The latest offering in the retromodern scene: we test the delectable Kamm 912c – a classic four-cylinder Porsche911 for the 21st century 👀
Created by Budapest-based company Kamm‘Above all,’ says Kamm Manufaktur founder Miki Kázmér, ‘I didn’t want to lose the car’s ’60s mojo.’
Budapest has a car culture of modifying, tuning and bettering decades-old cars, keeping them on the road and furthering their abilities, Kázmér explains. His love for air-cooled engines began with his first car, a Beetle, and it’s stuck with him. Much of the weight saving comes from extensive use of carbonfibre for the new bodywork: bonnet , wings, doors and engine cover are all carbon. Kamm ‘cooks’ it in-house, and has experimented with various methods including vacuum infusion. This prototype’s bodywork has been created by a blend of methods.
Open the engine cover and you’re struck by two things: there’s a lot more carbonfibre in here too, and a lot of space behind the engine. It’s a nice visual of how losing those two cylinders helps the weight distribution. While this car’s weight is still rear-biased the 912’s balance is far more neutral than in an equivalent 911.
‘The intention was to make a road and track car – if you want to hammer it, you can; if you want to drive it to dinner, you can. I want it to be a car that’s used, not a collector’s item – Porsche created it to be driven.’A caveat here: I haven’t driven an original Porsche 912, nor a ’60s 911, so I need to take this car as I find it. And there’s lots to like. It’s totally absorbing, and a car you must really concentrate in – no bad thing.
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