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Swiss Army Porsche? Matte olive-green 911 (video)

Posted December 26, 2007 12:10 PM

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Filed under: Aftermarket, Trends, Tuners, Sports/GTs, Supercars, Porsche Looking at this custom Porsche, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the Swiss army had ordered up a fleet of military-spec 911s. Then you'd quickly realize that while it may be a versatile sports car, the 911 would not be the Porsche most utile for military applications, compared with, say, the Cayenne. In reality what you're looking at is a "civilian" 911 tuned by aftermarket specialist, Sportec. Never mind the 800-horsepower engine this brat is packin', the real highlight is the original paint job. This 911 Sportec SPR1 is decked out in matte green, with dark wheels and a Swiss flag painted on the roof. The paramilitary hue might make it even harder to spot as it sprints to sixty in three seconds flat, that is assuming the Swiss machine can shift out of neutral. Follow the jump to watch the video of the Porsche 911 Sportec SPR1 undergoing high-speed testing at Nardo. [Source: The German Car Blog]Continue reading Swiss Army Porsche? Matte olive-green 911 (video) Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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12/26/2007 1:04 PM

Porsche has a history with building military vehicles. Not quite like that.

They also had build farm tractors.

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12/26/2007 7:14 PM

Video = Yawn

Give it to Jeremy Clarkson or Richard hammond on Top Gear and we will see real entertainment. Now, here is style... ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sHOiBIffVQ

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12/26/2007 7:35 PM

Oh... My favorite!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mio5fTKqWgM&feature=related

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12/27/2007 11:08 AM

Clarkson hates the Porchii. Best leave it to the Hamster.

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12/27/2007 11:14 AM

True!

But he loved the GT3 and was floored with the Carrera GT.

Top Gear CGT

Still, the best value in entertainment this side of the Milkyway.

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12/27/2007 11:33 AM

Okay. I want one - no I want 2. 186 mph in under 18 sec! I have a question though. If the Swiss are such precisionists, then why are the commas and decimals reversed in the advert?

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