Singer Vehicle Design

The name "Singer Vehicle Design" pays homage to Porsche engineer Norbert Singer as well as acknowledging Dickinson's previous career as a vocalist.{{cite web |url=http://fortune.com/2017/12/24/singer-vehicle-design-porsche-restoration/ |title=The Ultimate Porsche 911 Comes From California |last=Trop |first=Jaclyn |date=2017-12-24 |website=Fortune |publisher=Time Inc. |access-date=2018-05-07}}

File:Porsche911-Singer-Racing-Orange-PebbleBeach-2009-ar.jpg]]

File:Singer VD 911.jpg

File:SLY 5617 (15834894855).jpg

The company's main product is a "re-imagined" 911, which is a heavily modified coupe or targa Porsche 964.{{cite web |url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/modified/latest-porsche-modified-singer-map |title=The latest Porsche modified by Singer is a map |last=Ford |first=Tom |date=2018-04-27 |website=Top Gear |publisher=BBC Worldwide |access-date=2018-05-07}} Singer's most well-known and sole model for 9 years, was originally simply known as the "Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer". After the introduction of other models, it began to be referred to as the "Classic Study" model.{{Cite web |title=Singer Has "Taken A Pause" With Porsche 911 Classic Study Orders |url=https://www.motor1.com/news/601491/singer-pauses-orders-911-964/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Motor1.com |language=en}}

Much of the bodywork is replaced with carbon fiber body panels and the engine is reworked by engine manufacturers such as Cosworth, Ed Pink Racing Engines{{Citation|last=Hagerty|title=The Engine Builder - Ed Pink Racing Engines {{!}} The Craftsmen Series|date=2017-01-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-DSIba8qZ4|access-date=2018-10-14}} and Williams to produce significantly more power.{{Cite web |last=Florea |first=Ciprian |date=2017-08-11 |title=Singer Teams Up With Williams To Create 500-horsepower Porsche Engines |url=https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/singer-teams-up-with-williams-to-create-500-horsepower-porsche-engines/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=TopSpeed |language=en}} The long hood of the Porsche 911 classic replaces the shorter hood of the Porsche 964. Relocated fuel filler and oil filler caps are a nod to historic Porsche race cars, and many of the components are bespoke and/or motorsports-grade.{{Cite web |date=2017-11-15 |title=Here's how Singer restores and beautifies the Porsche 911 |url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/classic/heres-how-singer-restores-and-beautifies-porsche-911 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Top Gear |language=en}} The tachometer is often colored in Singer Orange and displays values up to 11, a reference to the up to 11 meme (though engine redline is 7,200 RPM, with 7,300 RPM limiter).{{Cite web |last=Cross |first=Alan |date=2017-08-26 |title=The Musical Reason This Porsche's Tachometer Goes Up to 11 (You Already Guessed, Right?) {{!}} Alan Cross |url=https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/musical-reason-porsches-tachometer-goes-11-already-guessed-right/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things |language=en-ca}}

The price of a 911 re-imagined by Singer starts at over $475,000.{{Cite web |last1=drinkcaffeine.com |last2=admin |date=2019-05-22 |title=Model Masterpiece: Porsche 911 Restored by Singer Vehicle Design |url=https://www.premierfinancialservices.com/2019/05/22/model-perspective-porsche-911-restored-by-singer-vehicle-design/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Premier Financial Services |language=en-US}} Examples have sold at auction for well over $1 million.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-28 |title=Don't Want to Wait for a Porsche Reimagined by Singer? Buy This One for $1.1 Million |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a39260943/porsche-reimagined-by-singer-for-sale/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Road & Track |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Jurnecka |first=Rory |date=Aug 6, 2019 |title=A 911 Restored By Singer Is Being Auctioned for the First Time—and It Could Fetch $1 Million |url=https://www.motortrend.com/vehicle-genres/singer-911-auctioned-first-time-fetch-1-million/ |website=MotorTrend Magazine}}

