SHANGHAI: At Auto Shanghai 2025, Porsche presented the 911 Spirit 70, a convertible limited to 1,500 units that embodies the essence of the 1970s and early 1980s.
Created as part of the Heritage Design strategy, this collector's item is the third 911 model in which Porsche has revived an era with the help of iconographic design elements from earlier vehicles.
It is based on the current 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet performance hybrid.
In combination with the high-voltage system, the eTurbo and the electric motor in the new PDK, the new 3.6-litre boxer engine achieves a system output of 398kW (541hp) and 610Nm.
Porsche created the colour Olive Neo especially for the 911 Spirit 70 - a rich, deep green.
Bronzite forms an exciting contrast to this colour.
The lower rear section, the front section and the Sport Classic wheels in ‘Fuchs’ design are painted in this grey-gold colour.
The soft top is black, as is the windscreen frame.
Three decorative stripes in black silk gloss run across the bonnet.
This detail is reminiscent of the safety stickers from the 1970s: back then, sports drivers applied longitudinal stripes to the bodies of their fast cars so that the sports cars were easier to see in the rear-view mirror at high speeds on the motorway or racetrack.
The stripes are continued tone-on-tone on the soft top.
An example of the contrast between tradition and innovation can be found in the centre of the front bonnet: The 911 Spirit 70 bears a Porsche crest there that is almost identical to the historic crest from 1963.
There are gold-coloured “Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur” badges on the front wings.
The Porsche Heritage badge sits on the grille of the boot lid.
The highlight of the interior is the iconic Pasha fabric pattern in black/olive neo.
The graphic design of the fabric is reminiscent of a moving chequered flag.
The centre panels of the 18-way sports seats Plus, the door mirrors and even the inside of the glove compartment are covered in the Pasha pattern.
Meanwhile, the high-resolution 12.65-inch display has white pointers and scale lines in analogue format.
Green digits are reminiscent of the legendary Porsche 356 and the model lettering is elegantly integrated into the fully digital rev counter.
White hands and green numerals also characterise the special version of the Sport Chrono stopwatch.
