This 1990 Porsche 964 911 Targa in Resistance Blue painted carbon fiber bodywork and a custom Orange interior is Singer’s 300th car. The beauty of Singer’s 300th Porsche 911 is undeniable, but most notably it’s no fluke; Singer has been producing gorgeously reimagined and modernized 911s for 15 years now. A brand whose motto is “Everything Is Important” is bound to produce some impressive cars, but Singers have a special place in many auto enthusiast’s hearts because of their tasteful manner of modernizing classic Porsches, embodying the spirit of the design and delivering fittingly jaw dropping results.
For the 300th Singer, the company restored it in collaboration with the owner who named it Sotto. It is a 1990 Porsche 911 Targa with a carbon fiber body painted in Resistance Blue with ghosted side stripes. The custom interior is dripping in a luxurious orange leather with contrasting black stitching. The seats were replaced with lightweight carbon fiber track seats with woven leather centers and nickel grommets. It is rear wheel drive and it’s powered by a naturally aspirated 4.0-liter air-cooled flat six and a 5-speed manual transmission that’s attached to a titanium sports exhaust that I’m dying to hear in person. What good is all that power and beauty if you can’t stop it, so this 964 is also fitted with carbon ceramic brakes to reign things in.
Singer announced that it stopped taking orders for naturally aspirated cars back in July of 2022, and it plans to shift focus to turbocharged powerplants. The company said it would cap naturally aspirated car production at about 450 units, so that means there should still be about 150 more naturally aspirated Singers produced. One thing is for certain; I desperately want to hear this naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat 6 at full tilt since its titanium sports exhaust must make it sound simply biblical.
One of my favorite things about Singer’s cars is the reverence that the company has for the original design. Sure Singer could have 3D printed a wacky body kit or shaped its carbon fiber body panels to make a classic look more like a modern 911, but the company doesn’t tamper with the original and legendary Porsche looks. Some say squashed Beetle and others say it’s a timeless and understated design, regardless of what it looks like, it looks great. Especially this Resistance Blue’s subtle blue pigment, the stark contrast of the somehow classy look of the bright orange leather, and the ghosted Porsche decals on the lower sides of the body.