File:Rennsport Reunion VI (31269555178).jpg

Introduced in 2018 in partnership with Williams Advanced Engineering, the Dynamics & Lightweighting Study (DLS) features an all carbon fiber body with widened fenders, highly-tuned chassis and suspension engineering, and specially tuned motor built in partnership with Hanz Mezger.{{Cite web |date=2018-10-04 |title=What Makes Singer and Williams's Reimagined 911 So Wild |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a23390765/porsche-911-reimagined-by-singer-dynamics-lightweighting-study/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=Road & Track |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Singer and Williams join forces to build light, 500-hp Porsche 911 DLS |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2018/07/12/porsche-911-singer-williams-bespoke-lightweight/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=Autoblog |language=en}}

Singer released the All-terrain Competition Study (ACS) in January 2021{{Cite web |last=Kierstein |first=Alex |date=Jan 12, 2021 |title=Singer's Reimagined Porsche 911 Rally Racer Is Perfect for Getting Dirty |url=https://www.motortrend.com/news/singer-acs-porsche-911-rally-revealed/ |website=MotorTrend Magazine}} in collaboration with Richard Tuthill of Tuthill Porsche, who specializes in rallying and safari-style Porsche 911s. The ACS is a special client request offered in two versions, for both off-road and tarmac rallying. Even as a client commissioned model, Singer announced the readiness to build for other clients as well. The ACS is Singer's first off-road and rally intended model, inspired by Porsches used in rally racing such as the 911 SC/RS, 953, and 959, but with an all-original and heavily modified design by Singer and Tuthill.{{Cite web |last=laura |date=2021-02-07 |title=Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer - All-terrain Competition Study unveiled |url=https://www.tuthillporsche.com/porsche-911-reimagined-by-singer-all-terrain-competition-study-unveiled/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=Tuthill Porsche |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-01-05 |title=Singer Just Built The Safari 911 Of Your Dreams |url=https://jalopnik.com/singer-just-built-the-safari-911-of-your-dreams-1845992202 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Jalopnik |language=en}}

The chassis is heavily reinforced, and features carbon fiber bodywork. The ACS has a twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter flat-six paired to a five-speed sequential race transmission and permanent all-wheel drive system, with three differentials. Singer rates engine's output at 450 hp and 420 ft-lb of torque, but with tunability for different outputs catered for use in different environments. The suspension features eight total dampers, each five-way adjustable, with long suspension travel and increased ride height. The ACS interior features competition-spec bucket seats and full roll cage, with typical Singer infotainment and comfort equipment.{{Cite web |title=The Singer ACS is the ultimate off-road 911 {{!}} GRR |url=https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/modern/2021/1/the-singer-acs-is-the-ultimate-off-road-911/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=www.goodwood.com}}{{Cite web |date=2021-01-14 |title=What Makes the Singer ACS a Real Desert Race Car |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a35205791/singer-acs-porsche-911-race-car-interview/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Road & Track |language=en-US}}

The Singer ACS is priced at over $1 million.{{Cite web |title=Singer ACS: This Safari Porsche 911 is the last word in off-road perfection |url=https://www.opumo.com/magazine/singer-acs-porsche-911/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=OPUMO Magazine |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-01-06 |title=Singer's Custom Porsche 911 Safari, The ACS |url=https://coolhunting.com/design/singers-custom-porsche-911-safari-the-acs/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=COOL HUNTING® |language=en-US}}

Porsche AG objected to Singer's usage of Porsche branding on the All-terrain Competition Study in March 2021, as Porsche had no direct involvement in the creation of the heavily-modified car based on their 911.{{Cite web |title=Singer ACS Heads Back To Drawing Board After Porsche Protests Design |url=https://www.motor1.com/news/492947/porsche-protests-singer-acs-design/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Motor1.com |language=en}} Singer then removed the ACS from its website and social media.{{Cite web |last=Tsui |first=Chris |date=2021-03-09 |title=Singer Pulls Safari ACS From Its Website and Social Media After Porsche's Lawyers Get Involved |url=https://www.thedrive.com/news/39674/singer-pulls-safari-acs-from-its-website-and-social-media-after-porsches-lawyers-get-involved |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=The Drive |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Why Did Porsche Draw the Line at Singer's Viral Off-Road 911? |url=https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/vehicles/porsche-singer-viral-acs-road-911 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=InsideHook |language=en-US}}

