Porsche 911 restomod expert Singer has joined forced with Red Bull Advanced Technologies to create a more structurally stiff cabriolet body.
Using its simulation and structural analysis expertise, Red Bull Advanced Technologies modelled the 911 Cabriolet, which uses a 964 generation car as the base, to calculate the torsional stiffness of the car with and without a roof.
Red Bull Advanced Technologies was able to use it to assess which parts of the open-roof structure were working the hardest to resist the applied torsion
This allowed the two companies to form 13 carbon fibre sections to reinforce these parts of the shell while preserving the look, feel and packaging of the 964 body.
These carbon fibre parts are bonded to the Porsche body during Singer’s restoration process and the result is a car that is 175 percent more rigid than the original.
Rob Gray, Technical Director of Red Bull Advanced Technologies, said: ‘The challenge from Singer was to increase the stiffness of the open-roof Type 964, giving it the same dynamic performance as the coupe whilst minimizing additional weight. The careful balancing of performance against weight is extremely familiar to us and we’re delighted to have been able to support Singer and their clients with this solution.’
Mazen Fawaz, Chief Strategy Officer at Singer, added: ‘Our clients are some of the most discerning drivers in the world. To achieve the standards they have come to expect, we work only with the best, and our search for expertise in this area led us to Red Bull Advanced Technologies.
‘Since 2009, our approach has brought heritage together with cutting edge engineering, and Red Bull’s mastery of advanced materials, simulation and structural analysis perfectly exemplifies this approach. The results underline the extraordinary lengths we go to in our relentless pursuit of excellence.’
