J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
6/9/23 10:37 a.m.
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Porsche seeks to make the fastest road-legal car on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. That is if they decide to put the Mission X project into production.

The all-electric hypercar has a power-to-weight ratio of 1 horsepower per 2.2 pounds. The company says it offers more downforce than its current 911 GT3 RS. It also charges twice as quickly as the Taycan …

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Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
6/9/23 10:38 a.m.

I guess I'm just so used to Porsches being shaped like 911s and Caymans, because that looks un-Porsche-like, but not in a bad way.

WonkoTheSane
WonkoTheSane GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
6/9/23 10:53 a.m.

Good idea, making the seats brown...

nderwater
nderwater UltimaDork
6/9/23 11:31 a.m.
Colin Wood said:

I guess I'm just so used to Porsches being shaped like 911s and Caymans, because that looks un-Porsche-like, but not in a bad way.

Agreed.  This is the least 'Porsche-looking' Porsche in years.

mainlandboy
mainlandboy HalfDork
6/9/23 3:21 p.m.
nderwater said:
Colin Wood said:

I guess I'm just so used to Porsches being shaped like 911s and Caymans, because that looks un-Porsche-like, but not in a bad way.

Agreed.  This is the least 'Porsche-looking' Porsche in years.

+1. There's something about the front end that is giving me Cadillac vibes.

californiamilleghia
californiamilleghia UberDork
6/9/23 3:26 p.m.

What is the record now for an EV  compared to the  "Benzine" powered record ?

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/9/23 5:17 p.m.
californiamilleghia said:

What is the record now for an EV  compared to the  "Benzine" powered record ?

Production EV = NIO EP9 at 6:45.90

Production ICE (hybrid) = Mercedes-AMG ONE at 6:30.705

Production ICE-only = Porsche 911 GT2 MR at 6:38.835

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/9/23 7:36 p.m.

I am getting "modern 917" vibes, myself.

mblommel
mblommel GRM+ Memberand Dork
6/9/23 7:52 p.m.

If I squint it looks a little like a 910 to me. Maybe it's stacked headlights.

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
6/12/23 11:46 a.m.
mblommel said:

If I squint it looks a little like a 910 to me. Maybe it's stacked headlights.

Oh okay, yeah I see that now.

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