Faster 9ff GT9 ‘R’ in the works

Engineers at 9ff finally reached their goal of building a car capable of toppling the Bugatti Veyron's top speed title by unveiling the 409km/h (254mph) GT9 supercar earlier this year. However, during the car's long gestation, a new speed king arrived on the market in the form of the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, which has reached a top speed of 411km/h (255mph). Not wanting to settle for second place, those same 9ff engineers are now reportedly working on a more powerful version of the GT9 – the GT9R. 9FF Porsche GT9 supercar nears production