The Dutch company Voitures Extravert gives its ‘Quintessenza’, a classic 911 transformed into an EV, a power surge. The start-up from Helmond presents the Quintessenza RS, an electric sports car based on the original Carrera RS with more power and a modified chassis. Just don’t be alarmed by the price tag.
Picking up an original 1970s Carrera RS for a heart transplant would be a waste of money. The price of that car is already approaching the million. Voitures Extravert used as the basis for the Quintessenza 911s of the G-model, so from the late 1970s and 1980s. Compared to the regular Quintessenza, the RS gets a number of extras. The ‘ducktail’ of the Carrera RS, including lettering, is not to be missed. The Quintessenza RS also borrows the front bumper from the legendary model on which it was inspired. Behind the Fuchs wheels is a glimpse of the RS’s bigger and improved brakes.
Voitures Extrovert Quintessenza RS.
The further adjustments are under the skin. That starts with a power cure for the electric motor. It now produces 308 hp and 700 Nm of torque, according to Martijn van Dijk, co-founder of Voitures Extravert, that is 20 percent more than the original. The company does not state exactly how fast the Quintessenza RS is, but the original sprints to 100 km/h in around six seconds. Furthermore, the RS has electromagnetic adjustable dampers that should make it ride tighter. At Porsche, ‘RS’ also stands for weight savings, but Voitures Extravert does not mention that. So it seems that the Quintessenza RS, just like its brother, weighs around 1,400 kilos. The Helmond EV builder also says nothing about the battery capacity and range, but it is obvious that the RS has the same battery pack of 60 kWh as the original.
In any case, the Quintessenza RS is not cheap. Without the addition of the two letters, the elektro-911 already costs €300,000 excluding taxes, the RS comes to €399,990. So close to four tons. Voitures Extravert wants to deliver the Quintessenza RS from the first quarter of 2023. The order books are now open.
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