Bugatti Head of Design's Personal 911 Project - /DRIVEN

[@CrystalZxReject]

Wish you guys could revisit this and make it more detail and longer. Really intriguing!!

[@thehobbyguy7089]

Yes, please!

[@steviesindahouse4903]

@@simonparis8295 My goodness me !!! Achim's a man of many talents !!! WOW !!! :-)))))))))))))))))))) ...

[@997JM]

We need more of this car.

[@TheKenister]

Keep coming back to this

[@justinmontgomery3943]

TheKenister I do believe this is my favorite custom SC. Timeless looks.

[@leesmartin]

+TheKenister Same here mate. I have a black 66 912 I've nearly finished a resto on, yet a friend has a silver 78 SC I am thinking of buying. Ofcourse, I will have to sell my car, yet this car is the one I ALWAYS watch, as my ultimate Porsche is a Silver 911

[@bobmcgrath1272]

Lot of sense spoken by that gentleman

[@pfilipt]

He ha a Deus Motorcycles shirt on! That is fantastic, his 911 absolutely has a cafe racer mentality to it as well. Just like Colin Chapman said "Simplify, then add lightness."

[@alexmoran731]

Love this video. Drive channel this was a high point of your channel.👍🏼

[@michaelbonade4667]

Another beautiful 70s/80s body 911.....I was always fond of the mid 80s 911 with the accordion bumpers ..I had been to the New York Auto Show and back then car manufacturers gave away impressive brochures and Porsche was no exception.....I flipped through and studied it over and over....

[@930Scarlet]

I like his comment on the doing his fuchs. Using water to level the wheel line to tape it off for painting. Very smart.

[@Well_Edumacated]

that's called German engineering

[@930Scarlet]

DaMadBlaqDrumma Totally. Cannot wait to do that to my fuchs. They need refreshing.

[@rogerhudson9732]

930Scarlet Dipping was the way the original wheels were painted, but lowered into black paint.

[@MrChristoferJohnson]

Roger Hudson Tape up the holes and fill the Fuch with paint. Poke a hole in the paint and let it drain out. Works great!

[@930Scarlet]

Christofer Johnson That is pretty cool. I would love to do this with my wheels.

[@dionoliveira4058]

Excellent! I love his minimalist philosophy and how simple = a timeless classic

[@therainforest4314]

This is one of the best, most intelligently thought out reworkings of a Porsche that I have ever seen. Absolutely beautiful, increased performance via major weight-loss of a car that already sparkles in pretty well any arena of road performance. :-)

[@peterroda3441]

Great video and brilliant reasoning behind his project. Colin Chapman would be proud.

[@iamrichrocker]

not surprised of the eclectic 911 depicted here....it mirrors the owner..you can just tell this guy is so proud..so pleased of the results..and the biggest smile he gave was in reference to how he painted the rims..i wish they would interview this guy as he walk around the Bugatti design studio...

[@mso008]

I just wish the video was longer and more detailed about what he removed from the car and why. Really refreshing to see a very simple car that's not only fun to drive but also iconic.and beautiful.

[@DasUhrwerks]

I always loved the look of bare, clear-coated composite/Kevlar/Carbon. I see the weave as a work of art when you look at it! Wonder if he should have left the composite panels unpainted and painted the rest of the (non composite) car dark gray/black to match the panels. That said, I also love how they're hidden & it looks like a factory Porsche (the point I guess). Always had a soft spot in my heart for old silver Porsches (Germany's official racing color)

[@bryangilroy3188]

I UNDERSTAND THE CAR AND THE POINT OF THE CAR .. VERY NICE .

[@niradg]

"I want the Porsche Bugatti designed."

[@therainforest4314]

I couldn't agree more. He kept it simple, yet very intelligent. :)

[@domcarter62]

U-N-I-T-Y

[@patrickarchibald6787]

Where is the sound of the engine? As a car and motorcycle enthusiast, I think the sound of the engine is just as important as visuals of the car, I can't believe you guys put music in this video and no engine sound.

[@cgzx214]

I have seen this video like 1000000000000000 times n still love it even more each time what a incredible car n true art

[@930Scarlet]

This is a great episode. Love this.

[@stavros969]

A world away from his day job. Great work.

[@BaxterRoss]

This is one of the most inspiring /drive segments I've ever watched, the driver so clearly loves that 911

[@gosemonster]

Thank You Drive! This video has fueled my obsession of owning my own 911 and making it my very own. First Magnus Walker's "Urban Outlaw", then Jay Leno drives one of Mr. Walkers 911's, and now this video. I have been combing Craigslist for weeks trying to find the right fixer upper.

