2027 Gunther Werks GXR-Evo
By Lorenzo Bianchi August 20, 2026
Just 15 units of the GXR-Evo will be built, each based on the 993-generation 911 and finished in full carbon-fiber bodywork.
A naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six developed with Rothsport Racing makes 455 horsepower and revs to nearly 9,000 rpm through a reworked Getrag G50 manual.
Dry weight comes in at 2,386 pounds, 210 pounds lighter than the standard Gunther Werks Coupe, with a stripped interior built around a roll cage and racing seat.
An Extreme Take on the 993
Gunther Werks unveiled the GXR-Evo in Monterey, and the company isn't shy about where it sits in the lineup: it's calling it the fastest naturally aspirated car the shop has built. Only 15 will exist, each starting life as a 993-generation 911 before being rebuilt around a full carbon-fiber body in a 12k 2x2 weave. Peter Nam, the company's CEO and founder, described it as the most literal version of what Gunther Werks is trying to do — strip things down until only function is left.
Aero-First Proportions
The bodywork carries a front splitter and canards, with internal tunnels routing air out through vented front fenders to cut lift up front. Out back, a new high-downforce wing sits on sculpted carbon endplates, and Gunther Werks deleted the rear window entirely in favor of an integrated shark-fin element for stability. Carbon-fiber quarter windows feed air into the engine bay, a detail that reads more like a race car than a road car — which, functionally, is close to the point.
A Cabin Built for One Job
Inside, there's no pretense of daily usability. A Racetech carbon-Kevlar seat is held by a Schroth six-point harness inside an eight-point roll cage, with a quick-release steering wheel and a configurable Motec display handling lap timing and diagnostics. A pneumatic air-jack system, a digital rearview mirror with a built-in backup camera, an OMP fire-suppression system and a helmet cooling system round out the equipment list — all items pulled more from a paddock than a parts catalog.
Power, Weight and a Manual Gearbox
The engine is a 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six co-developed with air-cooled specialist Rothsport Racing, producing 455 horsepower and spinning to nearly 9,000 rpm. Gunther Werks paired it with a re-engineered Getrag G50 six-speed manual and swapped conventional throttle bodies for a slide-valve setup meant to sharpen response. At a dry weight of 2,386 pounds — 210 pounds under the standard Coupe — the power-to-weight math works out favorably, helped along by a straight-pipe exhaust, JRZ three-way adjustable dampers and Brembo Pista brakes.
Ownership Extras and Where It Fits
Each of the 15 buyers also gets a matching MYSIM racing simulator, hand-built from 6061-T6 aluminum and carbon panels and configured to mirror their individual car's setup, right down to a steering wheel that matches the real one. Gunther Werks also used the GXR-Evo's debut to announce OPTIMA Batteries as the exclusive lithium battery supplier for its future projects.
Nothing about the GXR-Evo suggests Gunther Werks built it for anyone chasing comfort. It reads as a track tool first, a restomod second, and the numbers — sub-2,400 pounds, a 9,000-rpm redline, a manual gearbox — back that framing up.