File:Singer Turbo Study FOS22.jpg

In June 2022, Singer unveiled the Turbo Study, their first turbocharged model to celebrate the Porsche 930 Turbo based on a 964 chassis. It features a 3.8L twin turbocharged, intercooled flat-six producing either 450 in the standard trim or 510 HP in the sports focused trim.{{Cite web |last=Street |first=Matthew |date=2022-06-14 |title=Results of Singer's Turbo Study with Added Power and Sports Focus |url=https://singervehicledesign.com/press/results-of-singers-turbo-study/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=Singer Vehicle Design |language=en-US}} Power is sent through a 6-speed manual transmission and rear-wheel-drive drivetrain. The suspension is touring-focused, and it features carbon-ceramic brakes. It also features modern amenities such as electrically adjustable and heated seats.{{Cite web |last=Street |first=Matthew |date=2022-06-06 |title=Singer Presents Results of Turbo Study |url=https://singervehicledesign.com/press/singer-presents-results-of-turbo-study/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=Singer Vehicle Design |language=en-US}} The Turbo Study was later debuted at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed.{{Cite web |last=Neupert |first=Benjamin |date=2022-08-15 |title=Singer Presents Global Debut of Turbo Study at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2022 |url=https://singervehicledesign.com/press/singer-goodwood-2022/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=Singer Vehicle Design |language=en-US}} With first deliveries in 2024. {{Cite web | title=Porsche 911 reimagined by Singer: Classic Turbo review Reviews 2024 {{!}} Top Gear | url=https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/porsche-911-reimagined-by-singer-turbo-study-first-drive | access-date=2024-12-27 | website=www.topgear.com| date=29 July 2024 }} A slant-nose version was made available with a maximum of 25 vehicles to be produced. {{cite web | url=https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1144093_vw-id-buzz-upfit-brings-peace-love-and-electrons | title=VW ID.Buzz upfit brings peace, love, and electrons | date=9 August 2024 }}

File:Singer DLS Turbo 3643 at Quail 2023.jpg

In June 2023, Singer presented the turbocharged variant of the DLS, entitled the Dynamics & Lightweighting Study – Turbo (DLS Turbo). It is also based on the 964 chassis, with production limited to 99 vehicles {{cite web | url=https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/features/car-culture/singer-porsche-restorations-2024-turbo-and-dls-turbo-studies/ | title=What Singer did next: We hitch a ride in the 911 DLS Turbo Study – and meet its makers | CAR Magazine }} The DLS Turbo features more aggressive and race-inspired body styling, in homage to the Porsche Type 934/5. The DLS Turbo has a 3.8L, 4-valves per cylinder flat-six with twin turbochargers, electric wastegates, air-to-water intercooling and a horizontally mounted, electrically powered fan. This engine produces over 700 HP at more than 9000 rpm.{{Cite web |last=Street |first=Matthew |date=2023-06-27 |title=Singer Presents Dynamics & Lightweighting Study - Turbo |url=https://singervehicledesign.com/press/singer-presents-dynamics-lightweighting-study-turbo/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=Singer Vehicle Design |language=en-US}}

Singer has also begun selling wrist watches.{{cite web |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/car-accessories/a9995155/singer-reimagined-watch/ |title=Singer is Now Selling a $41,000 Watch |last=Perkins |first=Chris |date=2017-06-08 |website=Road & Track |publisher=Hearst Digital Media |access-date=2018-05-08}}

{{Reflist}}

• {{official site|http://singervehicledesign.com}}
• [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Singer_911 Singer 911 on Wikimedia Commons]

Category:Porsche

Category:Sports cars

Category:Luxury vehicles

Category:Auto tuning companies

Category:Automotive motorsports and performance companies

Category:Cars powered by boxer engines