When is a Porsche not a Porsche? When it's a Triposto. Montreal-based mechanics Clyde and Hugh Kwok turned the quintessential sports car - a 1990 Porsche 911 C2 - into a bona fide street racer. They modified its 3.6-liter engine to hit 180 mph (up from 162 mph) and its horsepower to reach 300 (up from 250). Clyde, a retired engineering professor, and his son Hugh, a professional race car driver, also replaced the body with a Kevlar, carbon fiber, and aluminum skin similar to what's on Formula One cars. Though it no longer looks like a Porsche, aficionados won't be fooled: The air-cooled engine still emits the classic growl. And it can be yours for $250,000, twice the price of the new, fully loaded 2006 Carrera 4S.
- Fred Langan
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Bye-bye, backseat: The modded 911 puts the driver in the center with a passenger on either side.
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