Happy 75th Anniversary Porsche! The automaker officially celebrated the milestone on Thursday June 8th with a huge celebration. During the festivities the automaker unveiled its vision for the sports car of the future - the electric Mission X, which debuts the automaker's modernized Porsche crest. The concept hypercar features Le Mans-style doors that open upwards to the front and an ultra high-performance, efficient electric powertrain. Porsche says a decision on whether to actually build it will "be decided in due time."
“The Porsche Mission X is a technology beacon for the sports car of the future. It picks up the torch of iconic sports cars of decades past: like the 959, the Carrera GT and the 918 Spyder before it, the Mission X provides critical impetus for the evolutionary development of future vehicle concepts,” says Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG. “Daring to dream and dream cars are two sides of the same coin for us: Porsche has only remained Porsche by constantly changing.”
Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG, Michael Mauer, Head of Style Porsche, Porsche Mission X, 2023, Porsche AG. Credit: Porsche.The Mission X has the dimensions of the Carrera GT and 918 Spyder. Porsche says that for aerodynamic purposes, the concept car has staggered tires. There are 20-inch wheels in front and 21-inch wheels at the rear and the rear axle is fitted with almost transparent aero blades. The concept wears Rocket Metallic and features design elements in carbon fiber with a satin finish. The modernized Porsche crest is found on the hood, the steering wheel as well as in monochrome form on the wheel centers.
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The interior features different colored front seats. Apart from the leather pads in Andalusia Brown, the driver’s seat is Kalahari Grey and forms a single unit of color with the center console and the dashboard. The passenger seat is in the contrasting Andalusia Brown shade.
As for performance, here are Porsche's stats:
- be the fastest road-legal vehicle around the Nürburgring Nordschleife
- have a power-to-weight ratio of roughly one hp per 2.2 lbs.
- achieve downforce values that are well in excess of those delivered by the current 911 GT3 RS
- offer significantly improved charging performance with its 900-volt system architecture and charge roughly twice as quickly as the current Porsche frontrunner, the Taycan Turbo S