Porsche unveils Mission S concept previewing permanent mid-engined super sports car above the 911

Porsche has unveiled the Mission S, a vision model previewing a new mid-engined super sports car platform that the company says will become a permanent part of its range, positioned above the 911. The car was presented on Thursday 15^th October 2026 on a pier in Queens, New York, and is intended to show the direction of Porsche’s design over the coming years. It forms part of the company’s “Sportwagenschmiede ’35” strategic realignment, which Porsche says is driven by “the love for sports cars”.

“The Mission S,” said Dr Michael Leiters, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG, “provides a glimpse of the ideas and design features that will shape Porsche in the coming years.” He described the planned production model as a “permanent and versatile addition” to the line-up rather than a one-off hypercar. This would be the first time Porsche has offered a mid-engined super sports car on a permanently available basis.

The choice of venue was deliberate. In 1953 Porsche photographed the mid-engined 550 Spyder at the same spot, with the Manhattan skyline behind it, to announce the car. The company credits those images with helping to build its popularity in the US.

The exterior design references several earlier Porsche models. The round headlights and front wings recall the 911, while shut lines that merge into the light graphics refer to the 911 G-Series. The flat front is based on the GT1 race car and road car of the 1990s, and the roofline beneath the rear wing echoes the 959. A cooling fan in the rear section is modelled on the radiator fan of the 917 race car, and the wheels reinterpret the dial design of the 928. Tobias Sühlmann, Head of Style Porsche, said: “The Mission S is the result of a forward-looking, holistic design strategy.”

Inside, the cabin draws on the 550 Spyder and the 356. There is no permanently integrated centre display. Instead, a retractable MagSafe-compatible mount holds the driver’s smartphone for navigation and information. Five round instruments sit behind the steering wheel, with the rev counter at the centre. It has an analogue needle in front of a display, and depending on the driving mode it moves closer to the driver. Physical buttons and switches are combined with digital displays. A switch on the steering wheel labelled “On Your Own” turns off all supporting elements. The My Porsche App gives access to the car’s functions and lets drivers choose historically inspired designs for the dials.

The show car’s colours, Firn White Metallic, Light Red Metallic, Black Chrome and Special Black for the interior, were developed for the Mission S and reinterpret classic Porsche Motorsport colours.

“A Porsche must be recognisable as a Porsche at first glance,” said Dr Leiters.

Porsche has not released details of the Mission S’s powertrain, price or launch date. It describes the car as a vision model that will eventually be realised as a production addition to the range.

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