{"id":2200946,"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2200946"},"modified":"2026-10-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T21:00:00","slug":"mission-accepted-meet-the-stunning-new-mid-engined-porsche-mission-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2200946","title":{"rendered":"Mission\u2026 accepted: meet the stunning new mid-engined Porsche Mission S"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Porsche is on the ropes<\/a>. Its profits \u2013 once the envy of many a carmaker \u2013 fell off a cliff last year, plunging a whopping 93 per cent to \u20ac90m. Its bet on an EV future resulted in\u2026 two new petrol<\/em> crossovers.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s now on a mission to turn the ship around. And this is part of the solution. Welcome to the stunning new Mission S supercar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s not a limited-edition hypertoy conceived for the fortunate few (though no doubt it\u2019d sell out in seconds), but a full-production car that\u2019ll sit at the top of Porsche tree. Which means it\u2019ll look down on Porsche\u2019s halo car.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mission S represents a mid-engined super sports car platform positioned above the 911 \u2013 not as a one-off hypercar, but as a permanent and versatile addition to our customer offering,\u201d said boss Michael Leiters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It was designed to be \u201crecognisable as a Porsche at first glance\u201d, and we\u2019d say\u2026 mission accomplished. It\u2019s very 911<\/a>-alike at the front with that familiar headlight arrangement, a slatted bonnet, a clean front bumper, and what Porsche deems \u2018torpedo\u2019 wings.<\/p>\n

Then comes that swooped roofline, enormous barge boards on the flanks and a swoopy roofline flowing into that nicely integrated rear wing that carries more than a whisper of both the wonderful Carrera GT and classic 959.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Indeed, Porsche points to a number of its old cars that prowl the Mission S\u2019s silhouette: the 911 as we\u2019ve mentioned, the \u2018G\u2019 model car in the shut lines, the delightful GT1 in the supercar\u2019s flat front, and heck, even the 928 in the wheels.<\/p>\n

One of the car\u2019s coolest bits (apart from the roof scoop) emphasises its mid-engined layout: see that radiator fan in the middle of the car? That\u2019s a nod to Porsche\u2019s all-conquering 917 endurance racer.<\/p>\n

So, it\u2019s familiarly Porsche, but just\u2026 cooler. Angrier somehow, and yet very clean. \u201cThe Mission S is the result of a forward-looking, holistic design strategy,\u201d said Porsche design boss Tobias S\u00fchlmann.<\/p>\n

Oh right, engine. Porsche hasn\u2019t yet divulged what\u2019ll power the production version of this Mission S supercar: if the 911\u2019s got the monopoly on flat-sixes, what chance a flat-eight? Cast your mind back to July 2026, when long-time Porsche fwiend RUF unveiled a monster 4.8-litre eight-cylinder prototype boxer engine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That thing produced around 1,000bhp and was bolted in the middle of something not far removed from this new Mission S. We reckon RUF would be willing to throw Porsche a few of them\u2026<\/p>\n

Anyhoo, whatever powers the Mission S production car will be controlled from inside a cabin haunted by two more Porsche icons, the 550 Spyder and 356: spartan, analogue, angled towards the driver and replete with dials and physical, rotary switchgear, and lovely-looking sports seats to create \u2013 according to Porsche \u2013 \u201ca feeling of sitting deep within the car\u201d.<\/p>\n

Conspicuous by its absence is the presence of any large touchscreen \u2013 this be a Drivers\u2019 Porsche, so instead there\u2019s a simple holder for your own smartphone to perch on and use, preferably with the My Porsche App.<\/p>\n

Speaking of that 550, the launch of this mirrors the old timer: in 1953, that Spyder was revealed on a pier in Queens, New York. Any guesses as to where Porsche decided to reveal this new Mission S?<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the brand’s first super sports car, the 550 Spyder is still regarded today as having defined the company’s identity,\u201d said Porsche. \u201cAt the same time, it laid an important foundation for Porsche’s popularity and success in the US.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy choosing this location, Porsche is emphasising the importance of its history for the future of design and brand \u2013 a claim that is also reflected in the Mission S.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Porsche is on the ropes. Its profits \u2013 once the envy of many a carmaker \u2013 fell off a cliff last year, plunging a whopping 93 per cent to \u20ac90m. Its bet on an EV future resulted in\u2026 two new petrol crossovers. It\u2019s now on a mission to turn the ship around. And this is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-2200946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2200946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200946\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2200946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2200946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2200946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}