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.
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.
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.
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.
