Starting out with a Porsche 911 Turbo, the company has gone over every inch of it with a fine-tooth comb looking for ways to increase power, reduce weight, boost handling, improve top speed and, crucially, track performance.
When it comes to companies that take already quick cars and make them faster, they can be broadly separated into two camps — those that festoon the vehicle's exterior in look-at-me carbon fibre and force a larger turbocharger into the engine bay; and those that take the car to the track and race it in competition, developing new parts and making improvements based on real-life data, driving behaviour and seeking to shave second after second off lap times.
And while many Gemballa cars can look very wild upon first glance, they are a company firmly based in the latter camp. The new GT Concept is a case in point.
Its carbon fibre exterior is there for improving aerodynamics, lowering the car's centre of gravity and cutting weight. And that's because the company has taken the car's 3.8-litre flat-six twin-turbo engine and completely rebuilt it so that now it outputs 828hp instead of 540hp and serves up an astonishing 952Nm of torque (up from 660Nm).
So now the car is a full second faster off the mark — 0-100kph in 2.38 seconds, but can keep on going right up to 360kph and beyond, whereas the standard 911 tops out at 318kph.
Such huge increases can end in tears unless the rest of the car can cope with the power. So its fenders have been widened to accommodate bigger, grippier tyres, there's an adjustable rear wing for generating downforce and holding the car on the road at higher speeds and, because it was born out of track experience, the chassi and suspension set up are fully adjustable to suit the owner's driving style or the unique demands of a particular circuit.
But best of all, Gemballa can offer the car as a completed vehicle or simply offer the individual upgrades that a customer may want, be it the aerodynamics package, the engine, or the wheels, tyres and uprated brakes.
The full package will cost from €86,280 (RM425,000) plus taxes, shipping costs and, of course the price of a donor car, the €176,930 (RM872,000) Porsche 911 Turbo.
Key facts
GEMBALLA GT Concept:
Aerodynamics:
Front bumper
Front spoiler lip in genuine carbon-fiber
Side skirts
Fender extensions
Rear bumper
Rear diffusor in genuine carbon-fiber
Enlarged rear wing in genuine carbon-fiber
Engine bonnet with genuine carbon-fiber insert
Wheel-/tyre combination:
21" GRS-F1 forged wheels
FA 9,0Jx21" – 255/30 ZR21
RA 12,0Jx21" – 325/25 ZR21
Power upgrade:
Compression reduced
Inlet/outlet ports enlarged
Larger valves
Reinforced connecting rods
Turbocharger
Manifolds
Intake to the loader
Pressure pipe
Throttle body tube pipe
Sport catalysts
Sport exhaust system
Electronic remapping gearbox and engine control unit
Optional:
Karbon Airbox
Performance:
Performance at rotational speed: 828hp/609 kW at 7,000 rpm
Max. torque at rotational speed 952Nm at 5,200 rpm
0 : 100 in 2,38 sec
0 : 200 in 7,5 sec
0 : 300 in 18,8 sec
100 : 200 in 4,7 sec
200 : 300 in 11,9 secTop speed over 360kph (TBA)
