Porsche 930 Turbo Taken To New Heights With 625-HP F1 Engine And 200-MPH Top Speed

Lanzante has announced a new project called the TAG Championship, teasing an even more extreme version of the already excellent TAG Turbo. That fascinating car uses a repurposed Porsche-designed twin-turbo Formula 1 engine from the 1980s. In race trim, these produced over 1,000 hp, but for the TAG Turbo, Cosworth re-engineered the engine and detuned it to around 503 hp with a rev limit of 9,000 rpm. For the TAG Championship, both ceilings have been raised. Output is now 625 hp, and the redline arrives at 10,250 rpm. Just three will be built, each paying tribute to a specific driver and year of the F1 championship.

Race-Winning Engines

Lanzante says that the three examples being produced are “built with genuine race-used examples of the TAG TTE P01 1.5-liter V6 twin-turbo, which claimed three consecutive world titles for McLaren with Niki Lauda and Alain Prost.”

The first car, which will make its debut at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed, is called Championship ’85 and is equipped with the engine used for the 1984, ’85, and ’86 seasons. For the record, Prost won his first Driver’s World Championship title in 1985, hence the name.

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Cosworth has fitted the engine with new pistons, connecting rods, valve and valve springs, revised camshafts, a new airbox, redesigned cooling systems, a new exhaust setup, and newly developed titanium turbos with housings that save some 17 pounds. Speaking of mass, the TAG Championship weighs just over 2,028 lbs, representing a weight saving of some 948 lbs over the original 930-generation 911 Turbo, one of Porsche’s greatest innovations at the time. The TAG Championship also has a top speed of 200 mph.

F1-Grade Carbon Fiber

The original 930 Turbo’s chassis has been retained but strengthened, and over it is draped Formula 1-grade carbon fiber, with the lightweight material used to produce the hood, front wings, doors, roof, bumpers, and rear wing. With great power comes great responsibility, and slowing down this pocket rocket are carbon-ceramic brakes. More F1 influence can be found in “an all-new Formula 1 wiring loom,” which is connected to a new Cosworth-developed ECU. The electric motors for the mirrors and windows have been stripped, but there remains a semblance of comfort thanks to a lightweight climate control system.

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Lanzante also revealed the first road-legal Pagani Zonda Revolucion, and a phenomenal Marlboro-liveried McLaren P1 HDK.

Aesthetically, the paintwork matches the design of the helmet Prost wore in 1985 and references the original MP4/2B racecar, while the wheels have retained their original design but have been enlarged. As with several other Lanzante creations, the 18-inch magnesium and carbon wheels come from Dymag. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rubber, a stripped-out interior with carbon-backed Recaro seats, BOSS-branded black and white six-point harnesses, and a suede steering wheel with white stitching complete the upgrades. We’ll take a closer look when the car is fully revealed at Goodwood on Thursday, 11 July.