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12/05/2025 1:15 pm
Up until a few days ago every record car in my collection set (or attempted) some kind of a land speed record - absolute or in-class, closed circuit or flat-out at Bonneville, and so on. But now I have a model that set an ALTITUDE record. Porsche developed a 911-based rock climber to take on the highest point to which a vehicle could be driven. The venue was Ojos del Salado, an active volcano and the highest peak in Chile. The previous record was set by a pair of M-B Unimogs in 2020. The specially-prepped 911 Carrera 4S was named Edith. Romain Dumas, likely using supplemental oxygen, drove the car up to the volcano's summit (22,093 ft.) on December 2, 2023.
Spark has modelled the car in its striking gray, white, and shimmering red paint scheme, and it's available from Porsche (shop.porsche.com). Must have already been in the warehouse, I guess, so I paid no tariffs.
This topic was modified 12 months ago 2 times by Harv Goranson
12/05/2025 6:00 pm
Interesting car and story. However, I believe the altitude record belongs to Tesla. Mr Musk had one of their roadsters launched into earth orbit. The Porsche would hold the record for a car under its own power.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
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12/05/2025 6:05 pm
@ed-davis By that analogy, the lunar rovers have an even higher altitude. The Mars rovers even more (but they aren't piloted by humans at their location). The Tesla, I'm afraid, did not drive up into orbit.
12/05/2025 6:47 pm
You are correct. I forgot about the lunar rover. I was only thinking about cars designed for normal people like us, designed for driving on this earth.
This post was modified 12 months ago by Ed Davis
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
12/05/2025 8:06 pm
Here’s a video of their successful attempt:
12/05/2025 8:11 pm
13/05/2025 7:35 am
Now that's something you don't see every day.
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