The Singer DLS Is a $2 Million “Perfected” Porsche 911

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singer

and many people consider it the best Porsche 911. The

singer

He is famous for modifying Porsche. to perfect them, although that is a lot of understatement of what this car is all about, today I am going to review this DLS singer and show you why there is so much hype around this car. Good time for the quirks and features of this singer DLS and I'm We'll start with a little background singer is a company that has become famous for modifying and improving the Porsche 911.

They started in 2009 and since then they have been modifying the reinvention of the 911, They call him to improve every detail to create a singer. They take a Porsche 911 with chassis 964 that was the one from the late 80s and early 90s and then they go to work improving basically every aspect of the car, going over every little detail, every screw, every rivet, every panel, everything is changed , is modified and updated. enhancing the car singer's motto is everything is important, which underlines its philosophy that everything is important, this is not just a modified 911, it really is a reinvented 911 with everything new, different and improved in the singer style that Now many enthusiasts of these singer models consider These cars to be the latest possible version of a Porsche 911, they have the old school analog feel of a 911, but improved with all kinds of really impressive and surprising details, and the price to match.

This car probably costs around $2

million

, much more than a regular old Porsche 911, and that's because it's not a regular old 911. To emphasize how serious Singer is and how seriously big people and brands take it, check this out: The tires are specially made by Michelin just for these cars. Michelin makes tires just for singers, a custom-sized Pilot Sport cup two. Tire made especially for this car. BBS makes these wheels special again just for the singer. A highly respected manufacturer. Bare wheels only for this car. Brembo makes the brakes special just for the singer. All of these partners want to work with Singer because his reputation is very serious and legitimate.

This isn't just a tuning company modifying 911s. This is serious business. Perhaps the best example of this is the flat-six powertrain like a Porsche 911, but vastly improved with the help of advanced engineering from Williams, the same Williams that is part of the Formula One team, and with consulting work. from Hans Metzger, who created the most famous Porsche engines of all time, the result is a 4-liter six-cylinder engine that generates around 500 horsepower per hour. at 9 000 RPM it is such a powerful Torquay and its revs are very special and as you can see in this engine bay it is beautiful, gorgeous, the carbon fiber everywhere looks neat, clean, special, it is really a incredible piece of equipment and it all comes together in the UK where Singer builds.

All of his vehicles, those suppliers supply his parts, the singer manufactures his own and a vehicle like this comes out, the DLS singer. Now this particular singer is especially exciting because he is a DLS singer. He's made maybe a few hundred cars at this point, but the first ones. He was just a regular singer, now they call him the classical singer. They then evolved to create the DLS which stands for Dynamics and Light Studio Singers, they will only make 75 DLS models and they are all spoken for and that includes this very special car. Now every singer. the vehicle has its own name each car is commissioned by the buyer and then the singer works with that buyer to perfectly tailor the car to that person's tastes the colors fit and finish everything can be customized this particular singer is called commission caroline in honor the owner's daughter and By the way, if you want to see this car in person, it's on display at the Park West Bicycle Casino here in the cordoned off area of ​​Los Angeles, you can just watch, but it might be your only chance to see a singer, so let's talk about the peculiarities of the DLS singer. and features and let's start with the exterior where you can see that this car looks nothing like a Porsche 911 964, it has the same profile, but that's where things end and that's because of course Singer has reinvented everything, some parts have been totally changed, like the The front end is longer to give it a long hood look of an old 911.

You can also see that the wheel arches are obviously considerably wider, giving this car a more muscular and cooler stance, but that wouldn't have been on the 964 either, some panels are They didn't change the doors or fenders as much, They are similar but in fact completely different because all the body panels have been replaced with carbon fiber panels to save weight, obviously it increases the cost but that's not really the issue here. The goal is to perfect the 911 and beyond. Just from the bodywork alone, looking at this car from the outside you quickly get an idea of ​​some of the improvements, caliber and quality of changes that Singer makes, for example this new larger engine needs more air to produce its power .

