Porsche’s Mission X concept offers a glimpse at its electric super car future

Porsche has unveiled its latest concept vehicle called the Mission X, and it says the model gives us “a glimpse into what the sports car of the future could look like.” The Mission X is supposed to be an electric hypercar with a design that takes inspiration from the automaker’s old models, including the 959, the Carrera GT and the 918 Spyder. With a body that’s 177 inches long, 78.7 inches wide and 47.2 inches high, it’s a relatively low-slung compact vehicle. 

The model Porsche has presented has a “Rocket Metallic” finish, though big parts of the vehicle feature a lightweight glass dome with an exoskeleton made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. Those parts include half of the passenger doors, which are made in the style of Le Mans sports cars that open forwards and upwards. Inside, there are two seats made of leather and carbon fiber reinforced plastic, an open-top steering wheel, as well as multiple cameras and clocks on the instrument panel that can display lap times and the driver’s vital stats.

Porsche has also designed the vehicle with staggered tires — 20-inch wheels at the front and 21-inch wheels at the rear — for aerodynamic purposes. If the Mission X ever goes into production, the automaker intends to make it the fastest road-legal vehicle around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, a popular circuit in Germany. Its battery will be installed centrally behind its seats, and it will feature a 900-volt system architecture that can charge the vehicle as twice as fast as the Taycan Turbo S. It if ever becomes a real product people can buy, of course. For now, it’s just a concept, and you can look at more photos of the vehicle at Porsche’s Mission X portal.