Mission X hypercar set to be fastest ever car around the Nurburgring and be twice as quick to charge as a Taycan Turbo S
The all-electric Porsche Mission X hypercar concept has been unveiled in the early hours of this morning to mark the German brand’s 75 years of car-making.
Unwrapped at a VIP event at Porsche’s own museum in Stuttgart, the Porsche Mission X was heralded by senior execs as the spiritual successor to the 959, Carrera GT and 918 Spyder.
Rumoured to be on sale by 2027, the all-new Mission X is claimed to be powered by an all-new pioneering pure-electric powertrain, the headline news is thanks in part to a 900-volt architecture the new Mission X will be twice as fast to charge as the car-maker’s current Taycan Turbo S.
That suggests that a 5-80 per cent top up could take little more than 10 minutes. No details on either how big the battery is, nor how far the range is, but the zero-emission hypercar could be the first recipient of the Volkswagen Group’s next-gen solid state batteries that could allow a top-up at more than 450kW.
Based around a full carbon-fibre monocoque, with the same lightweight composite used for its skin, Porsche did not reveal how much power the Mission produces but did say that it will have a power-to-weight ratio of 1hp-per-kg.
A sensible guess is Porsche’s Mission X will weigh in at around 1500kg and pump out around 1500hp (1103kW).
Developed to lap the Nurburgring far faster than any current production car can, the speed comes not only from its epic power but also thanks to its advanced aero that’s said to produce comfortably more downforce than the latest 911 GT3 RS that manages to produce as much as 860kg at 285km/h.
It’s not known how much active aero is incorporated in the Mission X design but the new Porsche rival to hypercars like the Rimac Nevera or Pininfarina Battista does without a towering rear wing, although there is an enormous rear diffuser and novel floating front fenders that maximise the amount of air able to exit the front arches for minimal lift.
Measuring in at 4500mm long, 2000mm wide, with a wheelbase of 2730mm, the Mission X is said to be similar inside to the Carrera GT and 918 Spyder.
As well as featuring advanced aero, the Mission X is claimed to be also inspired by some of the most pivotal race cars in Porsche’s back catalogue, including the 917, from which it borrows its fight-jet-style canopy from.
The vertical lights up front are also said to pay tribute to other endurance racers while the rear OLED light bar is split by illuminated PORSCHE lettering.
The deep-dish wheels, meanwhile, boast transparent aeroblades that are said to offer maximum cooling with minimal drag. The concept is shod with 255/35 ZR20 rims on the front axle and larger 315/30 ZR21’s at the rear and are wrapped by extreme Michelin Cup 2 R tyres, hinting at its track focus.
Porsche has given limited details on the Mission X, but does say it will come with a development of the motorsport-inspired dampers from the current 911 GT3 RS that allows the driver to alter both the rebound and compression via switches on the steering wheel.
The German brand’s latest torque vectoring is also available, along with numerous driving modes that will tweak both the traction control and stability control for faster laps.
Within, the Mission X the fast Porsche shuns a traditional steering wheel for a yoke-style set-up. Ahead of the driver is a curved 7.8-inch instrument cluster that sits at the highest point of the steering column. Instead of door mirrors there’s rear cameras that are mounted far back on the door pillars, images from those are projected on six-inch displays between the door panel and A-pillars.
Ahead of the passenger is an analogue Porsche design watch that is surrounded by a digital instrument panel that is designed to display lap times and vital information for the driver.
A total of three cameras are mounted on the car – one on the roof and two on the door next to the digital exterior mirrors. All three can record a hot lap.
If you’re wondering where luggage space is, Porsche says there’s a small, closed compartment behind the seats. Other slight nods to daily usage include a wireless charger in the shelf in front of gear lever. The air vents of the air conditioning system are said to lurk in the doors
Officially, Porsche says that it has yet to green light the Mission X for production but one source working close to the car-maker suggests a decision has already made and the game-changing electric hypercar would be about four years away from landing in your local Porsche dealer.
Production is likely to be limited and a price tag of well in excess of a million dollars are a dead cert.
Commenting on the new Porsche Mission X the car-maker’s chairman, Oliver Blume, said: “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.”
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