Then there is an air intake in the rear window. You can see it here. The glass specifically molded around the air intake which of course flows through ducts to the engine to provide more cooling, more air. Another change gone or the old school halogen lights. On an old 911, Singer would have added LEDs. You can see them on the front, headlights, turn signals, all completely changed, replaced with modern custom designed LEDs and the same on the rear, brake lights, turn signals, tail lights, all They disappeared from the standard automobile. replaced with custom Singer designs that modernize this car and then there's the aerodynamic situation, the Singer DLS has a ducktail rear spoiler, as you can see, an iconic piece of Porsche Design, but it has been enhanced to enhance the arrow, it is The angle, size, length, width have changed. all different and Singer has maximized it even more with a ceiling channel.

Take a look at the top of the car and you can see that the roof and rear window work together with a rear spoiler-like thing. They call it roof channel to ship perfectly. air to that ducktail to make it work as best as possible or so they say, then there are things like the trim on the outside this kind of gold plated on the door handles on this oil cap on the rear fender around the edge of the window the mirror housings it's all tremendously beautiful it looks perfect and complements this car and it also complements the color which is also special they call it fluid gold and the owner told me that unlike normal metallic paint which is made with gold flakes, this one is made with little metal spheres, unfortunately a cloudy day, but in the sunlight you can apparently see those little metal spheres in the gold paint that distinguishes it from normal gold, that's the level of detail and quality that we are talking about here again, keep in mind the motto of the singers, everything is important and It is true that it really seems that way when you approach this car and look at it from the outside, but the motto "Everything is important" becomes especially evident in the interior of this car, where there is an incredible amount of attention to detail.

Let's start with the key. What is this a titanium key? If you've ever wondered what the singer has as a key, it's a beautiful, cool, special thing and it comes with this leather bag that says DLS. Now you have to open the door and you have the feeling that even the door. close the handle the sound the feel of the door everything has been made perfect to totally improve every part of the experience with this car and that's true inside too everything here has been reinvented again restored improved compared to a 964 911 we'll start with The Seats made with Recaro carbon fiber bucket seats that have these cool metal rivets, they're beautiful, they hug you in place which feels good and if you want to adjust them, it's this leather bow with nice stitching right in front of you .

Pull that and you can move the seat forward or back and it's a good seat moving process. The same goes for the steering wheel, all carbon fiber with these little holes like old time steering wheels wrapped in leather on the outside to improve the way it feels in your hand when you drive, continue from there and you can see that the design Overall this interior is similar to the 911 models of this era, the 964 with the gauges and controls, but everything is different here it doesn't look alike. There really is something preserved from a 964, everything has been improved compared to those cars.

I can't imagine they actually use that many 964 parts. An interesting example of an improvement is the stick shift manual transmission here, of course I miss it. Can you swipe across the top? I'm not sure why they did it, but it's a nice little Quirk from the singer. Here's another interesting Quirk. This dial on the passenger side of the dash is your entire radio. I don't know exactly how. everything works, but you can pair your phone here, you can move it to the next track, the previous track, press it to play, that's the radio instead of having an ugly head unit faceplate here, your whole radio has been minimized to a just dial now. the dial is directly above the radio dial, those are pretty self explanatory, your dangers, your fog lights, the one you might not be so sure about is the H with little arrows, that's the axle lift which of course , 964 911 would not have included. from the factory, but this car has it and it is nice because it is like lowered to the ground, you take it out and then the car rises and rises again, a very pleasant feeling and just by pressing that switch, the same thing happens with the controls. weather here too. on the center dials that you can adjust like in many cars, but the feel of the dials has been

perfected

, everything was important, including how everything felt and touched, and then there are the actual gauges, the gauge cluster behind the steering wheel, which you can see.

