保時捷改裝車-Kaege Turbo

Kegan, a name that sparks zero emotional connection. Who are they, and what are they doing flooding the Porsche Restomod market? Are they any good? Is the juice worth the squeeze? I mean, after all, they did chop up a 993 Turbo to make it. This particular car is not for sale on e-simmy.com, but if you are interested in learning more or potentially ordering one, send us a message on any of our socials. Gracias. As the story goes, founder Roger Kega, who owns his own Porsche repair facility in Stetten, Germany, read an article about Singer in the late 2000s. His initial thought was, Wow, this car is amazing. It's beautiful and a complete departure from what's on the roads now. But it is the wrong car. The 964 was never the ideal donor, but he looked to an old 993 Carrera he had sitting in his shop for months, and he had an epiphany. For starters, the 993 was a dynamic departure from the 964. It had a stronger chassis that could handle more power, was equipped with a more sophisticated LSA rear axle, had greater torsional rigidity, and was mated to a six-speed manual gearbox as standard. With the ideal starting point, Roger began his master plan. Through the extensive use of carbon fiber, a Kega Porsche is 400 pounds lighter than its original donor car. The wheels are their own proprietary build, produced by a nearby manufacturer. Kega also partnered with KW to develop the suspension, lapping the ring over 100 times to dial them in. That all sounds nice, but first impressions are everything, and my first walk up to both of these Kegas wasn't totally stellar. For one, the turbo, which we're focusing on in this video, looks eerily similar to a DLS. It also doesn't scream 993. It screams 72 RS, which makes sense when you find out that that was in fact its design inspiration. We hit the road, and it was immediately evident that this turbo feels super familiar. I'm a huge fan of the 993 turbo, and this feels like a 993 Turbo Plus. The suspension glides over bumps where a singer would crack your spine. The power band is huge with little turbo lag, and the ergonomics are 911 perfect, with just the silkiest shift feel ever. The Kega Turbo was meant to make as much power as a normal 993 Turbo S at around 450 horsepower, but most customers said shiza to that and chose the upgraded 510 horsepower tune. For me, that's good. The front end through the bends is classic 911, but the Kega never feels scary. It just grips and grips and instills huge amounts of confidence and sustains some incredible speeds that an original turbo couldn't even fathom. The thrills and driving experience is exactly what you'd want from a car with this price tag. Oh yeah, I should probably mention the price. Not including the donor car, the silver coupe, or classic, starts at $699,000. The turbo starts at $993,000. Those are huge numbers, but what's important is that you can put in an order for a Kega Porsche now, whereas you'll be waiting until your kid's kids are born to have a new singer. It was a shock to me to find out that this turbo was built and developed three years ago. It looked brand new and didn't miss a beat all day. But what I love from a practical standpoint is that you can service a Kega Porsche at any old Porsche mechanic shop. The whole idea of the company is to allow drivers to drive with ease. So by all means, when a car needs service, just get it serviced. No need for a special man or woman to come out on a G6 with titanium tools and fix it for gobs of money. So to answer the initial questions, Kega is clearly entering a jam-packed market with some mighty big dogs, but they are slowly carving out their own identity. The drive is turbo-tastic. It might not have the panache of Gunther Works or the label of Singer, but it's a 911 that's pretty damn fun, and the juice is delicious. I look forward to seeing where Kega goes in the coming years. It's not easy for a new restomod company to make it, but if the latest automotive debuts are any indication, there's a huge thirst for old cars made new. I seriously enjoyed my time in the turbo, and the classic, too, for that matter, and I hope I get to experience them again soon. Arrivederci!