Special Porsche 911 on the mountain plain

Romain Dumas Explores the Limits of the Porsche 911

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Built for the Challenge: Special Porsche 911 

Specially designed Porsche 911 models have been tested on the world’s highest volcanic mountains to explore their capabilities. The ultimate off-roading capacity of the Porsche 911 is well-known. Led by the popular endurance racer Romain Dumas, the Special Porsche 911’s expedition to the Ojos del Salado in Chile, an extreme altitude place, has proved the experimental model’s performance. At Porsche of Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs, CO, we have the details of this extreme exploration. Read on to know more about it. 

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How did the Porsche 911 Tackle Extreme Weather Conditions? 

Surviving harsh weather conditions like 30 degrees below the freezing point with half the available oxygen level, Romain Dumas’ team did a great job with their Porsche vehicles. They went 6000 meters up to the mountain with the specially engineered Porsche 911. Michael Rösler, head of the project, said that their aim was to shift the focus of the Porsche 911 from roads and tracks to the harshest possible environments and that they succeeded on the highest volcano in the world.  

[Also read: Porsche 911 Dakar Performance Demonstrated in Testing] 

Built with an excellent chassis featuring lightweight elements, including a short wheelbase, the vehicle gets higher power to cope with extremely high altitudes. Equipped with a standard turbocharged flat-six engine producing 443 horsepower paired with a seven-speed manual transmission, the 911 models also had carbon fiber seats, roll cages, and harnesses for safety requirements.   

[Also read: What are the Benefits of the Ducktail, a part of the Porsche 911?] 

Expedition team with the special Porsche 911

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