Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet by Singer California - Cruising
Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet by Singer: Restored, Reimagined, Ridiculously Desirable
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Ah. You thought a convertible 911 couldn’t get any more special.

Enter the Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet Reimagined by Singer — which is less a car and more a mechanical love letter written in carbon fibre and very expensive taste.

Singer has taken the wide-body Carrera Cabriolet from the 1980s — the rare one, the one your cool uncle definitely didn’t own — and turned the volume up to 11. Then 12. Then probably 13, just to see what would happen.

At its heart is a 4.0-litre naturally aspirated flat-six, restored and developed by Singer with engineering input from Cosworth. It makes 420bhp. No turbos. No nonsense. Just revs, noise and mechanical fury delivered the old-fashioned way — to the rear wheels, through a proper six-speed manual gearbox.

Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet by Singer California - Interior trim

It’s based on the Type 964 engine, but heavily reworked: four valves per cylinder, variable valve timing, water-cooled heads, air-cooled cylinders and an electrically powered fan. In other words, it’s what happens when nostalgia meets a very large engineering budget.

The body? Carbon fibre. The bones? The original 964 monocoque, stiffened and strengthened. The roof? A new lightweight ‘Z pattern’ folding mechanism that disappears neatly without ruining the silhouette. Up, down — either way it looks right. No awkward humps. No saggy canvas vibes.

Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet by Singer California - Roof Stance

And because this isn’t 1989 anymore, it gets modern brains too. Latest-gen ABS, traction control and stability systems developed with Bosch. Selectable drive modes. Four-way adjustable dampers with electronic control. So yes, you can have your analogue thrills — but without the period-correct terror.

It’s big-hearted, naturally aspirated, rear-driven and obsessively crafted. And like all Singer commissions, it’s built around the tastes and whims of its owner. Paint, trim, stitching, materials — if you can dream it (and pay for it), Singer will probably make it.

Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet by Singer California - Beach Bros

Just 75 will be made. Which means they’ll all be spoken for by the time you’ve finished reading this sentence.

It’s a 911 Cabriolet. Only louder, sharper, stronger and — somehow — even more beautiful.

Proof, if it were needed, that sometimes the best way forward… is to go back.

Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet by Singer California - Cruising
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