Porsche is said to have abandoned plans for an electric halo model based on the Mission X concept, and its upcoming hypercar is now reportedly modeled after a Le Mans race car.
Additionally, author and Porsche collector Spike Feresten claims that the new hypercar will be powered by a hybrid V8 powertrain, citing anonymous sources with insider knowledge of the project.
“I heard that this car will be more like the 963 than the Mission X,” Mr. Feresten revealed on his podcast. Spike’s car radio.
“This is from someone who saw it.”
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In June 2025, Porsche introduced the 963 RSP – a one-off road car based on the company’s Le Mans race car and inspired by the 1970s 917 – with the sole vehicle built for Roger Penske, chairman of Penske Corporation and owner of the IndyCar racing series.
Overnight, Porsche boss Michel Leiters released a statement on the company’s financial situation – following a nearly 93 percent decline in operating profit between 2024 and 2025 – in which he indicated that more top-of-the-range models were in development.
“We are thinking about expanding our product portfolio in order to grow in higher-margin segments,” said the Porsche boss.
“We look at models and derivatives both above our current two-door sports cars and above the Cayenne.”
This could indicate a new supercar or hypercar, especially given the wording “above our two-door sports car,” which would include the iconic 911.
Many expected Porsche to release a new hypercar in 2023, as the 918 Spyder was released in 2013 and the Carrera GT in 2003.
However, unconfirmed reports suggest that the mission
Mr Feresten – who was formerly a writer on the hit TV show Seinfeld – said his sources had claimed the Porsche hypercar would be “so to speak” based on the 963, suggesting an evolution of the vehicle and not just a production version of the 2025 concept.
“And I heard two other things about it,” Mr. Feresten said.
“How about this? It’ll cost $2.5 million to $3 million. And it’ll be announced before the (Porsche 911) GT2 RS.”
Painted in Martini Silver, the 963 was powered by a 4.6-liter twin-turbo hybrid V8 with an output of more than 500 kW – the engine came from the 918 Spyder.
The 800-volt hybrid system used a 1.35 kWh battery to power an electric motor in the Xtrac seven-speed sequential transmission, providing up to 50 kW of additional power in short bursts – while also allowing the car to move away silently.
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