[@kojkod62]

I love 911s. a beautiful car, a beautiful video! God bless you guys!!!

[@BBAHUNTER]

Since this is a 1981 Porsche, he probably has owned it since he was still in school. I know my first Corvette is still my favorite car, and I heavily modified it as well, so it's probably his 'special' car.

[@stefandorr3623]

wow this video is artsy. first thought it was a petrolicious video. nice details mentioned, cool guy, dark sounds, good editing. chapeau :)

[@toniwonkanobi]

Those panel gaps are so 👌🏻. That is incredibly hard on a backdate in general, but with the use of carbon/kevlar in lieu of steel (as one does), it's even more difficult. Props.

[@strongerandwiser2023]

I had the exact same issues with the Fuchs wheels when doing a restoration for a relative of mine. Difficult to judge where to place the tape lines... It took me many hours to get the masking correct. Its interesting to see that other people found it difficult too!

[@lov2aclr8]

Wow. 800 kg. Wow

[@94BrunoO]

lov2aclr8 Ahah.. This ^

[@MorningNapalm]

820, but yes.

[@jeffreytexcell8603]

I could really see this guy has a really fantastic perspective on cars. A true appreciation that is inspiring.

[@Alsclips2013]

Great video! As a Porsche fan, I would have liked to have seen the car being driven and the actual performance of the car! 800kgs is a massive change feom the original weight of the car which may have been closer to or more than the 1200-1300 kg mark? Just guessing. What about the glorious sound of that incredible flat six engine? I don't believe any Porsche should be featured without one of the most important aspects of the car that made it an icon..... that beautiful sounding and performing air-cooled flat six!! But thanks for sharing a well made interesting video!

[@ThomasBrekke]

Loving the eclectic mix of backdating the car with pre-74 bumpers, single chrome mirror, pepita seat upholstry, and the motorsport bits like the pedal box, gear linkage, steering wheel and kevlar body panels. A quintessential 911! seeing those velocity stacks i bet i goes like stink too!

[@Munkenba]

Love bugatti, they truely are the last word in detail and now i can see why, this guy knows cars, he's an enthusiast, and that's rare today i think.

[@DPPremier]

just absolutely timeless beauty.

[@lxwvandenberg]

indubitably. This is the quintessential porsche. Love it!

[@skf2]

exactly! hear this man right here. we need a longer uncut vid.

[@Rawdriving]

The quality of this video is outstanding! Beautiful car, beautiful video.

[@Nicrobeeld]

Love the interior touch on this '81 SC backdate and similarities to the 991-991R!

[@cropcircle5693]

The water line idea for painting is pretty brilliant! I'll be keeping this in mind for all sorts of stuff going forward.

[@grantroberts4231]

it doesn’t work. everyone who’s tried it, realizes it’s just a goof & ½-interesting story.

[@MorningNapalm]

@@grantroberts4231 Nonsense. Perhaps those who have failed at it.

[@grantroberts4231]

@@MorningNapalm ham-handed at best. a total mess at worst.

[@MorningNapalm]

@@grantroberts4231 I find it disappointing that just because you don't know anyone who made it work, you automatically think that this guy is lying. He is exceedingly competent in his field, and he spent two years one-on-one with one of the best Porsche gurus in the world perfecting this car, and you think he is just telling a lie. I don't even know what to say to you. Somewhere there is a line between people who can make this work, and people who cannot. We know which side you are on.

[@grantroberts4231]

@@MorningNapalm​​⁠ so, once the H₂O is in there, how do you mark the line? with tape? nope, it will get wet. with a marker? nope, again, wet. this whole idea is silly. there are better, easier, faster ways to do this not the least of which is a laser level.

[@wtf1992lynx]

I've seen tons of 911's but i dont know what makes this one look so different, it almost looks 2012 modern. Loved it.

[@DasUhrwerks]

Me too, I'm glad to hear what he said, what would have LOVED if this segment was longer. FOUR MINS! Come one Drive! You'll give Chris (who I enjoy) 20mins sometimes, but the head designer for Bugatti 4 mins??

[@andreaseriksson8121]

Still coming back to watch this one.

[@arisgod2749]

I have seen this video like 10 times. How German man, the simplistic design then the simplistic "hot roding" of this car. Amazing he has this car down to less than 1850 lbs can you imagine how responsible this thing is? Wow.

