Everrati turns icons into electrics, putting silent and reliable modern power into vehicles that left the factory many decades of engineering and scientific progression ago. The latest is a car called The Lighthouse Commission, and like the others before it, the EV will anger so-called purists by removing the air-cooled flat-six of a 964-generation Porsche 911. But it will stun them with the car’s looks and by making nearly double the power of the original even if it’s a lot quieter now than it was before. And with its own air-cooled twist, it isn’t the most offensive idea yet.
The First Everrati Conversion For Canada
The Lighthouse Commission is the first Everrati conversion intended for an owner in Canada. It’s far from the company’s first EV, though, with a stable including the first electric Lamborghini LM002. This car, commissioned by a tech giant in the coastal city of Vancouver, was inspired by the customer’s childhood vacations. Like the 964, a place of nostalgic memories and timeless style.
Everrati started with a 1990 Porsche 911 964 widebody coupe. The 964 left Stuttgart with a 3.6-liter flat-six, making 247 horsepower and 229 lb-ft of torque. That sonorous six has been replaced by Everrati’s own electric power system making 500 hp and scooting the car from 0-60 mph in just 3.7 seconds.
Lightness is a key part of the 911 experience, and Everrati has worked to maintain that. The sacrifice is a shorter electric range, with around 200 miles of range available. If the owner is headed into the mountains around their home city, that’s likely plenty. With regenerative braking the whole trip back from the hills, rolling back down will help keep things charged.
Everrati added its adaptive suspension system to modernize the car’s handling. The new dampers and some modern engineering should also help tame the car’s rear-biased weight distribution, which the company worked hard to maintain.
Like New, But Also, New
Building a car like this classic 964 for a customer with a vision is a challenge. Balancing their desires with the car’s original vision, but Everrati says it works hard to do that. One example is the rear lights, which have vintage housings and lenses with modern LEDs inside. It still has Fuchs-style wheels like the original, and it has gauges that are vintage but modernized to show the right electric information.
“The new Everrati Lighthouse is so much more than a visual masterpiece; this vehicle is designed for real-world use. The client challenged us to create a vehicle that captures the timeless, enduring appeal of the 964 while delivering reliability with daily, year-round driving in mind. The Lighthouse Commission’s transformation is a testament to Everrati’s ability to redefine icons for a new era. This commission was built as a reflection of our client’s passion, personality, and vision and we’re delighted to see it on the roads of an exciting new market for the company.”
– Justin Lunny, Founder & CEO, Everrati.
To help build this car, and Everrati’s other new completely bespoke Carte Blanche line that lets buyers create electric 911s, Land Rover Defenders, Mercedes-Benz SL, and Superformance GT40 cars, Everrati snagged an expert from Aston Martin. That brand’s now-former chief designer of color and materials brings 20 years of expertise to every Everrati vehicle and helps customers design and take home some stunning restorations.
by Evan Williams
Source: CarBuzz
