1992 DP 962

DP Motorsport, under the watchful eye of Ekkehard Zimmermann was the first company to covert the largely successful Porsche 962 into a road car. The conversion took over 1000 hours provided the owner had one of the 150 Porsche 956/962s as a base. Zimmermann spent 6-months developing this car which raised the headlights, added mirrors, reduced the A-pillars for vision and added four catalysts for exhaust emissions.

Only three 962 have been completed one in black with an orange ‘RS Tuning’ sticker, 1 green , 1 silver. Pictures of both the Black and Silver DP 962s have appeared on the internet.

Please feel free to send us a message if you have any more information concerning the DP Motorsport 962. You can reach their website at: http://www.dp-motorsport.de/, if you speak German or know these guys, maybe you can help us out.

Story by Richard Owen for Supercars.net

In Detail

price $ $1 000 000 USD
engine Porsche 962C IMSA Flat-6
position Mid Longitudinal
aspiration Twin Turbo
displacement 3299 cc / 201.3 in³
bore 97 mm / 3.82 in
stroke 74.4 mm / 2.93 in
compression 7.5:1
power 484.7 kw / 650 bhp @ 7000 rpm
specific output 197.03 bhp per litre
bhp/weight 625.0 bhp per tonne
torque 650 nm / 479.4 ft lbs @ 6500 rpm
driven wheels RWD
front tires 275/35ZR-17
rear tires 335/35ZR-17
f brake size mm / in
r brake size mm / in
curb weight 1040 kg / 2293 lbs
wheelbase 2760 mm / 108.7 in
length 4470 mm / 176.0 in
width 2000 mm / 78.7 in
height 1050 mm / 41.3 in
transmission 5-Speed Manual
gear ratios :1
top speed ~340 kph / 211.3 mph
0 – 60 mph ~2.9 seconds