Tuthill Porsche 911K Weighs Just 1,800 Pounds, Revs to the Moon

Beautiful and Capable

Roughly one year ago, Tuthill revealed its latest and arguably greatest creation to date - the 911K, which is yet another 911 restomod is a sea of them. However, what sets this particular offering apart from the rest is the fact that it's based on a few simple principles - make something that's as lightweight as possible, stunning to look at, and mechanically capable of taking on anything out there - new or old. Recently, Chris Harris was able to sample this amazing machine, and needless to say, he came away mighty impressed.

Extreme Weight Savings

The mission to shave as much weight as humanly possible from an old 911 starts on the outside, where Tuthill has replaced much of the bodywork with carbon fiber bits and pieces, including the roof, doors, rear quarter panels, front wings, both bumpers, the hood, engine lid, rear bulkhead, and seat wells. Additionally, Tuthill gives its creation a titanium engine lid badge and a painted Porsche crest - saving perhaps a couple of ounces.

Interior Shavings

Those measures continue inside the cabin, where the 911K features titanium anti-roll bars and torsion bars, carbon fiber seats, an RS steering wheel, hydraulic hand brake, dash panel, and door panels, while titanium was used to create the gear knob and roll cage, and lightweight glass rounds out the weight shaving tactics here.

Engine Mods

Pop the hood, and you'll find a heavily fortified 3.1-liter flat-six that's been fitted with a carbon plenum, high-pressure under-wing cooling fan, and loads of performance goodies that enable it to rev to an incredible 11,000 rpm - generating glorious sounds along the way, as one might imagine.

Remaining Drivetrain

The fortified flat-six is mated to a magnesium six-speed manual gearbox from a 915K that's mounted to a carbon fiber crossmember, to boot. Underneath, the 911K features special Tuthill brake calipers and carbon discs, two-way rally dampers, and carbon fiber 15x7 front and 15x9 rear Fuchs-style wheels. 

Too Much Fun

Add it all up, and those components result in a 911 that has a curb weight of just 1,800 pounds, which means that it's pretty incredible to drive. In fact, it's so much fun that Harris has to actually stop the car to talk about it, which is not normal for him - usually, he's able to discuss things in detail while circumventing the track, after all.

Mind Boggling Build

Richard Tuthill - the creator of this mad machine - admits that he was out to design what is essentially a motorcycle with four wheels, and judging by Harris' impressions, he nailed that mission. The result is what Harris calls an "extraterrestrial psychopath," a car that revs and turns in so quickly that you have to "recalibrate what your head's doing." While the sea of 911 restomods is vast, it's clear that Tuthill has managed to create something truly different - and perhaps superior to many others out there at the moment.

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