Singer's Pop-Up Masterpiece: The 911 That Time-Traveled From the '80s—With a Cosworth Heart
By Team Dailyrevs May 3, 2025
Singer revives 1980s Porsche drama with a modern, wide-body 911 Carrera Coupe featuring pop-up headlights and whale tail spoiler.
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Underneath the retro skin is a new, naturally aspirated 4.0L Cosworth-built flat-six pushing 400+ hp at 8,000 rpm.
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Limited to 100 commissions, this is Singer’s first coupe designed entirely in-house—no convertible this time.
Singer’s Pop-Up Masterpiece: The 911 That Time-Traveled From the '80s—With a Cosworth Heart
If ever a car wore nostalgia on its sleeve while flexing genuine mechanical muscle beneath it, this is it. Singer, the California-based restoration outfit revered for elevating vintage Porsche 911s to near-artisanal levels, has returned with something that feels pulled from a high-performance fever dream—and sketched in 1987.
Meet the 2025 Singer Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe. It’s not a restomod in the traditional sense; it’s a meticulously engineered love letter to the G-series and 964-era Porsches, mashed together with 21st-century technical precision. And for the first time in Singer’s portfolio, this coupe was imagined only as a coupe—no Targa, no convertible, just metal and muscle.
From Poster Car to Pavement Warrior
This build takes clear inspiration from the M491 “Turbo Look” cars of the mid-1980s. But Singer didn’t stop at the surface. Instead, they wrapped a carbon-fiber body in wide fenders, gave it classic pop-up headlights, and topped it off with a functional whale tail spoiler—the kind of details that once adorned bedroom walls and Group B fantasy sketches.
Where most modern restomods inject modern powerplants or turbochargers, Singer chose purity over pressure. The engine is a naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six, co-developed with Cosworth, and capable of revving to a spine-tingling 8,000 rpm. It’s a proper analog experience, paired with a six-speed manual and rear-wheel drive—no electric crutches or digital insulation.
Performance Specs at a Glance
Spec | Detail |
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Engine | 4.0L Naturally Aspirated Flat-Six (Cosworth-built) |
Horsepower | 400+ hp |
Redline | 8,000 rpm |
Transmission | 6-Speed Manual |
Layout | Rear-Wheel Drive |
Body | Carbon Fiber Wide-Body with Pop-Up Headlights |
Units Produced | Limited to 100 |
Singer’s In-House Debut
For years, Singer has worked off client commissions, with each car born from the desires of individual collectors. This time, the Carrera Coupe is fully in-house, both in vision and execution. The team worked with Red Bull Advanced Technologies on the chassis and rigidity, applying know-how from F1 to vintage steel.
Singer calls this new direction “Permanently Fixed Roof Coupé”—a cheeky but purposeful nod to the car’s focused intent. This is no drop-top cruiser. It’s engineered for engagement.
Not Just Retro—Refined
Beyond the vintage cues, there’s craftsmanship you simply wouldn’t find on original G-body or 964 cars. Think carbon fiber where steel once lived, aerodynamics designed in CFD, and materials that blend motorsport function with bespoke luxury.
Interior details remain customizable per client request, but expect period-correct aesthetics—think five-dial clusters, tactile switchgear, and fine leather that wouldn’t be out of place in a classic Carrera RS.
Why Is This Singer so Special?
This isn’t just another Singer. It’s a philosophical pivot—a reminder that mechanical purity, when paired with obsessive craftsmanship, still has a place in an EV-dominated narrative. No turbos. No hybrid boost. Just throttle cable, manual gears, and an engine that sings all the way to 8K.
It also suggests Singer’s growing confidence in developing its own product lines, rather than just customizing someone else’s dreams. It’s a step toward becoming less of a coachbuilder and more of a boutique manufacturer.
Final Thoughts
The 2025 Singer Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe is everything Singer fans hoped for—and perhaps a little more. It doesn't try to outdo modern performance numbers. Instead, it celebrates analogue excellence, mechanical honesty, and a time when the only driver aid was the grip of your own hands on the wheel.
Limited to just 100 units, it’s not a car for everyone—but for those who crave a machine that’s both deeply nostalgic and technically brilliant, this may be the most complete vision Singer has delivered yet.
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