For over 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 FutureStudiosCars: “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 over $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 we 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. This is the BBI GT2 RS VMAX
00:55VMAX 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
01:05It's got amazing aero, great power, incredible 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 and 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
01:37You 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
01:46We can take that and apply that to the next time we go back. We've done a lot of these half miles
01:50We 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
02:14Looking strong, what's that mile an hour gonna be?
02:18209.8 miles an hour for Darren
02:24The focus of this entire project really highlights the other components of our product line
02:30It shows that when you put everything together in a package you have this
02:33OEM plus feel of a vehicle that could maybe have been built by the Skunk Works program at Porsche
02:42The fastest we've gone
02:44in this car
02:47Is 227 miles an hour
02:50We did some quick math. It's geared to 242 and we can raise the rev limiter a little bit
02:55Maybe with a long enough road we could go to
02:58245
03:03This car has bigger turbochargers, more intercooler, better calibration, a water methanol injection system
03:11Better chassis to handle the high speed
03:14And of course running the Michelin tires because it's just proven to be phenomenal at any speed and power level
03:20There's also a lot of work on the interior. There are race seats and harnesses to ensure that the car is safe
03:26Modifying vehicles at this level takes years of experience
03:31and the latest technology
03:35Cars like these, fueling could be an issue. So we need to add secondary fueling
03:39So we'll take the factory manifold, this plastic piece here, detail here, scan the manifold, scan the engine bay
03:45And come up with this aluminum 3d printed piece. This technology along with the reverse engineering methods allows us to create stronger better components
03:55If we're gonna 3d print it you get a lot of creativity in manufacturing
03:58So we ended up coming up with this little design that making it so that you don't get that buffet inside the car
04:03Just anything to redirect that airflow down six or seven inches back there
04:07It just got it closer to the air scoop. And a transformation like this
04:12Doesn't come cheap. The price of a GT2 RS is $350,000
04:18With all the work and development that we've done probably makes it close to the half million mark
04:23The hardest part about going that fast is keeping your right foot on the accelerator
04:31Everything in your body tells you, okay, this is enough
04:35The wind, the noise, the way that the chassis is talking to the ground
04:42After about 200 miles an hour, the car will start to kind of, you know, start to feel a little bit more like a race car
04:49After about 200 miles an hour, the car will start to kind of pick a lane
04:53You sit there and the car settles into itself really well
04:59It's hard to describe that feeling
05:04It's just
05:07It's incredible
05:09I like the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde duality of it
05:12You can take it to the grocery store
05:14But it performs like a supercar that will slap you in the mouth if you mess up a little bit