McLaren decided to tease fans following a recent social media post, where the Woking-based team showed off a Porsche 911; however, it wasn’t just any Porsche 911.
The one shown by the British side was powered by a Formula 1 engine, an engine that was used by some of the greatest F1 drivers of all-time, including, Alain Prost, Keke Rosberg, and Niki Lauda.
A TAG F1 engine had been put into the back of a 1985 Porsche 911, making one of the most insane road cars perhaps ever seen.
From the outside, the German car looks like any other 1985 911, until the boot is opened.
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When the boot is opened and put on display, a monster 1.5L TAG TTE PO1 turbo V6 can be seen, making for an incredible combination of car and engine.
The British manufacturer continues to keep the car in their archive, with McLaren having used TAG-branded, Porsche-built engines in the 80s.
McLaren and TAG started working together in the early 1980s, after Ron Dennis who was McLaren’s CEO at the time, struck a deal with businessman Mansour Ojjeh and his company Techniques d’Avant Garde (TAG).
TAG funded Porsche-built, TAG-branded turbo engines which were designed by the sensational John Barnard.
Dennis went to Ojjeh due to wanting a turbocharged powertrain, a decision he made not long after starting his role as CEO of the British company.
The powertrain proved to be incredibly successful, with it claiming 26 victories thanks to the drivers mentioned earlier.
Getting hold of one of the cars is set to become a whole lot easier, as a third-party company are set to build 11 more F1 engine-powered ‘930 TAG Turbos’ which will all be road-legal, and likely very expensive!
The third-party company who are set to build 11 of these incredible cars is Lanzante Motorsport, who attempted to get the original car from McLaren; however, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown refused to sell the original car, according to Opumo Magazine.
Brown did, though, agree to part ways with 11 TAG engines, all of which will be found in the back of a Porsche 930.
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As cool as the cars will be, though, they won’t be as fast as the original, with Lanzante Motorsport having reduced them from over 1,000hp to around 500hp.
Should current rumours be accurate, then McLaren might be working with Porsche again in the near future, with the German manufacturer having been linked to McLaren about being their engine supplier from 2026.
Brown has said that McLaren are very happy with the current deal they have with Mercedes; however, in Formula 1 things can change incredibly quickly.