It's beautiful, the tachometer in the center in gold that matches this car, but everything here looks great, fantastic workmanship, good source, choice, everything looks good, something old but modern and very high quality luxury, which is what the singer is going for, even if it is simple. Things like putting on the turn signal and the way the blinker light looks on the tachometer display, this little arrow that lights up just looks cool and if you like the little details it's pretty cool again, all

perfected

in this car and the indicator. You can tell a lot of thought went into making this as attractive and not over the top but still pretty and cool as they could have made it and in my opinion they came up with the following interesting item: There is no glove box in this car, although if you have a little storage space on the dash, if you want to put things here under the windshield, above the vents, you can stick some things, but also on the door panel it doesn't look like there is storage space here, it looks like a big X. that says singer, but you can put things behind the X if you want and it somehow stays there because of the design of this door panel.

You can also see, of course, all the carbon fiber on this door panel with this piece of leather in the middle that the singer says, of course, none of this would have happened again on a 964 911, everything has been improved. You also have crank windows on this car to save weight, which might be a surprise, all this money and you don't even have power windows, but that's what singing people like and this leather bow sticking out of the center of the Door panel is used to open the door. You pull the handle of your door, it opens and you can open it.

As for the back seats in this car, they have been removed. You can see. I have this large carbon fiber panel area in place of where the rear seats would have been. They're gone because, to be honest, you weren't using them anyway, but 964 911 would have had new rear seats, but they're gone. The notable elements that have popped up and down beyond all the carbon fiber that's propping up this chassis back here are obviously intended to make this car tighter and improve its handling. It has racing seat belts that you can pass through the seat if you want and keep it on.

You have on the road a built in racing harness back here and from the inside you can see the ducts from the rear window air intakes to the carbon fiber engine ducts and it looks great both on the outside and here when you're looking at it It's a nice touch and finally move forward in the DLS singer by opening this hood, there is a latch in the usual place to the left of the steering wheel under the dashboard on the driver's side, you pull and come here, open it, which is very easy because It is very light due to the carbon fiber.

Now you come in here and you can see that there is a space ofDecent storage here. If you wanted to take this car on a weekend trip, you have room for a bag or two and you can also see the fuel cap right in the center of this front storage compartment. Now it is not necessary to have the front hood open to access the fuel cap. You can close it and still turn it around and access it, but either way, it's not exactly the most practical solution to have that in the center of this front compartment, if you're filling up with fuel, you have to run the pump up to the fender part of the hood and fight with the line on which it will rest.

On the paint, it's not really the best situation, but it's what's here on this car. A couple more interesting things here in this front compartment, for example the VIN plate that uses the original Vin of the original 964 911 that contributed his life to making this car. that's how they register them even though Everything has changed, new and completely reinvented, the title still shows that old Porsche 911 Vin, which makes it easier to register and drive from a regulatory perspective. Here you also have this little piece that is a magnetic battery add-on, you can lift the cover and plug in the battery without having to connect anything to the battery and speaking of the battery, it's under this panel, lift it up and you'll have access to the battery and other mechanical elements. components on the front of this car, it also has a little plate here that says DLS again, which stands for Dynamics and Light Weight Study, which is kind of a singer, like I said, only 75 of these DLS models will be made, including this one. .

It is worth noting that after Singer finishes making the DLS models, they already have their next project planned, which will be based on the original Porsche 911 Turbo, the 930 they will call the turbo study and they will make some reimagined 911s based on that. car. The original classical singer is now out of production. The DLS is all about the study of the turbo. Okay, driving singer DL's little ass. Now I must admit that no, I wouldn't. I'm not what I would call a singer. I'm not the person who is obsessed with the singer, like some of my colleagues, many of them are Porsche people, many of them who watch, they really like the little finesse.