[@therainforest4314]

I agree, it reflects very much how I would love to hot-rod a Porsche myself. A man who's gone through the gamut of ultra sophisticated technology all the way to just stripping a lot of weight off an essentially stock 911. :-)

[@CRLAMB]

Very cool, I like his philosophy about minimalism and personal touches.

[@martps73]

@Dan fredrikson. You are right about the wind resistance as a ratio of effort at those speeds. But a car is at it's least efficient when accelerating from low speeds where inertia and mechanical resistance are the main forces.

[@jpgmccabe]

Great attitude to evolution and development of a personal 911, Now, where can I get those Kevlar panels he speaks of? Its a wonderful expression of a 911 ethos, I've a '76 911 2.7 which hasn't been on the road for years. I will need a full restoration and rebuild always made easier by ditching the old and bringing in the new, would like to efi the engine too. Lighter and more power, He's damn near current 911 power to weight ratio's

[@johnnydeutschemark3620]

No heater in Berlin...? That's tough.. everything else, I agree with. Perfect build.

[@MorningNapalm]

Who here saw this video when it came out, and is still coming to rewatch it in 2024?

[@KN-lq4zv]

I like this guys point of view. Very well thought out car. A credit to the owner

[@msalgan]

love the part about how he finally figured out doing the two tone wheel paint inset. very clever.

[@slowcheetah24]

Please keep more videos like this coming! This was awesome. Thank you Drive!

[@philler101]

This is absolutely my ideal car.

[@mugget]

Also if you're interested to see what a person can do in their garage, Google "sv650 carbon fibre tank zoran". That follows the production of a carbon fibre motorcycle fuel tank. Cost of materials on that one was $350 (USD), and about 100 hours spent over 10 months. That includes making the plug, mould, and final part plus attaching fittings etc. It's not a quick process, but isn't that why they're called projects? To buy a CF tank would cost anywhere from $1,500 to $2,800.

[@tyler951]

Beautiful 911. So simple and elegant.

[@R.Specktre]

That's why Bugatti is on top right now...

[@buraiki]

Beautiful, cannot express more than that.

[@hoxmam1]

please, longer! More details! great 'documentary', but I would watch the 2 hour version also.

[@rogerhudson9732]

The (inaudable) at 0.65 was 'karosserie', German, and some slavic languages, for bodywork. He has found the essence of 911 and it's great, I wish I had Talbot mirrors.

[@vico805]

Is this the Porsche frank was talking about in UNITY off ENDLESS?

[@arnavmandal7722]

yeah

[@RobRubinoff]

beautiful car. I've been scanning the online used car sites for a 1980's porche. I have zero mechanical skills and am overwhelmed at a fixer upper project. But the idea of a stripping down project where then engine and core systems are left intact is intriguing...

[@keshlan23]

driven is such a fantastic show ,keep up the great work guy.

[@nextyles]

I love the arial camera work....... Thumbs up for the copters!!!

[@venki007f1]

Beautiful Video and a great piece again.

[@iSOBigD]

How were those smooth high pans done? Did you guys use a flying drone or something?

[@NeilMagill]

I wasn't expecting that spec of a car... Awesome 911. Superbly executed.

[@angelocardoc]

Please accept my sincerest apologies if I have offended you sir. I meant no disrespect. I too, admire your minimalist creation. As I originally stated, I think your car is very cool. Many people have a hard time separating their needs from their wants. Getting things back to the bare minimum can be very enlightening. I'm sure your creation, does just that.

[@miltqllama]

Great video, pretty cool how he can appreciate a stripped out, back-to-basics car after working on some of the most over the top cars in the world!

[@sage11x]

He's so right. Simplicity is the new goal.

[@moonpagan]

This is the most intelligently hot-rodded car I have ever seen. Beautiful on an intellectual as well as on an aesthetic level. :-)

[@dorsch250]

it doesn't really mean bodywork in this context, the "Karosserie" is the actual body of the car.

[@IronKnok]

very good...Would be a lovely weekender. He says "doesnt cost the world" but this is relative great video

[@cgh0187]

This car is so beautiful while still being so bare-bones. I love it. I want one...

[@TheAndrealvesdacosta]

that deus ex machina tee is the cherry on top!! freakin essence of awesome!!

[@oddsource]

The older porsches just so much more of a driving piece of art. The newer ones I just dont get that feeling. Newer ones to me just sound different too, Ive driven a lot of porsches new and old. 1968-1982 are the best years for me at least.

[@angelocardoc]

When you were building your turbo 4 banger...did you get your hands dirty. How much did you do and how much did other people do? 50-50? 60-40? 90-10?

