- Kalmar 9X9 noticed on the Nürburgring
- Automotive makes use of 993-generation Porsche 911 chassis
- Solely 9 examples deliberate and deliveries to start out by mid-2025
Contemporary from its debut in August throughout 2024 Monterey Automotive Week, the Kalmar 9X9 supercar has been noticed testing at Germany’s Nürburgring racetrack forward of a deliberate begin of deliveries in mid-2025.
Kalmar Automotive is a Danish firm that makes a speciality of restomodding Porsche 911s, significantly the 993 era. The brand new 9X9 serves as a flagship of the model, as soon as once more utilizing the 993 as the idea however with influences coming from the iconic Porsche 959.
Kalmar 9X9
Kalmar is creating three separate variations of the 9X9—commonplace, Sport, and Leichtbau—nevertheless it is not clear what model is being examined right here. The automobile in our spy photographs seems to be the identical automobile proven in Monterey, nevertheless it is not a buyer instance. Our spy photographs reveal that the various makeshift parts are nonetheless fitted to the automobile, particularly within the cabin.
The usual 9X9 is each essentially the most snug and essentially the most highly effective. It is designed for grand touring and comes with a turbocharged 3.8-liter flat-6 delivering 930 hp. It additionally comes with a dual-clutch computerized transmission and all-wheel-drive.
Kalmar 9X9
The Sport is designed to ship a extra centered expertise, and incorporates a turbocharged 3.0-liter flat-6 tuned to ship 650 hp. This model additionally has all-wheel drive however skips the dual-clutch computerized in favor of a 7-speed handbook transmission. The Sport is lighter than the usual 9X9, and its suspension is tuned extra for carving up a monitor than for grand touring.
The Leichtbau, German for “light-weight development,” is the choice for purists. It retains issues easy with a naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-6 rated at 530 hp, plus a 6-speed handbook, and rear-wheel drive. It even skips an airbag in its quest to save lots of weight. This specific model weighs simply 2,810 kilos, whereas the Sport weighs 2,866 kilos and the usual mannequin about 3,030 kilos.
Kalmar 9X9
Regardless of being the heaviest, the usual 9X9 provides the quickest acceleration, requiring solely about two seconds to dash to 60 mph from relaxation, in keeping with Kalmar. The Sport and Leichtbau will obtain the identical feat in 3.7 and three.5 seconds, respectively. The highest velocity for all three variations is ruled at 211 mph, and Kalmar stated simulations present a Nürburgring lap time of lower than seven minutes is feasible.
Every 9X9 begins off as a 993-generation 911. The vehicles get stripped down and given a roll cage (on this case hidden), plus varied chassis modifications together with bespoke suspension developed by Italy’s Danisi Engineering. The brakes are additionally a customized setup developed by CarboBrake, and embody titanium calipers constructed utilizing 3D printing.
Kalmar 9X9
Solely 9 examples of the 9X9 are destined to be constructed. That is not an enormous run however Kalmar solely builds a handful of vehicles every year, and since every is made to a buyer’s particular person specs, every Kalmar is a real one-off design.
Kalmar within the U.S. is represented by Canepa, former racing driver Bruce Canepa’s firm that makes a speciality of the sale, restoration, and customization of the Porsche 959, amongst different vehicles.
