In what might be the most ambitious Porsche project since the 959, Mark Philipp Gemballa's Marsien has been unleashed on the desert dunes, making Porsche's own 911 Dakar look like it's brought a spoon to a sword fight. Based on the 992 Turbo S but comprehensively re-engineered, the Marsien packs 750 horsepower and enough suspension travel to make a trophy truck jealous. You can read our full review here: .w-img { position: relative; width: 200px; height: 120px; margin-right: 20px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 5px; } .w-img img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: opacity 0.3s; } .w-img img:nth-child(2) { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; opacity: 0; } .w-img:hover img:nth-child(1) { opacity: 0; } .w-img:hover img:nth-child(2) { opacity: 1; } .display-card { padding: 10px; border-radius: 5px; background: linear-gradient(to bottom, white, #fbbcbc); position: relative; } .w-display-card-content { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: flex-start; } .article-card-excerpt { flex: 1; max-width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; text-align: justify; color: black; } @media (max-width: 768px) { .w-img { width: 150px; height: 90px; margin-right: 10px; } .article-card-label { font-size: 24px; } .display-card-title { font-size: 16px; } .w-display-card-content { flex-direction: column; } .article-card-excerpt { margin-top: 10px; } } Related: Move over 911 Dakar. This Porsche is better at offroading. The Marcien (that's French for Martian) is what happens when someone looks at a Turbo S and thinks, "Yes, but what if we could actually drive it to Mars?" { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "News", "@author": "D Figg", "headline": "Move over 911 Dakar. This Porsche is better at offroading.", "image": [ "https://f1rst-motors.s3.me-central-1.amazonaws.com/cars/1740400944553-b.webp", "https://f1rst-motors.s3.me-central-1.amazonaws.com/cars/1740400229184-7.webp" ], "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "D Figg" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "F1rst Motors", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://f1rst-motors.s3.me-central-1.amazonaws.com/logo.png" } }, "datePublished": "2024-12-21", "description": "The Marcien (that's French for Martian) is what happens when someone looks at a Turbo S and thinks, 'Yes, but what if we could actually drive it to Mars?'", "url": "/blogs/move-over-911-dakar.-this-porsche-is-better-at-offroading." } The numbers are properly spectacular - a 0-60 time of 2.7 seconds, a top speed of 205 mph on road tires, and suspension that can raise from 120mm to a dune-crushing 250mm at the touch of a button. The entire body is bespoke carbon fiber from Formula 1 suppliers, and underneath there's a complete armor plating system that would make a tank envious. Most impressively, it actually works. Unlike many modified supercars that are more about Instagram than actual performance, the Marsien is a properly developed machine that can handle both desert dunes and tarmac with equal aplomb. The strengthened PDK gearbox, upgraded drive shafts, and sophisticated KW suspension system mean this isn't just another case of more power and fancy bodywork. All 40 units have already been sold at £585,000 each (including the donor car), which in today's world of multi-million-pound restomods almost seems reasonable. Almost. And while you might think this is just another modified Porsche, it's actually something far more significant - proof that with enough engineering talent and ambition, you can create something that even Stuttgart's finest might be a bit jealous of.
