Porsche has reminded us that it's not only new models that can be customized by its Sonderwunsch personalization program, but also classics.
The automaker used the backdrop of 2024 Monterey Car Week currently underway in California to present a 993-generation Porsche 911 Speedster built for Luca Trazzi, an Italian industrial designer with a collection of Porsche speedsters.
The 993-generation 911 Speedster has always eluded him, as Porsche originally built just two examples, one for Jerry Seinfeld and the other for Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche, the designer of the 911.
Those earlier cars were built by an original incarnation of the Sonderwunsch program, but now such extensive personalization projects are possible again, via the new Factory One-Off option of the latest Sonderwunsch program. This is the most exclusive format of the Sonderwunsch program and caters to all road-going Porsches from any model year.
993-generation Porsche 911 Speedster by Porsche Factory One-Off program
The customer comes up with the idea, and if it's determined to be feasible by Porsche, he or she is then invited to a meeting with Porsche designers to draw up final specifications for the build. Bespoke elements are then developed before the build can finally start.
For Trazzi's 911 Speedster, Porsche started with a 1994 911 Cabriolet. As an industrial designer, Trazzi already had a very clear image of what he wanted, as well as a few design sketches of his own. Even the yellow paint used for the car has a personal touch. It's called Otto Yellow, and is named after Trazzi's dog.
993-generation Porsche 911 Speedster by Porsche Factory One-Off program
Like all 911 Speedsters, Trazzi's car features two seats, a more raked windshield, a lower roofline (when the top is up), and a double-bubble rear deck. He also added some modern touches, like the four-point daytime running lights found on current 911s, an infotainment system with Apple CarPlay, and carbon-fiber accents on the dash and center console. Carbon fiber is also used for the seat backs.
So meticulous is the attention to detail that even the switches for the power windows were redesigned so that they show the silhouette of a 911 Speedster.
Power comes from the 3.8-liter flat-6 used in the 993-generation 911 Carrera RS. It generates around 300 hp.
