2023 Munich Motor Show - Porsche Mission X Concept
- To celebrate its 75th anniversary, the Porsche firm (a subsidiary of the Volkswagen group) is presenting a concept car called Mission X at the 2023 Munich Motor Show. This high-performance model is in line with the Porsche 959 (1985), Carrera GT (2003) and 918 Spyder (2013), but adds the battery electric motorization.
- Ten years after the 918 Spyder and twenty years after the Carrera GT, the Mission X with "butterfly" doors seems closer to competition machines than road cars. However, the carmaker plans to market this model in limited quantities (perhaps 75 copies?).
- From a small marginal carmaker in the 1950s, Porsche was able to create a strong brand image in the 1960s with the success of its sports cars in Europe and North America. His victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1970 and 1971 in a Porsche 917 amplified his notoriety in the 1970s. The Porsche 911 launched in 1964 became THE sports car par excellence.
- The diversification that began in the 1970s gained momentum over the following decades.
- SUV and 4-door sedan completed the range in the 2000s. Passed under the control of Volkswagen in 2012, the Porsche firm has continued to develop since then. From 100,000 sales in 2005, Porsche saw the number of its sales increase to 150,000 units in 2013, 200,000 units in 2014, 250,000 units in 2017 and 300,000 units in 2021. Remember that in the year 2000, Porsche only produced 32,000 cars and only 17,000 in 1970.