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Mission S

Interior

An interior that hands the screen back to you

Most new cars add screens. The Mission S takes them out. Porsche calls the result a 'symbiosis of analogue and digital controls', and the photos show how far it went.

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The short answer

  • The Mission S interior has no permanent centre screen and no passenger screen; a retractable MagSafe holder takes your phone instead.
  • There are five round instruments; the central rev counter has an analogue needle and moves closer to the driver in some modes.
  • Controls are physical: push-pull switches, a key holder left of the wheel, and a reworked Sport Chrono element.
  • The layout is based on the 550 Spyder and 356, with two lines across the dash and doors for a "deep within the car" feel.

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Driver view of the dashboard: a round steering wheel, five round instruments, a phone in a holder on the right and a tall gear lever
Five round instruments, a phone on the right, a tall lever in the console.Photo: Porsche AG

The idea: everything points at the driver

Porsche says the interior is "a deliberate return to the core values of sports car engineering". The layout is organised along what it calls the driver's axis: every control is aligned toward the person at the wheel, with a mix of physical and digital feedback.

The architecture borrows from the 550 Spyder and the 356. Two lines run through the dashboard and the doors, low enough to give the feeling of sitting deep inside the car, and they tie the cabin to the line that wraps around the outside of the body.

What is new, control by control

  1. Five round instruments

    Behind the steering wheel, in the Porsche tradition. The arrangement changes with the drive mode: the dials sit side by side in some modes and one behind another in others.

  2. A rev counter that comes to you

    The central rev counter has a real analogue needle with a display behind it. In some drive modes it moves physically closer to the driver.

  3. No centre screen

    There is no permanently installed centre display and no passenger display. A retractable holder compatible with MagSafe takes your own phone when you want navigation or information.

  4. Push-pull controls

    New dashboard controls you push and pull give direct access to comfort and driving functions, in place of menus.

  5. Key on the left

    A holder for a specially designed key sits to the left of the steering wheel, where Porsche has put the ignition for decades, a habit inherited from Le Mans starts.

  6. A reworked Sport Chrono

    The Sport Chrono element returns, mixing an analogue look with digital precision.

  7. Seats with the buckle in the middle

    The seatbelt buckle is integrated into the centre panel and the electric seat controls have moved, which Porsche describes as motorsport DNA meeting comfort.

Your phone is the screen

The phone holder is the boldest call in the cabin. Instead of a fixed infotainment display, your own smartphone becomes the navigation or information screen when you want one, and goes away when you do not. A streamlined My Porsche App handles the car's functions, and lets you pick historically inspired digital faces for the round instruments.

It is a show car, so whether a production version keeps this approach is open. As a statement of intent, it is clear: fewer surfaces to look at, more attention on the road.

The five round instruments behind the wheel, with the rev counter in the middle
The five instruments, rev counter in the centre.Photo: Porsche AG

Interior photos and sketches

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  • The cabin from above: black dashboard, white seats and door panels, and the centre console
    The cabin from above: black dashboard, white seats and door panels, and the centre consolePhoto: Porsche AG
  • Close-up of the gear lever and a row of round controls in soft focus
    Close-up of the gear lever and a row of round controls in soft focusPhoto: Porsche AG
  • Close-up of the analogue rev counter needle and the gauges beside it
    Close-up of the analogue rev counter needle and the gauges beside itPhoto: Porsche AG
  • Interior sketch sheet with the steering wheel and a row of round controls
    Interior sketch sheet with the steering wheel and a row of round controlsPhoto: Porsche AG
  • Interior sketch sheet centred on the steering wheel
    Interior sketch sheet centred on the steering wheelPhoto: Porsche AG
  • Sketch sheet of key and switch shapes
    Sketch sheet of key and switch shapesPhoto: Porsche AG
  • Sketch sheet of the gear lever and its gate
    Sketch sheet of the gear lever and its gatePhoto: Porsche AG

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Sources

  1. Porsche Mission S: the essence of the sports car reinterpreted, Porsche Newsroom, 2026-10-15. Every interior feature and quote on this page, and all images.

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