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Above the 911? Porsche previews a new mid-engined supercar

Porsche's twenty thirty-five turnaround plan means fewer cars at higher prices, and Autocar calls the Mission S preview a new mid-engined supercar; the rest of us may watch.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
Published 12:25 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

Photo: Porsche 911 — Photo: Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

First reported by Ars Technica: “Above the 911? Porsche previews a new mid-engined supercar.”
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 12:25 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.

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Ars TechnicaAbove the 911? Porsche previews a new mid-engined supercar.

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentPorsche showed a preview of a new mid-engined supercar, and the real story is the plan behind it for twenty thirty-five, which is fewer cars at much higher prices.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA mid-engine Porsche above the nine-eleven. That's the dream car on the poster, and it's finally coming.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's a preview, Kenji, not a car.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentTheir business plan is to sell fewer of them to people who never check the price, and you are not that person.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNot yet.