Porsche’s Legendary 935 Name Returns as the Ultimate GT2 RS

Moby Dick is is back

In tribute to the original 935, nicknamed "Moby Dick," Porsche has created yet another unrivalled track monster. Porsche’s new 935 certainly looks the part with the same stretched proportions and trick longtail aerodynamics. The wheels are closed-face too, reducing drag and remaining true to the 935 heritage. This modern reinterpretation even features period correct Martini livery, just as the original 1977 car did.

Longer but lighter

Porsche is only building 77 of these new 935s, celebrating the year those original Martini-liveried cars were revealed. Appropriately priced at around $815 000, the 935 is an evolution of Porsche’s very best road car, the 911 GT2 RS.

The engineers have managed to shape all the appropriate body panels to convert it to a modernized 935 and they have saved a whole lot of weight in the process. A factory GT2 RS weighs 3042 pounds, but the 935 manages to come in 330 pounds lighter.

>>Join the conversation about the New Porsche 935 right here in the 6SpeedOnline Forum!

There a hatch in the roof?

You might notice that the 935 doesn’t have a license plate mount or turn-signal indicators. Porsche has built these 935s purely as track day toys, for wealthy enthusiasts to run at club meets or exclusive series events. That doesn’t mean it isn’t equipped for serious circuit use. There’s a structurally certified roll-cage inside and as you can see from this top-down view, there’s even a driver’s side escape hatch in the roof, if you need extracting after something has gone badly awry.

>>Join the conversation about the New Porsche 935 right here in the 6SpeedOnline Forum!

An environment for driving, not idling

True to its billing as a dedicated track car, don’t expect the latest Smartphone synching ability from 935. What you do get is the latest in digital race car data logging from Cosworth, with a TFT screen replacing most of those traditional 935 analog dials – although two needle-measured instruments are retained, flanking the digital display.

Porsche added some classic racing-era design themes to the cabin architecture too, including a wood shifter knob, which is an ode to the Le Mans-winning 917 racing cars. Don’t worry about it being too hardcore, there’s air-conditioning to keep you cool whilst attempting to set that hot lap.

>>Join the conversation about the New Porsche 935 right here in the 6SpeedOnline Forum!

A big wing worthy of spoiling the rear field of view

The most defining view of 935 is from the rear and dominated by an enormous fixed wing. Lower down you’ll notice those beautifully machined twin-exhausts and they flow forth from a 3.8-liter flat-six engine. Benefitting from twin-turbochargers, it boosts 700hp of peak power and drives the rear wheels via a seven-speed PDK gearbox. Interestingly, the original Moby Dick 935 made 150hp more and featured a five-speed manual gearbox, but this modern one isn’t slower by any margin.

Owners of these limited edition track machines will be receiving deliveries beginning in June 2019.