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Porsche’s New Halo Car Will Sit Above the 911 — And the All-EV Push Is Over

October 8, 2026

Porsche just told the world what the next decade looks like — and it looks a lot more like the Porsche enthusiasts fell in love with. At a Capital Markets Day held at its Weissach Development Centre on October 7, the company unveiled Sportwagenschmiede ’35, a sweeping strategic realignment that puts sports cars, exclusivity, and combustion engines back at the center of the brand. The headline for enthusiasts: Porsche is developing a mid-engine super sports car platform that will support a new model line sitting above the 911 — and we’ll get our first look when the Mission S concept debuts on October 15.

Key Takeaways

Porsche announced its Sportwagenschmiede ’35 strategy at a Capital Markets Day in Weissach on October 7, 2026, built around the guiding principle of “Value over Volume.”
The centerpiece: development of a dedicated mid-engine super sports car platform for a new flagship model line positioned above the 911, previewed by the Mission S concept on October 15.
Porsche confirmed the 911 stays combustion-focused with more “highly emotive” derivatives, electric-only 718 Boxster and Cayman reaching full production in 2028, and a new combustion/hybrid B-segment SUV in 2028 alongside the electric Macan.
The company is cutting 9,000 jobs, reducing model variants by 20 percent, and targeting a break-even point below 200,000 vehicles — fewer, more expensive, more exclusive Porsches.

What’s New

Sportwagenschmiede ’35 — roughly “sports car forge” — is Porsche’s answer to a brutal couple of years. The company is explicit about the math: in the medium term it wants a 10 to 15 percent Group operating return on sales and a 9 to 12 percent Automotive net cash flow margin, rising to 15 and 12 percent respectively in the long term. The mechanism is a significantly lower break-even point — fewer than 200,000 units — achieved through a leaner organization, shorter development times, and a ruthless focus on the products that actually make money.

That focus shows up in the product plan. Porsche will cut roughly 20 percent of its model variants while expecting sales per remaining variant to rise about 30 percent. The portfolio shifts decisively upmarket: the share of D- and E-segment models grows by about 45 percent, average selling prices of top-of-the-range models rise roughly 20 percent, and the company plans at least one brand-defining new product every year through 2030.

The human cost is real. A Future Package agreed with employee representatives includes a socially responsible reduction of 9,000 jobs — with no compulsory dismissals and a commitment to secure the core workforce through 2035 — alongside a 40 percent cut in management positions and a 25 percent medium-term workforce reduction. Porsche is also shedding non-core businesses: selling its shares in Rimac and Bugatti Rimac, selling the MHP consulting subsidiary, and closing the Cellforce Group, Porsche eBike Performance, and Cetitec development and production activities.

Design and Performance

For enthusiasts, the product announcements matter more than the spreadsheets — and they’re genuinely exciting. The mid-engine super sports car platform is the big one: Porsche’s first dedicated halo-car architecture since the 918 Spyder era, engineered to establish a new performance benchmark for the brand. The Mission S concept on October 15 is described by Porsche only as “a preview of a potential mid-engined super sports car platform for the future,” with a social-media teaser showing little beyond a pair of LED headlights. No powertrain details yet — but everything about the positioning points to a combustion-era halo car, the spiritual successor to the Carrera GT and 918 Spyder.

Porsche 911 Carrera in Slate Grey Neo — Photo Credit: Porsche

The 911 itself isn’t going anywhere — it’s getting more attention, not less. Porsche says the 911 offering will be strengthened with “highly emotive” derivatives, and the brand’s DNA will be pushed harder across every model line. Company chief Michael Leiters was widely reported from the event as declaring that the 911 will never go fully electric, and the official strategy doubles down on a three-pronged powertrain approach: continued investment in brand-defining combustion and plug-in hybrid drives alongside next-generation battery technology.

The rest of the roadmap: the all-electric 718 Boxster and Cayman reach their first full year of production in 2028 — with reports from the event indicating no petrol successor is planned — while a new B-segment SUV with combustion and plug-in hybrid powertrains arrives in 2028 to sell alongside the electric Macan. Porsche is also openly exploring an SUV positioned above the Cayenne, a D-segment flagship that would take the brand into new territory. Add a planned sixfold expansion of the Sonderwunsch individualization business and a raised 67 percent stake in Manthey Racing, and the direction is unmistakable: fewer cars, higher prices, more special machines.

What It Means for Enthusiasts

This is the most significant Porsche strategy shift in years, and the enthusiast read is overwhelmingly positive. The all-electric-everything era that peaked around 2024 — when Porsche targeted over 80 percent battery-electric sales by 2030 — is over. In its place: a company that watched its profitability collapse, looked at what actually sells Porsches, and concluded the answer is desirability, not volume.

A mid-engine flagship above the 911 is the kind of announcement that gets the blood moving. Porsche hasn’t built a true halo supercar since the 918 Spyder ended production over a decade ago, and the Carrera GT before it remains one of the all-time greats. If the Mission S platform delivers a genuine successor — mid-engine, driver-focused, unapologetically extreme — it gives the brand something it has lacked: a range-topper that makes everything below it feel more special.

The honest caveats: this is a strategy presentation, not a product launch. The Mission S is a “potential” platform preview, the above-Cayenne SUV is explicitly “explored” rather than confirmed, and the job cuts are a reminder that turnarounds have human costs. But the philosophical signal is clear — Porsche is done chasing volume and is betting the company on being the most desirable sports car brand in the world. For people who buy Porsches because they’re Porsches, that’s exactly the right bet.

Vicrez Products for Porsche

Let’s be straight: the Mission S doesn’t exist yet, and neither do aftermarket parts for it. But Porsche’s renewed focus on its sports car DNA is a good reminder that the 911 has always been one of the great tuner platforms — and Vicrez already makes aero for the current 992-generation GT3. Every product below lists its exact fitment years; nothing here is claimed to fit a car that hasn’t been revealed.

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