For 15 years, BBI Autosport have been the experts in high-end, off-the-market tuning. But one of their most recent projects on a Porsche 911 GT2 RS seems to have stood out from the rest. Although this model is already Porsche’s most powerful car, BBI has expanded its capability even further by transforming one from a sleek sports car into a swift supercar. With specialist customisation, they pushed the car to reach speeds of 227mph, making it the fastest 911 in the world. Owner of BBI Betim Berisha told R.Rides: “We take this beautiful canvas that Porsche gives us and we tailor it to a client’s need or specific goal that we’re after. I don’t think we have ever built a car that made you actually feel this comfortable doing something so wrong. If I had to describe this Porsche in three words, I would say it’s visceral, raw and powerful.” Starting with the factory model, BBI upgraded the classic 911 with a custom engine, larger turbos and an advanced cooling system. Dmitriy Orlov, who works at the company said: “This car has bigger turbochargers, more intercooler, better calibration, a water-methanol injection system, better chassis to handle the high speed – and of course on Michelin tyres because they are just proven to be phenomenal at any speed and power level. There is also a lot of work on the interior. There are raised seats and harnesses to ensure that the car is safe.” To buy from the showroom, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS typically sells for around $350,000 – but with this level of modification, this car would cost closer to half a million dollars.
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00:00I don't think we've ever built a car that made you actually feel this comfortable doing something so wrong. It's visceral, raw
00:09and powerful.
00:20For 15 years, BBI Autosport have specialized in high-end aftermarket tuning.
00:27We take this beautiful canvas that Porsche gives us and
00:30we tailor it to a client's need or to a specific goal that we're after.
00:33We started with a 991 GT2 RS, the most powerful car Porsche has ever put out as a production vehicle.
00:40We just wanted to have a more focused car.
00:43It was a daunting task. A custom calibrated engine, upgraded turbo and
00:49advanced cooling make this Porsche one-of-a-kind.
00:52This is the BBI GT2 RS VMAX. VMAX because we developed it for top speed runs.
00:59To hit as fast a speed as possible, as fast as possible. It's Porsche's flagship sports car. It's got amazing aero, great power,
01:07incredible handling.
01:09From first glance, you probably wouldn't be able to tell that it's any different from a car at the showroom floor.
01:15It's a little lower, it's got slightly different wheels, it's got some interior removed. It has a hell of a lot more horsepower.
01:21It's deadly, but fast, unassuming and actually you can go get your groceries in it.
01:28A pretty impressive daily driver, but it's on the track where this car is truly at home.
01:34The airstrip is awesome because you're in a controlled environment.
01:38You can choose to run by yourself or next to somebody who's 40 or 50 feet away from you.
01:41You're really hyper focused on how the engine feels and come back, talk to the crew.
01:45They end up looking at all the data. We can take that and apply that to the next time we go back.
01:49We've done a lot of these half miles. We did learn a lot there about thermal management, learning about tuning, turbo shaft speed and efficiency ranges.
01:59Being out there to me feels more like a tool that allows you to focus and hone rather than this white knuckling.
02:06I don't know what happened. I'm just glad I made it to the end.
02:09Looking strong. What's that mile an hour going to be?
02:13249.8 miles an hour for Darren.
02:20The focus of this entire project really highlights the other components of our product line.
02:25It shows that when you put everything together in a package, you have this OEM plus feel of a vehicle that could maybe have been done differently.
02:35Of a vehicle that could maybe have been built by the Skunk Works program at Porsche.
02:42The fastest we've gone in this car is 227 miles an hour.
02:49We did some quick math. It's geared to 242 and we can raise the rev limiter a little bit. Maybe with a long enough road we could go 245.
03:00This car has bigger turbochargers, more intercooler, better calibration, a water methanol injection system, better chassis to handle the high speed.
03:13And of course running the Michelin tires because they've just proven to be phenomenal at any speed and power level.
03:19There's also a lot of work on the interior. There are race seats and harnesses to ensure that the car is safe.
03:25Modifying vehicles at this level takes years of experience and the latest technology.
03:34Cars like these, fueling could be an issue so we need to add secondary fueling.
03:38So we'll take the factory manifold, this plastic piece here, detail here, scan the manifold, scan the engine bay and come up with this aluminum 3D printed piece.
03:47This technology along with the reverse engineering methods allows us to create stronger, better components.
03:54If we're going to 3D print it, you get a lot of creativity in manufacturing so we ended up coming up with this little design making it so that you don't get that buffet inside the car.
04:02Just anything to redirect that airflow down six or seven inches back there, it just got it closer to the air scoop.
04:09And a transformation like this doesn't come cheap.
04:14The price of a GT2 RS is $350,000. With all the work and development that we've done, it probably makes it close to the half million mark.
04:31The hardest part about going that fast is keeping your right foot on the accelerator.
04:37Everything in your body tells you, okay this is enough.
04:41The wind, the noise, the way that the chassis is talking to the ground.
04:48After about 200 miles an hour, the car will start to kind of pick a lane. You sit there and the car settles into itself really well.
04:57It's hard to describe that feeling.
05:01It's just, it's incredible.
05:06I like the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde duality of it. You can take it to the grocery store, but it performs like a supercar that will slap you in the mouth if you mess up a little bit.