NAME: Porsche 550 RS Spyder
PICTURES:
the 550 Spyder was built as a purpose made race car, being inspired by the 356 that was made in years past, but this would be built with a lot more finesse, and the project went forward with the 547 engine and 550 chassis
now these cars would be very successful, getting a class victory at Le Mans, and getting consistent podium finishes and other victories, but while all that is very impressive, with the oddly specific chassis code in the title, you can see where this is going
now Michael May had gotten this 550 Spyder from another driver, Walter Ringgenberg, who had not really seen much success with the car, and Michael May would receive the car to modify and do whatever he wanted to race with it
May would modify the car to have a rather crazy looking wing on it, but the wing proved to produce effective downforce, as it would outqualify all of the works Porsches at the 1956 Nürburgring by four seconds, where the wing would be banned as to not overshadow the works Porsches
the car would end up retiring due to mechanical issues like it had in past races, but it is still an interesting look at old Porsche race cars, especially with this chassis being one of the first cars to experiment with a wing to produce downforce
as a small little tidbit, the 550 RS Spyder is well known for James Dean’s fatal crash in one of these, as he simply could not handle the performance of this car
with the story out of the way, onto specs:
this car uses a 1.5L naturally aspirated flat-4 engine
this car is mated to a 4-speed manual gearbox
this car does 0-60 mph in around 7.0s (estimate as 0-60 times for these types of old cars are hard to find)
top speed is 220 km/h (137 mph)
engine produces 110 hp @ 6,200 rpm
peak torque is 120 Nm (89 lb ft) @ 4,800 rpm
vehicle drivetrain is RWD
vehicle weight is 612 kg (1,349 lbs, had to find a middle ground as the weight for these cars varies a lot)
vehicle length is 3,600 mm (141.7 in)
vehicle width is 1,540 mm (60.6 in)
vehicle height is 1,050 mm (41.3 in, excludes wing height as this is pulled from a normal 550 RS Spyder)
vehicle wheelbase is 2,101 mm (82.7 in)
fictional name would be Porettchi 440 R Spider
derby tier is 1
should be priced around 500,000
vehicle will be available as an event prize
acceleration is 10.1
handling is 15.8
braking is 13
race class is C 69
attack score is 51
defense score is 84
