This 830 HP Marsien GT Is A Porsche 911 Turbo S Reborn As A Modern 959

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Boutique specialist Marc Philipp Gemballa has returned with the drool-worthy Marsien GT, a road-focused grand touring tribute to the Porsche 959 made for just a few and with the usual hefty price tag. Taking the fundamental design of the original off-road Marsien supercar, the Marsien GT swaps rally capability for enhanced high-speed touring and everyday road dynamics.

Beneath its bespoke full carbon-fiber bodywork lies a Porsche 992 Turbo S donor car, but very little of the stock vehicle remains. Instead, the conversion features an aggressively sculpted silhouette complete with a massive active hooped rear wing, active aerodynamics including pneumatic front fender louvers, and an interior equipped with a Carrera GT-inspired center console.

Beneath the rear deck, power comes courtesy of a custom twin-turbocharged RUF-tuned 3.7-liter flat-six that outputs 830 horsepower and 687 lb-ft of torque, routing power through an eight-speed PDK transmission and an upgraded all-wheel-drive system. When equipped with...

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