[@JETZcorp]

Amazing how the man who purveys one of, if not the most complicated car ever made, makes a simple back-to-basics car for himself. I think it would be amazing if Bugatti made anther model next to the Veyron that was just stripped down and basic, but absolutely perfect in its craftsmanship and dynamics. The goal being, THE best street-legal driver's car sold in the world, ever. They're Bugatti, they can charge whatever they want to fund that. I might actually like Bugatti if they did that.

[@RedSoxFan470]

Awesome video. Wish it was longer!

[@dfishdesign531185]

thank you, so refreshing to see this!

[@DasUhrwerks]

THAT'S MAGNUS WALKER! (& one of his custom, lightened, "pure" 911s). Very similar to what Achim Anscheidt did. Also check out Jay Leno's Garage, where he stopped by with one of his "special" 911s a few weeks ago.

[@jcb8505]

You know porsche is the best when bugatti design has to have one! Ive always said if i could have any car in the world porsche 911GT2! Ever since i was 13 and my best friend/my uncle bought his brand new black on black 911 non turbo but it had the whail tail. Ever since and im 39 now my love has never changed for either the car or my uncle who passed away 4 years ago to als i lost one of my best friends in the world but not the love for porsches! 930 or 911 to be exact! That was like a 72,000 dollar car back then! Amagin that! I drive a bmw 325 xi competion model for now . but some day i hope to have my own 911!

[@swazimilk]

Old 911s will never get old.

[@ivanlai0225]

all these people are so interesting and inspiring

[@robertmorena9549]

remarkable approach to such an awesome yet simplistic 911. Sleeper for sure.

[@TCMx3]

JG, glad to see Driven again. But I hope we will see Alex Roy again soon. Will Live and Let Drive be back for season 3? Will Mr. Roy be making any guest appearances in season 2?

[@DasUhrwerks]

As much as I love how he described painting or finding the perfect paint line on the Fuchs, I was never a big fan. Imagine a set of custom steel wheels with hubcaps. Makes it even more of a sleeper! (and period correct). My plan (when I have the money) is to polish the areas that are painted black & leave the raised areas "brushed" or "satin" looking. The polished areas would match any chrome (engine grill, window surrounds, mirrors & other minor trim). There's no other black on his 911.

[@Tunerboy8732]

That is one clean 911.

[@yoghi993]

this car is beautiful, but mostly the philosophy behind this project is beautiful. strip out anything not necessary, concentrate on the basics. he is so right, it is a sign of our times, we now aim for a simpler world where only simple, essential and pure objects have space.

[@goshko0900]

Who the hell dislikes a beauty like this?

[@bushidobadboy]

"Approaches that don't cost the world". Haha, yeah like replacing most of the panels with kevlar units? I don't think so :) Anyway, kevlar panels aside, this car has a lovely philosophy behind it I think. I have a nice copy of an RSL, but this film has inspired me to make it even lighter and tighter!

[@the3rddecline]

Awesome video, thank you guys for this!

[@ChristopheBilliet]

Waauw, I've watched a lot of videos on the Drive channel, but this has got to be the first one I favourited, to me this is meaning something! (:

[@andyfim]

Fanastic video superb shots and what a guy!!

[@123cameltosis]

Incredible camera work.

[@pabauza]

Keep it up and make it 30 min long. I could keep learning about this 911 all day.

[@WhosiGoDzillah]

love the fact that his minimalistic approach to his 911 is the complete opposite to a bugatti veyron/chiron

[@zareff]

Wow, very interesting to find that even the heads responsible of the most advanced and tech pack cars in the world need a little gateway to no fripperies minimalist design and feel. I hope he actually drives it regularly.

[@billaslinger]

The perfect example of less is more. Makes me want to go out to the garage and pull parts off the jag.

[@whatashitname]

nice Deus ex Machina tee shirt. Definitely earns some 'spect points there... oh yeh and the car is amazing.

[@stevochang]

Badass, was not expecting kevlar panels :)

[@FLWE11]

these are the videos that made me subscribe!!!

[@DasUhrwerks]

Didn't think of that, that he may of changed the weight distribution and thus, handling. Then again, the steel body panels he replaced, were replaced with kevlar composite (should be stronger than steel). He also changed the doors, rear "hood" (bonnet for U Brits), windows are thinner and/or plastic now, sound deadening, carpets, even heater removed. So when you get down to it, I don't know if the weight distribution has really changed. But overall, it's definitely lighter & I WANT IT!

[@domnovoi56]

Beautiful car. Did they say how much power it has?