CarMaxx Classics located in Hirtenberg, Austria specializes in restoring and repairing classic Porsche and Volkswagen vehicles. The company spent two years building the Bugster 9.03, a combination of classic Beetle styling with modern Porsche performance. The company started with a 1973 Volkswagen Beetle 1303 body they installed over a 2000 Porsche Boxster S chassis and powertrain. The wild creation weighs 1098 kg (2420 lb) and features a mid-engine 3.2 L M96 flat-six making 266 horsepower and six-speed manual transaxle, modern independent suspension, electronic stability control, and anti-lock brakes.
Source: Bugster.at and Bugster FB page
Awesome, I can appreciate the time and talent that go into a project like this. Love the Boxster/ Caymen platforms ,and have rebuilt almost everything mechanical in my 97 ,purchased new ,few suspension and engine mods!
This looks like such a clean, fun build.
Beautifully Transformed, I’d love to have one made… How about one on karman Ghia 69!!!❤🙏👏
Hi, I think it’s like a 12” wheelbase difference and probably a width difference too. How did you compensate? Check out the Batmobile I built from scratch on Instagram @ burmastersbeer 👍
IIRC there is only about 3 inches difference in wheelbase, Porsche is longer, and the beetle rear track is close(wider) enough to work fine.