I have to say that the details on this car, and I've mentioned them throughout this video, are impressive in the way everything feels, looks tactile, but obviously the singer not only makes a car look really cool, It also makes a car drive very well and that's another thing that everyone loves these cars. The first thing is to drive this car. I'm surprised to find that it acts more like a GT3 than a normal 911 964 type car. You hear more about the engine, the code created with Williams, which really shouldn't be the case. It's a big surprise, but it's more urgent, angrier, more mechanical and chatty than I expected.

I always thought of Singers as sort of luxury constructs for people who want very high quality things, like a nice wristwatch, but not necessarily like Hardcore, that's not what I really think of when I think of Singer, but This car feels like that and it's the same story with the clutch. Interestingly, the clutch operation is very smooth, but there is some immediacy to it, there is quite a bit of weight to it, so no. just like a soft part of pushing it down feels like butter, a kind of clutch, you have to put your foot in it and there is pressure you have to apply more than I expected and again I feel like a GT car in terms From you, you know the work you have to do because it's definitely more like a real sports car than you expected and not a luxury item for the wristwatch set who don't really understand how to drive but want something they can show off. off, no, it's definitely more focused than that, the gear selector is just perfect.

I mean, the way it works is heavier and harder to operate than you'd get in many modern manual cars, but that's a good thing in this case. it feels just perfect to start it up, it's such a nice feeling to get it out, oh it sounds amazing, it sounds like you're expecting a perfectly doomed six-plane and mechanical feel, but at the same time, like a good air-cooled sound, It's a really good sound. Car guy, the handling is pretty rough too. I am surprised by the performance of the car. Focus, this definitely changes my opinion a bit. singer. okay, let's go for it a little. oh, it sounds so good, oh, and the engine feels so good.

It's so smooth and it makes this car move so fast the best thing about the 964 was always its small size and this car has been so streamlined oh it feels so good, I love it, I love it, I love it, how amazing, woohoo, oh , listen to that, this car really encapsulates everything that people love about the old 911s, the sound, the feel, the analogy of it all, oh it's so much fun, so much fun to just pull away. I will say that the steering precision doesn't seem to be up to par with modern bests. You know, like a GT3 or something, as new as this car is, it's not literally new, so some of these things don't feel like it, it's a little slow in terms of steering feel, although the handling is Incredible, the car launches like darts.

It's so cool because it's small and you can throw it, like everyone loves the old 911s. By the way, one cool thing about the clutch on this car is that you release it completely and the car starts moving and then you accelerate like our friend Carrera. GT that clutch is so bad and I've defended it in so many videos and every time I do it people like that's a stupid way to do a clutch well the singer does it too it must be for something oh , doing a REV match is very easy. in this car the clutch shift action is so good it's so good it's so good this analog oh it feels so wonderful analog amazing car really it's like I don't like the concept of like a wristwatch as much as a car as a whole perfect It's perfect, it's a great idea, but for me it's not what I'm looking for.

I want a worn out old car that you can beat, um, but this car drives like an old Warden car that you can beat like it's goading you to do it. do more, go faster, have fun and it's like Feels So Right and I is just amazing, so the old 911s from this era are great, this car optimizes it even better and that's the DLS singer, this may seem like just a modification. 911, but it's the quintessential modified 911, a truly amazing build that saw every detail reviewed and then perfected, including the driving experience. This is an awesome car and now it's time to give this DLS Singer a Doug Score and Doug's Score is here: 68 out of 100. which puts the DLS Singer here up against some of the best supercars around today, many of which have seven-figure prices like the DLS.

Ultimately, there's a lot to love about the DLS singer, including its wonderful analog driving experience and how beautiful it looks, but great as it is. You'll find it overpriced, over two

million

dollars, unless you really like all the special details of screws, fasteners, upholstery, etc. For some people, those things are a big selling point; watch connoisseurs would like to talk about their bezels and their dials or whatever it is that watch connoisseurs talk about to me, I just like driving and although the singer's old school driving feel is amazing, his Price and all the little details seem a bit much if you want a great analog sports car.