A decision on whether Porsche’s Mission X electric hypercar concept will enter production will be made this year, CEO Oliver Blume told Car Sales in an interview published on Wednesday.
In the same interview, Blume said feedback on the Mission X was “massively positive” and that this was a “great motivation” for getting the concept into it to production.
He also said the project still needs to be “feasible” to be given the green light.
The Mission X concept was unveiled last June, with Porsche at the time stating that the concept was being evaluated for production.
Oliver Blume (left) and Michael Mauer with the Porsche Mission X concept
During the Mission X concept’s debut last year, no technical details were revealed, such as motor output or battery size. However, Porsche surprised many by announcing several performance targets for any potential production version. These targets included a charge time twice as quick as the Taycan Turbo S, significantly more downforce than the track-focused 911 GT3 RS, a power-to-weight ratio of approximately one horsepower per kilogram, and perhaps most importantly, aiming for a Nürburgring lap record for a production vehicle. To achieve that, the car would need to beat the 6:35.183 record set by the Mercedes-Benz AMG One hybrid hypercar.
Currently, Porsche’s fastest EV around the Nürburgring is the updated 2025 Taycan, with the range-topping grade clocking a time of 7:07.55. This is only a couple of seconds off the pace of the Rimac Nevera electric hypercar, which has close to 2,000 hp.
Reports from Car Sales suggest that the Mission X concept and any potential production version could feature a quad-motor powertrain with a peak output of between 1,500 and 2,000 hp.
If given the green light for production, Porsche has indicated that a market launch won’t happen before 2025.