Jeremy Webb looks at Porsche's all-electric Hyper car built to be the fastest road-legal vehicle around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The Mission X is a concept car propelling the German marque forward. The vehicle will be a test bed for ideas that Porsche will look to incorporate into future vehicles.
Porsche's innovative concept cars have always laid the groundwork for the future. The sports car manufacturer is continuing this tradition with this latest concept study. Mission X is a spectacular reinterpretation of a hypercar, with Le Mans-style doors that open upwards to the front and a high-performance, efficient electric powertrain.
The Mission X is a dramatic-looking two-seater launched on 8 June 2023, the eve of the '75 Years of Porsche Sports Cars' exhibition opening at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart- Zuffenhausen.
Seventy-five years ago, on 8 June 1948, the 356 'No. 1' Roadster became the first automobile named Porsche to receive its general operating permit. This was the birth of the sports car marque.
Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG.
"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. Daring to dream and dream cars are two sides of the same coin for us: Porsche has only remained Porsche by constantly changing."
Michael Mauer, Head of Style Porsche,
"The Mission X is a clear commitment to the core of the brand. The continuing, enhanced expression of our brand and product identity is an important compass for us to navigate the development of our series-production models. The concept study symbolises a symbiosis of unmistakable motorsport DNA with a luxurious overall impression."
The Mission X concept study is approximately 4.5 metres long and two metres wide, a relatively compact hypercar. Its wheelbase of 2.73 metres has the Carrera GT and 918 Spyder dimensions. The concept car has mixed-size tyres for aerodynamic purposes, with 20-inch wheels at the front and 21-inch wheels at the rear.