The Porsche 935, a homologated road car, makes its appearance

Former McLaren Racing Team Converts Wild Track Porsche 935 for Road Use

Lanzante converted two of the 77 limited production examples Porsche 935 racing cars for road use, opening the door for the pair of ultra-rare hypercars sold in Australia to become road legal.

According to the British engineering firm, which is also behind the road approval McLaren P1 GTR Conversions and the amazing Formula 1 powered by TAG Porsche 911, his latest project launched after two Porsche 935 owners contacted the former racing team for help.

Converting the track-only 935 to road use was no small feat and took Lanzante 18 months to complete.

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Unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the road-legal Porsche 935s featured revised headlights, a handbrake and a braking system.

The road-ready 935s also benefit from new suspension and revised electronics designed to make the Derived from the Porsche 911 GT2 more usable 3.8-litre twin-turbo flat-six.

Even the alloy wheels are completely new and have been created to match the aerodynamic design of the original hypercar.

It is unclear whether the all-titanium racing exhaust was retained, but it is likely that it was replaced with a quieter exhaust system.

Lanzante has not confirmed how much it cost to convert the Porsche 935, but in 2018 the standard vehicle was priced from €700,000 plus tax (AU$1.1 million).

Originally commissioned by Porsche Motorsport in 2018, the Porsche 935 is said to have been inspired by the 1977 935/78, affectionately nicknamed “Moby Dick” due to its enormous whale tail.

Boasting advanced aerodynamics, the original racing model’s 621kW 3.2-litre twin-turbo flat-six enabled it to reach 366km/h on the Mulsanne Straight at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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