Porsche used its Rennsport Reunion gathering presently underway at Laguna Seca to unveil a one-off 944 Safari that may grow to be a limited-edition Scorching Wheels automotive.

“With Porsche being as culturally related as ever and off-road builds being very on-trend, that is the proper addition to our fleet of life-sized autos,” Ted Wu, vice chairman and world head of car design for Scorching Wheels guardian firm Mattel, stated in an announcement.

Dubbed Dirtmeister, the modified 1987 Porsche 944 was constructed to have fun Porsche’s seventy fifth anniversary this yr. It contains a customized physique by California’s Kudensport that extends the rear hatch, giving the 944 a taking pictures brake-style profile.

Different modifications embody suspension that borrows elements from Trophy Vehicles, Pirelli off-road tires, a racing radio and navigation system, a roll cage, Recaro seats, and off-road lights. Powertrain modifications weren’t mentioned, however the 944 was bought with a collection of naturally aspirated and turbocharged 4-cylinder engines.

Scorching Wheels has inducted Dirtmeister into its Storage of Legends, a set reserved for real-life automobiles thought-about excessive sufficient to be become Scorching Wheels, alongside traditional Scorching Wheels designs just like the Twin Mill and Bone Shaker. The primary Porsche to get this therapy, Dirtmeister will probably be accessible as a 1:64-scale die-cast automotive on a made-to-order foundation.

Porsche and Scorching Wheels have a protracted historical past. The Porsche 917 endurance race automotive turned a part of the now-collectible Scorching Wheels Redline collection in 1970. Since then, 54 Porsche autos have been recreated as Scorching Wheels automobiles. Scorching Wheels added a 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo to the lineup lately, however the Dirtmeister die-cast reveals there may be much more love for this beneath appreciated sports activities automotive.

Rennsport Reunion additionally noticed the debut of the limited-edition 911 GT3 R Rennsport observe automotive. Simply 77 will probably be constructed, every priced over $1 million.