This Porsche 911 With Central Driving Position Is Like A Budget McLaren F1

If you want a central driving position like you’ll find in a McLaren F1, but don’t have several million quid spare to actually buy the retro supercar, this 2008 911 Carrera S - due to go under the hammer soon - might just hold the answer. Yep, you pilot this thing from the centre of the car.

If you’re thinking it must be an incredible amount of expensive work to reposition the steering column, pedals, instrument cluster, centre console, gear stick and handbrake to accommodate this seating arrangement, you’d be absolutely right. It’s the result of 300 hours of work, and cost a rather substantial $75,000 (£48,000), not including the donor car.

The company behind the car - Trinity Motorsports Group - has actually created one of these before, albeit in the form of cabriolet. This new tin-top version was built with the intention of making a more track-friendly machine.

Oh, and you don’t need to worry about clambering in and out in an undignified manner, the seat mechanism can slide to the left to bring it nearer to what was originally the driver’s door.

Aside from the new seat position, it’s all mechanically as-per the regular 997 Carrera S. That means a 3.8-litre flat-six producing 350bhp, with the power sent to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox.

Interested? While significantly cheaper than the McLaren F1 which inspired it, you’ll still need to have a very full wallet to buy it, due to the money and effort that’s gone into creating it. It’s due to go under the hammer tomorrow at Mecum’s Monterey auction, with an estimate of $85,000 - $115,000 (£54,000 - £73,500). However, considering how unique this car is, that doesn’t seem such a bad deal.

Via Car Scoops