RAUH-Welt/RWB is probably the best known Porsche tuner in Japan and their cars always have a distinctive style combing both Japanese and Euro tuning elements. RAUH-Welt 911's are common sights on both the highways and the racing circuits of Japan. RWB even served as a technical consultant for the Wangan Midnight animated series.
I had the chance to see some of the RWB cars in action at Tsukuba last week at the TK Club grip/drift event and it was quite an experience. I had seen a lot of the cars in magazines before but this was my first chance to be up close and personal with them.
The best way to describe the style of the RWB cars is "radical but functional". While the double rear wing set up may look like overkill, you can bet that they are put to use on the back straight at Tsukuba or flying down the Aqualine.
Another RWB-tuned 911, this one is a little milder but was still a full circuit-bred machine.
Ready for battle. Note the air inlet in the rear quarter window.
Ultra-wide negative offset SSR Professors are RWB's wheel of choice. The massive Brembo brakes barely fit inside the 18" wheel. Tires are Advan A048, the most common tire seen at the circuit.
From this photo you can really see how extensive the body modification is. Look at the width of the rear fenders!
Porsche perfection?
This post wouldn't be complete without some action shots-
In the first hairpin.
At the corner exit. Naturally, the flat-six sound is wonderful.
Spitting flame.
On the front straight.
A 3rd RWB car.
One last shot pulling out of the first hairpin.
RAUH-Welt represents some of the best Porsche tuning on the planet. Look for more RWB coverage coming soon. For now you can check out a few more photos in the gallery right here .
That has got to be the scariest wing I've ever seen, beating even the super wide super gt wings.
Posted by: leongsoon | February 26, 2008 at 05:53 AM
This Is my Favorite (Japanese) Porsche tuner. I am always on the lookout for pics or mentions of these guys whenever I look through a magazine. Thanks for covering them.
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Posted by: Joey Redmond | February 26, 2008 at 10:31 PM
I wonder what the specs are on those SSR's? Any way I can find out?
Cheers
Brendan
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