{"id":34592,"date":"2025-06-07T12:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T16:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=34592"},"modified":"2025-06-07T12:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T16:04:13","slug":"porsche-963-for-the-street-penske-to-take-delivery-on-road-version-of-200-mph-race-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/porsche-963-for-the-street-penske-to-take-delivery-on-road-version-of-200-mph-race-car","title":{"rendered":"Porsche 963 for the street: Penske to take delivery on road version of 200 mph race car"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bloomfield Hills-based Roger Penske will take delivery this summer on a street-focused version of the Daytona 24 Hour-winning Porsche 963, the race car that Team Penske and Porsche campaign in international Hypercar prototype racing, the fastest sportscar class in the world.<\/p>\n

Modified at Porsche\u2019s North American headquarters in Atlanta from a carbon-fiber chassis made at Porsche\u2019s Zuffenhausen, Germany, racing production facility, the 200-mph-plus, hybrid Hypercar is a one-off \u2014 its powertrain and aerodynamics matching the race car, but upgraded with a luxurious leather and Alcantara interior complete with turn signals and a cupholder.<\/p>\n

\"Dream<\/p>\n

Dream cruise. The Porsche 963 RSP on the road to Le Mans. Fifty years after the 1975 Porsche 917 was created, the 963 RSP is a streetable version of the race car.<\/em><\/div>\n

Porsche, Porsche<\/em><\/p>\n

Badged the 963 RSP (in honor of Penske\u2019s initials, Roger Searle Penske), it is effectively the fastest car ever made for the street. The 963 race car costs $2.9 million and Penske’s unique street cruiser is likely valued at much more.<\/p>\n

In an interview, Penske said he had seen his new wheels being made at Porsche Classic, the brand\u2019s Atlanta restoration facility: \u201cIt certainly looks and feels like a true Porsche sportscar. I am so honored that Porsche produced this special 963 RSP \u2014 I think I will always have a special connection to this vehicle, and certainly to everyone at Porsche.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said he looks forward to bringing the car to the Motor City as part of his family\u2019s private car collection.<\/p>\n

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Roger Penske with a Porsche Hypercar after a Porsche Penske Motorsport press conference at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in Le Mans, France on June 14, 2024. Penske is getting a a street-focused version of the Porsche 963 to add to his collection. Chris DuMond, Special To The Detroit News<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure I would drive the 963 RSP as a daily commuter, though that certainly would be a fun drive to the office,\u201d he smiled.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Penske is scheduled to take delivery stateside this summer at the Monterey Historics in California. Following its unveiling Friday, the 963 RSP will be on public display at Le Mans\u2019 Circuit de la Sarthe during the 24 Hours of Le Mans before it returns to Stuttgart to be shown at the Porsche Museum. In July, the car will appear alongside the 917 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England, before crossing the pond.<\/p>\n

The Hypercar marks the second time Porsche has created a road version of its ultimate race car. The first was in 1975 when the German performance maker produced a street-legal Porsche 917 (which dominated international racing of that era) that was bought by Count Rossi, heir of the Martini & Rossi liquor fortune.<\/p>\n