Porsche honors F. A. Porsche with 90-unit 911
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Porsche is commemorating what would have been the 90th birthday of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, known as F. A. Porsche, with a new limited-run vehicle: the 2027 911 GT3 90 F. A. Porsche. The exterior and interior design are inspired by a 911 model (G body) that F. A. Porsche drove in the 1980s. Sonderwunsch Manufaktur will produce 90 units globally, with one example set to be delivered to his son Mark Porsche. Buyers will also be offered a dedicated program as part of their personal product consultation, a one-on-one period that precedes production and is positioned as a chance to customize each car further.
The model’s design details are meant to reflect F. A. Porsche’s preferences, down to specific materials and patterns. “I am sure that my father would have loved this very special 911,” Mark Porsche said. “Many details of this exciting project were influenced by his personal taste. The F. A. Green metallic paint – created specifically for this model – is based on the Oak Green metallic of his own 911. The F. A. Grid-Weave fabric on the seat centers was inspired by the pattern of his favorite sport coat.” The seat centers use that F. A. grid-weave fabric alongside Limestone stitching and a Truffle Brown Club Leather interior, and the same fabric appears in the glove compartment and as the mat in the front trunk. The woven pattern contains five colors: black, green, truffle brown, cream and Bordeaux red. “My father’s favorite sport coat carried this pattern. Like his pencil, his pipe and his ashtray, this coat is part of my childhood memories and directly linked with his home office,” Mark Porsche said.
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Mechanically, Porsche says the collector car is based on the current 911 GT3 with Touring Package, described as the more subtle version of the race-bred sports car with an adaptive rear spoiler. The naturally aspirated boxer engine develops 502 hp and a maximum torque of 331 lb.-ft. Pricing is set with an MSRP of $387,000 excluding other taxes, fees and optional equipment. After each customer has specified the final configuration, production will commence in mid-2026, and production is also described as scheduled to begin mid-2026.
On the outside, the special model features F. A. Green metallic, a Paint to Sample Plus color created with input from the Porsche family and intended to reference F. A. Porsche’s own 911 in Oak Green metallic. Sport Classic wheels painted in Satin Black are included as another distinctive exterior element, and Porsche notes they are otherwise not available for the 911 GT3 with Touring Package. Smaller details include a Porsche crest in the design from 1963 on the center lock hubs, and the rear decklid grille is decorated with a gold plaque featuring a “90 F. A. Porsche’ logo.”
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Inside, the edition leans into signature cues, including a Sport Chrono clock atop the instrument cluster modeled after the original Chronograph 1 that was created as a one-off for F. A. Porsche. A shift lever with an open pore walnut handle is paired with a plaque engraved with F. A. Porsche’s signature below the shift boot. The dashboard trim piece adds another gold plaque with the silhouette of the original 911, a “one of 90” designation, and a recreation of F. A. Porsche’s signature. Additional touches include embroidery in the center console storage area mirroring the plaque on the rear decklid, plus stitching of the special designation into the back side of the rear seats in Limestone Beige.
Each purchase also bundles Porsche Design items tied to F. A. Porsche’s design work. Porsche notes that in 1972 he founded the design studio Porsche Design with his brother Hans-Peter, and that creations such as the Chronograph 1 wristwatch and the P’8478 sunglasses with changeable lenses became classics of modern design. With the 911 GT3 90 F. A. Porsche, buyers receive an exclusive edition of the Chronograph 1 along with a special Weekender travel bag from Porsche Design. The watch uses luminescent material consisting of Super-LumiNova applied to the hands and indices, which is meant to recreate the look of aging radium or tritium and create a patina-like effect. It includes a historic Porsche Design logo on the lock of the wristband and the crown, while F. A. Porsche’s initials appear above the day and time display at the 3-o’clock position. The rotor is modeled after the design and color of the wheels on the car, and the limitation number (XX/90) and the signature F. A. Porsche are laser-engraved into the underside of the housing. Porsche says the housing is made of titanium, kept in black like the historic model from 1972 that it references. As an alternative to the black titanium bracelet, buyers can also opt for an additionally provided leather strap with leather and stitching reflective of the materials used in the interior, using a quick exchange system that allows tool-free swaps. Porsche adds that the Chronograph is COSC-certified and constructed by hand in the Porsche-owned watch manufactory in Switzerland.
