Porsche used its Rennsport Reunion gathering at present underway at Laguna Seca to unveil a one-off 944 Safari that may change into a limited-edition Sizzling 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 automobiles,” Ted Wu, vp and world head of auto design for Sizzling Wheels mum or dad 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 encompasses a customized physique by California’s Kudensport that extends the rear hatch, giving the 944 a taking pictures brake-style profile.

Different modifications embrace suspension that borrows elements from Trophy Vans, 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 sequence of naturally aspirated and turbocharged 4-cylinder engines.

Sizzling Wheels has inducted Dirtmeister into its Storage of Legends, a group reserved for real-life vehicles thought-about excessive sufficient to be changed into Sizzling Wheels, alongside basic Sizzling Wheels designs just like the Twin Mill and Bone Shaker. The primary Porsche to get this therapy, Dirtmeister might be out there as a 1:64-scale die-cast automotive on a made-to-order foundation.

Porsche and Sizzling Wheels have a protracted historical past. The Porsche 917 endurance race automotive turned a part of the now-collectible Sizzling Wheels Redline sequence in 1970. Since then, 54 Porsche automobiles have been recreated as Sizzling Wheels vehicles. Sizzling Wheels added a 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo to the lineup in recent times, 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 might be constructed, every priced over $1 million.