Seven figure, street-legal, 230mph+ demon was delivered just a few times before it got permanently pulled

This 230mph+ demon car had it all – it was street legal and had a newly developed carbon-fiber chassis – but after being delivered just a handful of times, it was permanently pulled.

The Schuppan 962CR is a road-ready adaptation of the Porsche 962 Le Mans race car.

While it was originally planned as a 50 car run, only 7 to 12 cars were completed, and even fewer were delivered to paying customers.

So why did the Schuppan 962CR cease prematurely?

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Taking a closer look at the Schuppan 962CR

This car was the brainchild of Vern Schuppan, who had won 24 Hours of Le Mans back in 1983 as part of Porsche’s factory team.

A decade later, he decided he wanted to convert Porsche 962 race cars into road legal cars.

But he was a big believer in ‘Anything worth doing is worth doing well’, so went about constructing a new chassis, and revising the bodywork.

With financial backing from Japan, Schuppan set up a facility in the UK to make the 962CR a reality.

50 cars were planned, but things didn’t pan out that way.

Between 7 and 12 were actually completed, and even fewer made their way to paying customers.

This wasn’t due to a lack of interest or because regulators got involved, it was down to a mix of factors.

The economic downturn in Japan during the early 1990s didn’t help things as far as financial backing was concerned, with investors pulling funding mid-project.

Some cars that had been shipped overseas weren’t paid for, and legal disputes followed.

Eventually the operation folded and Schuppan declared bankruptcy.

It also didn’t help that the car was priced at $1.5 million, making it one of the most expensive production cars at the time.

In 2025 money, that would come out at around $3.5 million – still making a whole lot cheaper than this 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen, 2025’s most expensive car.

It’s a shame that things didn’t pan out better for the Schuppan 962CR, as it’s an awesome car.

What could have been…

The car is powered by a twin-turbo flat-six from Porsche’s IMSA program, and can produced around 600hp.

It weighs in at just over 2,300 pounds, but that doesn’t hinder its speed in the slightest.

With a reported top speed of more than 320mph, it was briefly the fastest production car in the world.

It’s not nearly as much as cars are putting in nowadays – like the Hennessey Venom GT – but it’s impressive nonetheless.

One thing that certain put this car ahead of its time was the inclusion of a camera system rather than the traditional rear-view mirror.

Nowadays, that’s pretty standard, but this was quite innovative back in 1993 – and was necessary because of the 962CR’s bodywork made rear visibility practically impossible.

In 2025, this 230mph+ demon is sadly something of a relic.

It did make an appearance on Jay Leno’s Garage at least, so it’s not totally forgotten.

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