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RESTOMOD
840hp. Air-Cooled. Gold Intercoolers. Speedster Dead.
Gunther Werks' Project Endgame is a twin-turbo, manual, one-off send-off for the Speedster — and a debut for its GWX coachbuilding arm.
<cite index="23-13,23-14,23-15">The Rothsport Racing-built 4.0-litre flat-six is twin-turbocharged to 840hp and 660 lb-ft, revs to 7,500rpm, spins the rear wheels through a six-speed manual — and comes with a pair of 24-karat gold-plated intercoolers.</cite> <cite index="23-9,23-10">Project Endgame is a one-off commission celebrating the end of the Gunther Werks Speedster programme while inaugurating the new GWX in-house coachbuilding division.</cite> Pistonheads called it "the most honest restomod money can buy right now" — which, for Pistonheads, is practically a standing ovation.
<cite index="23-1">The Gunther Werks Project Endgame is one of its most extreme resto-modded 911s to date, powered by an 840-horsepower air-cooled flat-six.</cite> <cite index="23-2">It made its public debut at the 2026 Air|Water event in Costa Mesa, California.</cite> <cite index="23-11,23-12">The customer behind it took customisation to a level new even for Gunther Werks — specifically requesting an air-cooled engine at this power level.</cite> <cite index="21-1">Only 75 Turbos have ever joined the 25 Coupes and Speedsters at the most extreme end of the restomod scene.</cite> <cite index="23-3">Project Endgame marks the end of Speedster production, but the builder expects more wild one-offs from the GWX coachbuilding division going forward.</cite> The GWX pivot is significant: Gunther Werks is no longer just a restomod shop, it's a bespoke coachbuilder. If you need to ask the price, the intercoolers alone should give you a hint.
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N°02
NEW MODEL
BMW M2 CS: 523hp. No Manual. Brave Choice.
The M2 CS arrives with 50 more horses than the standard car and exactly zero manual gearbox options — BimmerPost is processing this in stages.
<cite index="42-3">With 523 horsepower, the M2 CS boasts 50 more ponies than the regular M2.</cite> <cite index="42-6">Unlike the previous-generation M2 CS, the only available gearbox is an eight-speed automatic.</cite> <cite index="42-7">BMW says various weight-saving measures make the CS up to roughly 100 pounds lighter than the regular M2.</cite> BimmerPost split predictably: half the thread is fine with the auto, the other half are treating it as a personal betrayal.
<cite index="42-1,42-2">BMW has applied its CS formula to the M2 again, with a higher-horsepower, lighter-weight version of its small sports coupe.</cite> <cite index="42-4">The M2 CS claims a 188-mph top speed and a 0-60 time of just over three seconds.</cite> <cite index="42-5">Carbon-ceramic brakes are an $8,500 option.</cite> The no-manual call is the dominant talking point and arguably the most consequential BMW decision since the E46 M3 CSL skipped the SMG debate entirely — though at least that one had the weight to back it up. At sub-1,500kg kerb weight and with the eight-speed doing what it does, the lap times will be hard to argue with. The driver-feel argument, however, will run for years. This is the CS formula at its most spreadsheet-rational and least emotionally satisfying, and the M community knows it.
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N°03
EVENT
T.50s Niki Lauda: First Customer Car Almost Done
Gordon Murray's 700hp track-only T.50s is nearly in customer hands — Goodwood FoS in July gets the formal debut with four GMA cars present.
The first customer-spec T.50s Niki Lauda — one of just 25 built, priced at £3.1 million before tax — will be among four GMA cars shown at Goodwood Festival of Speed July 9–12. The waiting list conversation ended roughly three years ago; this is purely about delivery theatre now, and Gordon Murray does delivery theatre well.
The T.50s Niki Lauda is the track-only, stripped-to-the-bone complement to the road-going T.50. Gordon Murray Automotive built just 25 examples, each bespoke to its owner, around the same naturally aspirated 3.9-litre Cosworth GMA V12 that revs to 12,100rpm in the road car. The T.50s adds a massive rear wing, wider body, and motorsport-spec aerodynamics including the signature fan system tuned specifically for circuit use. At £3.1 million before local taxes, these are firmly in the rarefied air where the waiting list is invitation-only and the delivery is an event in itself. The Goodwood FoS showing in July marks the first time customer cars will be seen in public, which for a car this exclusive is the functional equivalent of a world premiere all over again. GMA's four-car Goodwood appearance will also serve as a showcase for the broader portfolio — the T.33 Spider and T.50 road car among them. The Lauda nameplate carries obvious weight: the tribute to Niki Lauda is built into the car's DNA, from the livery options to the circuit-focused setup philosophy he'd have approved of.
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