Earlier this year Ken Block, the Head Hoonigan, competed in the East Africa Safari Rally in a Tuthill-prepped Porsche 911. This custom competition build is based on a 1978 Porsche 911 SC 3-liter, and it carried Ken and co-driver Alex Gelsomino for nine days of competition across 5,000 kilometers. This is certainly a cool-looking machine that pays …
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Spied: Porsche 911 Safari caught playing in the rain
To the uninitiated, a lifted Porsche 911 on anything other than super sticky track tires is a terrible, terrible idea. But for enthusiasts like me, the idea of bombing across the desert or down some forest trail in a sports car with the engine hanging out the back sounds incredible. For those folks, the Porsche 911 Safari is for them. This isn't …
Continue to the full articleKen Block Will Pilot Tuthill Porsche’s Safari 911 In This Year’s East African Safari Classic Rally
Tuthill Porsche are returning to Kenya this year to compete in the 2021 East African Safari Classic Rally, and this year they're bringing Ken Block along for the ride. Dubbed as the world's most challenging historic motor sports event, the route through Kenya's Northern Territory is 5,000 kilometers (3,107 miles) is grueling 9 day event. Tuthill …
Continue to the full articleThis Safari-Style Porsche 992 Knows The Secret To Roughing It
Steal a pinch of seasoning from a Dakar-spec 959, source yourself a fresh 992 for a base, and bring in the big guns to do the rest. If you're curious to see how a current Porsche 911 would fare in the wilderness, German off-road specialists Delta4x4 might be able to help you with this strange concoction. Having competed in the Paris-Dakar …
Continue to the full articleKelly-Moss Safari Porsches Totally Dominate A Frozen Lake
Sure, it's the middle of summer and you don't want to think about freezing your fingers off ripping a few Porsches around a frozen lake right now. But there isn't much of an opportunity to see the inner workings of these gorgeous Kelly-Moss built machines, so we'll take what we can get. Better 6 months late than never, right? In this video, …
Continue to the full articleThe RUF Rodeo is a Carbon Fiber Take on the Safari 911
Since registering as a manufacturer in the late 1970s the creations of Alois Ruf have avoided, at a legal level, being Porsche 911s. Though they may look like 911s, often sound quite like 911s, are made of 911 parts, and probably even smell like 911s the pfolks from Pfeffenhausen are distinct from those in Stuttgart. Since launching their carbon …
Continue to the full articleThis Safari 911 Is An Excellent Every Day Commuter
When Matt Farah left the potholed streets of New York for sunny Los Angeles, he didn't anticipate the roads to be so lousy. The pockmarked streets of the sprawling city required something with suspension travel—something which could absorb undulations. Though his large-but-comforting Ford Raptor was supple enough, he still wanted something small …
Continue to the full articleIs This The Safari Build To End All Safari Builds?
Kelly Moss has a penchant for building over-the-top Porsches. When they aren't racing in GT3 Cup, they've lately been spending their energies on trying to outdo the entire world of Safari-style 911s. This time, they may have gone to a new level. This car, the car they're calling Willy Safari, is built for all-out off-road domination. It stands …
Continue to the full articleProtecting a 911 Safari with XPEL Film and Ceramic Coatings
We love Leh Keen's Safari 911s. In keeping with our belief that the 911 is a perfect all-rounder, lifting one and fitting knobby tires seems to take nothing from the experience. Mr. Keen's cars are brilliant, and Matt Farah's personal car is one of the most interesting of the lot. Farah's Safari is finished in Cassis Red, a rather polarizing and …
Continue to the full articleMatt Farah Takes His Safari 911 For An Urban Adventure
When you think about the perfect Los Angeles city car, you don't necessarily jump to a 1980s Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2, but once Leh Keen has fiddled with the suspension and interior, it just might be. With a softer suspension, more tire sidewall, and taller ride height, a Safari 911 is an excellent machine for running around in the mean streets of …
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