![]() ![]() Read: The Mission X concept should fill-up quick.Īs for the chances of a version you can buy, Porsche says Mission X "production to be decided in due time." We have no doubt the phones at HQ have been ringing with "name-your-price" offers all day. The GT3 RS produces as much as 860 kg (1,896 pounds) of downforce but uses a giant wing and other aero addenda to do it, meaning the undisturbed Mission X concept's glasshouse and upper surfaces are hiding an underbody full of chicanery.Īnd the Taycan Turbo S maxes out at 270-kilowatt charging to go from 5% to 80% state of charge in a little more than 20 minutes. Given the weight of an electric hypercar - the Rimac Nevera weighs about 5,070 pounds or 2,300 kg - we might think a Mission X comes in at 1,700 hp on the extreme low end to as much as 2,300 hp. The 918 Spyder weighed about 3,650 pounds, or 1,656 kilograms. The power-to-weight ratio is measured in metric horsepower, so 0.986 of our American ponies per kilogram. That's about 22 seconds faster than the 918 Spyder ran the lap, the 918 the first production car to break the seven-minute barrier. Starting from the top, the Mission X has the Mercedes-AMG One in its sights, the other Stuttgart hypercar maker owning the Nordschleife record with a time of 6:35.18. 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." We've been told the battery sits behind the cockpit in a way that mimics mid-engined dynamics, the setup called "e-core." The automaker said that were the street-legal coupe to get a production run, it would aim to "be the fastest road-legal vehicle around the Nürburgring Nordschleife have a power-to-weight ratio of roughly one hp per 2.2 lbs. Drivetrain and output specs weren't included with the reveal. Porsche calls it a "reinterpretation of a hypercar," but we don't know enough about the Mission X yet to understand what that means. One imagines other accessories, like a screen, could go here when not on the track. At the track, the stopwatch could be used in conjunction with the multiple built-in cameras. The ornate stopwatch in front of the passenger is a removable unit clipped into a bayonet system on the instrument panel, created by Porsche Design. ![]() There are four paddles behind the steering yoke - we're not sure what they control other than the obvious guess of regen braking. Both feature Andalusia Brown lowers, the driver's throne additionally signified by the Kalahari Gray upper. The carbon-backed seats and their six-point harnesses appear largely built into the tub. The cabin begs even onlookers to hit top speed. A horizontal lattice supports thin, ornate LED taillights that bracket floating, illuminated Porsche logotype. And the Mission X marks the debut of Porsche's new crest. Passengers enter through doors that swing up and forward like those on top-class Le Mans prototypes going back decades, then sit under a glass dome built around a skeleton of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. At the same time, the DRLs and the four LED main beams buried in the lattice support structure call back to the stacked double headlights that sat inches off the ground on Le Mans racers like the 906 and 908. ![]() The illuminated DRLs in the photos rework the four-point signature seen on the automaker's road cars. Since this concept counts as one of the brand's 75th birthday presents to itself, historic cues mix with modern ones. The 20-inch wheels in front and 21-inchers in back eat up nearly half the two-seater's 47.2-inch height. However, the battery-electric two-seater with the "ultra high-performance" powertrain is full of indicators about what might be down the road.ĭressed a specially created Rocket Metallic with satin carbon fiber accents, dimensions 177 inches in length and 78.7 inches in width fit the concept into same rough footprint as the 2003 Carrera GT and 2013 918 Spyder. ![]() So the car you see here, the Porsche Mission X concept, isn't the next Porsche hypercar and at the moment isn't planned for sale. He once answered the queries with some version of "not until the middle of the decade at the earliest least." His most recent answer, from April of this year, pushed that back toward the end of the decade Blume and R&D chief Michael Steiner say current battery technology isn't prepared to satisfy the demands a Porsche hypercar would make on it, so everyone will need to wait for next-gen cells due in four or five years. Frequent interviews with Porsche CEO Oliver Blume include a question as to when we'll see another Porsche hypercar. ![]()
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