[Auto] Porsche Mission X Is an Electric Hypercar Concept with Future Nürburgring Records in Mind

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In designing this striking, hovercraft-like concept, Porsche looked back at the 959, Carrera GT, and 918 Spyder to get inspiration for the future.

Currently a concept, the Mission X that Porsche revealed today is a hypercar with an electric powertrain.
Porsche says that if it goes to production, the Mission X would be designed to claim the title of fastest road-legal car on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
Lightweight carbon-fiber design and aero elements make more downforce than a 911 GT3 RS.
Summer is when the concept cars come out to play, and Porsche has a doozy in its Mission X, which the automaker unveiled at a celebration of 75 years of its sports cars. The Mission X is a look at how the next 75 years of great sports cars might unfold: fast, light, and electric.

The low-slung electric coupe-style concept looks like a hovercraft, with a lightweight glass-dome roof and doors that open forward like a beetle's wings—although Porsche designers were probably thinking more of the famous 917 race car when they hung those hinges. "The Porsche Mission X . . . 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," according to Oliver Blume, chairman of the executive board of Porsche.

Fascinating LED Lighting
This is no longtail. At 177.0 inches long, 78.7 inches wide, and 47.2 inches tall, the Mission X should fit nicely in your garage. It has a similar wheelbase—107.4 inches—to the Carrera GT and 918. Other racing callouts can be seen in the headlight shape, long and placed low on the nose. Unlike the old cars, the new lights are LED modules. During daytime running, just a slim element is visible, but when you turn on the headlights, the full module opens, "like an eye blinking open," says Porsche. The modern version of a pop-up, say us.

The concept car is painted in Rocket Metallic, a color designed just for this car. Satin-finished carbon-fiber details highlight the car's lightweight construction, and Porsche says its aero elements will make more downforce than a 911 GT3 RS. Staggered tires—20-inch wheels at the front and 21-inch wheels at the rear—make use of that downforce. In the center of the wheels is Porsche's redesigned crest, which also can be found on the hood and steering wheel. Look closely: changes are subtle.

link: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44127650/porsche-mission-x-electric-hypercar-revealed/