of art out of that engineering solution.
This is a carbon-fibre gear knob.
Within there a balsa wood inlay.
And then, obviously, there's the jewellery around here.
This centre rev-counter here in gold.
It may be a bit much for some, but, come on,
if you're gonna go this far you might as well finish it off.
You'll notice there isn't a passenger seat.
That isn't a spec you ordered the car in,
it is just that fresh out of the factory they haven't had time to fix it.
There will be one later on. In fact, I quite like that though.
Let's take the time to look at this car. How beautiful is it?
Anyone that thinks this isn't among the most beautiful cars on the planet,
you need your eyes checked.
It's that attention to detail.
This one has the engineering to match.
Honestly, I'm blown away with it.
I did speak to Rob earlier and I did broach the subject of money.
It is 1.8 million dollars as a starting price.
But that's not a price he's picked out the air and built a car to match it,
that just is the cost of making the ultimate 911.
Getting the best components from the best companies,
making it historically accurate,
and making it among, as I'm sure it will be,
the very best cars on earth to drive.
One of the most exciting cars I've ever been near.
The privilege just to be here.