On Monday in Munich Porsche dropped a bombshell of an EV concept on the IAA Mobility show. While Porsche calls the Mission R a "spectacular look into the automotive future" we think that future isn't too far away indeed. This car looks ready to hit the racetrack tomorrow in an as-yet-unannounced racing series. From the outset this car is …
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This Porsche electric van concept previews the future of autonomous driving Porsches
If you had asked ... well, anyone ... twenty years ago if Porsche would ever build an autonomous-driving electric van, I'm pretty sure 100 percent of people polled would give a resounding and definitive no. These days I'm not so sure. The German sports car company is building SUVs and sedans in overwhelming numbers, the kinds of cars that …
Continue to the full articleIs Porsche finally going to build an electric Boxster?
Porsche has been threatening to build an all-electric two-seat sports car for years, building electrified Boxster and Cayman prototypes on 987 and 981 platforms, but never quite making it to production. After 25 years of the entry-level mid-engine platform, it's possible Porsche is about to tear up the script and rewrite it completely for the next …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Designers Made A Race Support Van Concept
The original Porsche Renndienst van, a high-roof Volkswagen Type 2, was employed throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s as Porsche's European racing support van. That little red magic bus carried tools and spares for everything from 718 Spyders to formula racers and 904s. It's fair to say that this van has seen a lot of action over the years. …
Continue to the full articleWhat Will Porsche’s New Vision GT Car Look Like?
No, Porsche is not creating a new racing series for Marvel's favorite android superhero. Porsche is instead joining the shockingly long list of manufacturers to create a bespoke concept for the Gran Turismo series. When Gran Turismo reached its fifteenth year back in 2013 the developers reached out to manufacturers to create concepts to include in …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Is Making A New GT3-Powered Speedster For 1,948 Lucky Customers
A couple of months ago, back during June's 70th anniversary celebrations, Porsche took the covers off of a brand new Speedster concept model, based on the 991.2 chassis with a 500-horsepower GT3-based engine providing motivation. It was a properly good looking concept that was extraordinarily close to production ready. It used a lot of …
Continue to the full articleIntroducing the 600hp Mission E Cross Turismo Concept
Porsche stunned the world with the Mission E concept at the Geneva show three long years ago. Today, also in Geneva, the company has shown a second Mission E concept, this time a Panamera-based electrified wagon with SUV pretenses called the Mission E Cross Turismo. The Cross Turismo uses the Panamera Sport Turismo's body with a bit of extra …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Fans Create Modern Tribute to 917 and 908
There are unlikely stories, and then there is this. Five designers working for a Chinese car company, using company facilities in their off-hours, create a hypothetical Porsche racecar, one we've covered before. Drawing inspiration from both the 917 and 908, and incorporating modern Porsche design language, they create a model. They create a …
Continue to the full articleIs This What A Successor To The 919 Hybrid Could Look Like?
We see a lot of "concept" cars here at FLATSIXES.com. Some are more worthy than others. Recent "worthy" examples that come to mind include the 908-04, this 911 by way of Bugatti, the Cayvan and the 913. introducing the 906/917 Porsche Concept from Alexander Imnadaze Today, a reader sent us yet another concept. This time it's by well …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Expects to Sell 20,000 Mission E Cars In First Year of Production
Porsche first introduced the world to the Mission E Concept Study back in September of 2015. Then, less than 3-months after its introduction we learned that it received a green light for production and the first 100% electrically powered Porsche would be coming to market sometime before the end of this decade. Now, as we're getting closer …
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