SINGER’S DLS PROJECT
ENGINE OF THE YEAR
WORDS OLLIE MARRIAGE
PHOTOGRAPHY MARK RICCIONI
T he Dynamics and Lightweighting Study. That’s how Singer refers to its latest reimagined Porsche 911. Surely the name tells you what’s been done: weight has been lightened, the dynamics have been, er, studied.
Singer developed its own double wishbone front suspension for the DLS to improve front end grip, precision and steering. It put the iconic ducktail spoiler through a regime that sees it serve an actual aerodynamic purpose, now 22mm taller and a few degrees more upright. A ruthless approach to mass and a liberal approach to terrifyingly expensive materials sees a raw DLS tip the scales at a little over 1,000kg.