{"id":411833,"date":"2026-04-22T14:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/411833\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:01:15","slug":"epic-840hp-gunther-werks-endgame-breaks-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/411833\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic 840hp Gunther Werks ‘Endgame’ breaks cover"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Those that really want to make an impact with a reimagined Porsche 911 get a Gunther Werks commission<\/a>. Oh sure, the detailing is exquisite and the engineering flawless, but the design must be the USP. Even the builds that retained a roof looked like something from Mad Max\u2019s Midnight Club, and the drama increased 10-fold with the incredible Speedsters. Now, that run of cars is coming to an end; the \u2018final rendition\u2019 of the GW Speedster program is this, Project Endgame, a car described by its maker as \u2018a celebratory end to the Speedster\u2019s peerless driving experience.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

They ain\u2019t joking, either. Where all other Speedsters used naturally aspirated flat sixes – PH drove a very lovely 430hp car<\/a> that revved to 7,800rpm – this one does not. Project Endgame employs a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged lump from Rothsport Racing for a stupendous 840hp and 660lb ft. Still revs to 7,500rpm, too, as well as driving just the rear wheels through a six-speed with bespoke ratios. According to the boss and founder Peter Nam, the forced induction was \u201cat the client\u2019s behest\u2019. What a legend.<\/p>\n

Much of the rest of the package is familiar Gunther Werks fare, albeit with the dial turned even further. Like intercoolers plated in 24-carat cold, for example. Which can also be found on the mirrors, headlights and gearlever. See as well as being the only turbocharged Speedster, Project Endgame is the first car built under the auspices of GWX, Gunther Werks\u2019 \u2018bespoke coachbuilding program that extends the limits of personalisation and craftsmanship\u2019. If expansion is good enough for Singer, it\u2019s good enough for GW. This is just the start; expect ever more exuberant takes on the humble air-cooled 911 to follow.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In typical Gunther Werks fashion, the body of Project Endgame is carbon, \u2018crafted for aerodynamic optimisation and enhanced while honouring the Porsche 993\u2019s timeless silhouette.\u2019 More than just scaring people from the concours lawn, this look really does serve a purpose. The carbon, moreover, means a scarcely believable kerbweight; Gunther Werks claims of \u2018just over 2,600lbs.\u2019 That\u2019s just over 1,179kg in English. Call it 1,250kg to be sure and that\u2019s still a prodigious amount of power for something that weighs what a GR86 does. With no roof.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s more, too. The rear quarter panels are unique to Project Endgame, beefed up to accommodate that monstrous powerplant. (The rest are borrowed from the Gunther Werks Turbo.) The True Candy Red paint took three weeks. The gearlever features \u2018six gems arranged in a 1-6 pattern\u2019. Safe to say all subsequent GWX builds are going to be pretty spectacular.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nam added: \u201cProject Endgame is unlike any Speedster we\u2019ve built before, with every element precision-engineered and designed in absolute collaboration with the client. Even the most granular details were taken into account and refined\u201d. There\u2019ll be a chance for the public to see Project Endgame at Air|Water in Costa Mesa this weekend, after which it\u2019ll go to whoever the lucky soul is that\u2019s commissioned it. No doubt plenty more will follow. Because who wouldn\u2019t want an 840hp Porsche roadster that looked like this?\u00a0<\/p>\n

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