Insanity at the Essen Show: Porsche 911 Mission 400 Plus

This 911 show car is absolutely outrageous, and has one car lined up in its crosshairs: The Bugatti Veyron. That's right, this might be the fastest street legal car in the world.

The Essen motor show is Europe’s version of SEMA. That means fewer overweight Mustang tuners and much, MUCH more insanity. Take the car you see here for example. Created by H&R springs and RS tuning, this custom 911 is called the Mission 400 Plus, and in that name is the car’s goal: 400 km/h. Actually, the creators want to top 400 km/h, then go on to top the Bugatti Veyron to claim the title of fastest street-legal car in the world. Not a simple weekend project.

Starting with a Porsche 997, project leader Jurgen Alzen has lowered the roof 75 millimeters and raked back the a-pillar an extra 5.5 degrees. Power comes from a 997 Turbo engine tuned by RS tuning, good for 1054 horsepower thanks to a whopping 21.7 PSI of boost. To stay street-legal, the car somehow manages to comply with European emissions standards. If you don’t think this is the wildest 911 ever made, you should probably head out to the high-speed track in Nardo so that Herr Alzen can run you over on his way into the record books.