Porsche unveils the Mission X, a new concept car that it wants to make the 'fastest road-legal vehicle' on the Nordschleife

Porsche unveiled the Mission X electric hypercar on Thursday. Pictured are Oliver Blume (left), who's the chairman of Porsche, and Michael Mauer, the brand's head of style.

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• Porsche unveiled its newest concept car on Thursday, the Mission X.
• Designed as a statement of intent, the two-seater is all-electric.
• The decision to actually produce the car has not been made yet.

Porsche is envisioning a powerfully electric future.

The storied German car brand unveiled the Mission X on Thursday, a radical statement about the future of both its brand and high-performance cars.

The Mission X is just a concept for now, but Porsche says if it makes it to production it will be the "fastest road-legal vehicle" around the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife track in Germany.

Take a closer look at Porsche's vision of the future.

The Porsche Mission X is a two-seater in the vein of its previous beacon cars: the 959, the Carrera GT, and the 918 Spyder.

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"The Mission X provides critical impetus for the evolutionary development of future vehicle concepts," Oliver Blume, chairman of the executive board of Porsche, said in a release.

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Porsche hasn't trumpeted any tech specs yet, but has stated that it wants to achieve a power-to-weight ratio of roughly one horsepower per kilogram if it brings the car to production.

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It also wants to incorporate dramatically improved charging performance with a 900-volt system that would be able to charge twice as fast as its current electric car, the Porsche Taycan.

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The battery would be installed in the center of the car behind the seats, which would also center the car's weight and allow it to corner and turn more effectively.

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The "Le Mans-style" doors open both forward and upward and are inspired by the Porsche 917 race car.

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The vertical orientation of the LED headlights was inspired by racing cars like the Porsche 906 and 908. The structure also contains daytime running lights and turn indicators and when the lights turn on, Porsche says it looks like an eye blinking open.

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The driver and passenger seats are colored differently to further put focus on the driver.

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The interior took clear inspiration from racing, most notably the open-top racing-style steering wheel.

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Porsche has not yet decided to bring the Mission X to full production, likely waiting to gauge public reaction to the concept.

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If it does become real, though, it will certainly be fantastic.

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