Somewhere beneath the singular supercar concept you see below, a Porsche 911 Turbo S is hiding. The car is called the Icon, and it’s the latest model from Montreal’s Anibal Automotive.

Anibal is no stranger to the Porsche; it has tackled the 911 before, with its striking Attack series, as well as the Cayman and the Boxter. But the fact that the designers strip down their source cars so completely, rebuilding each chassis nearly entirely, gives them far more room for individual expression of their own idealistic racecar and street-machine sensibilities.

Occasionally, the model which results from Anibal’s attention is almost too heavily articulated—the three-wheeled T-Rex is a good example—and lines, colors, and design flourishes compete for space in a limited landscape. Such a fascinating vehicle comes nearer to being a sculptural installation than a recreational ride.

The Icon, however, is the most ambitious offering from the Canadian design shop to date. Previous Porsche-based models from Anibal have been more restrained, kits which keep more respectfully to the familiar fundamentals; the Rush C, based on the Boxter, is especially lovely, but immediately recognizable as a tuned Porsche. The Icon, on the other hand, might be considered more of an iconoclast…that is, an icon-breaker. In that way, it may indicate Anibal’s desire to soon enter the market as a grassroots designer.

The car is fast. The original flat-six Porsche engine has been tuned to produce 920 horsepower, and will launch to sixty in 2.4 seconds. The Icon’s active aerodynamics and 4-wheel steering/AWD/active suspension help provide the stability necessary when such numbers are being discussed. A carbon fiber body will keep the weight to about 3,400 pounds. Gullwing doors and body language firmly lodged in European supercar designs make it the most developed statement yet from Anibal.

50 examples are earmarked for production.