Porsche 911 GT3 90 F. A. Porsche Limited Edition Tribute
On 11 December 2025, Ferdinand Alexander (F. A.) Porsche would have turned 90. To honour the visionary designer, Porsche has created a rare collector’s car, the new 911 GT3 90 F. A. Porsche. Porsche Sonderwunsch will build just 90 examples worldwide, each with elegant Heritage Design touches. Mark Porsche, F. A. Porsche’s youngest son has already bought one of the cars, while Porsche will allocate the remaining 89 to customers across global markets. Porsche will open order books in April 2026 and offer the model only in left-hand drive. The package also includes an exclusive Porsche Design Chronograph 1 special edition and a matching weekender bag.
In Stuttgart, Porsche links the commemorative model directly to F. A. Porsche’s design philosophy. "When you consider the function of an object, the form usually emerges by itself," was the design credo of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, known as F. A. He brought that focus on reduction to essentials to the legendary 911, then, in 1972, he and his brother Hans-Peter founded Porsche Design. The studio soon produced modern design icons, including the Chronograph I wristwatch and the P'8478 sunglasses with interchangeable lenses.
Porsche worked with Sonderwunsch specialists and Mark Porsche to shape the 911 GT3 90 F. A. Porsche around personal references to F. A. Porsche’s own G-Series 911 from the 1980s. "I'm sure that my father would have loved this very special 911," says Mark Porsche. Through many details, we have incorporated my father's personal preferences into this exciting project—the F. A. The green metallic paint, created especially for this model, is reminiscent of the Oakgreen metallic of his 911. The F. A. Grid-Weave fabric used for the seat centres echoes the pattern of his favourite jacket."
Porsche will price the 911 GT3 90 F. A. Porsche at 351,211 euros in Germany and will begin production in the second half of 2026, after buyers complete their final individual configurations. Porsche bases the car on the 911 GT3 with Touring Package, the more discreet road-going sports car with an extendable rear spoiler. The naturally aspirated 4.0-litre flat-six engine delivers 375 kW (510 PS) and 450 Nm of torque.
For the exterior, Porsche’s Paint to Sample Plus team created F. A. Greenmetallic in partnership with the Porsche family, drawing inspiration from the iconic Oakgreenmetallic of F. A. Porsche’s own 911. From 2026, Porsche will affix an exclusive label to the A-pillar of every car finished in Paint to Sample and Paint to Sample Plus, and this anniversary model carries the first example of that new mark. Porsche also fits Sport Classic wheels in satin-gloss black, which you cannot otherwise specify on the 911 GT3 with the Touring Package. The design nods to classic Fuchs rims, while details such as the centre-locking mechanism and the historic 1963 crest on the wheel hub covers sharpen the Heritage Design look. On the grille of the front boot lid, Porsche adds a galvanised gold-plated badge with the ‘90 F. A—Porsche’ logo.
Inside, Porsche pairs Truffle Brown Club Leather upholstery with Chalk Beige decorative stitching and seat centre panels in the bespoke F. A. Grid-Weave fabric to create an atmosphere that reflects F. A. Porsche’s taste. Porsche repeats the same fabric in the glove box, the briefcase on the board, and the reversible mat in the luggage compartment. The weave blends five colours: black, green, Truffle Brown, cream, and Bordeaux Red. "My father's favourite jackets were patterned like this. Like his pencil, pipe and ashtray, these jackets felt like part of my childhood and inextricably linked to his office at home," says Mark Porsche.
Porsche deepens the design story with further cabin details that collectors look for in a limited-edition Porsche 911. The Sport Chrono clock at the top of the instrument panel takes inspiration from the original Chronograph I that F. A. Porsche was commissioned as a one-off. Porsche also installs an open-pore walnut plywood gear knob and adds a plaque engraved with F. A. Porsche’s signature. On the dashboard trim, Porsche places another gold-plated plaque with a facsimile of the signature, the original 911 vehicle silhouette and the words ‘One of 90’, marking every 911 GT3 90 F. A. Porsche is a numbered collector’s item. Porsche finishes the storage compartment in the centre console with an embossed motif that mirrors the badge on the luggage compartment lid.
With the car, Porsche Design supplies an exclusive edition of the Porsche Design Chronograph 1. Special Super-LumiNova® on the hands and indices creates a patina effect inspired by the look of aged radium or tritium. At the same time, the historic Porsche Design logo on the clasp and crown reinforces the watch’s vintage character. The dial places the initials above the day and date display at the 3 o'clock position, echoing the personal chronograph that F. A. Porsche customised it, and his descendants now own it. The rotor of the automatic movement matches the collector car’s wheels in both shape and colour, and Porsche Design laser-engraves the limited-edition number (XX/90) and the signature of F. A. Porsche on the case back. Porsche Design makes the case from ultra-light, durable and hypoallergenic titanium and coats it in black, preserving the spirit of the 1972 original while updating the construction.
Porsche Design offers a leather strap as an alternative to the black-coated titanium bracelet, which matches the leather and decorative stitching used in the sports car’s interior. A quick-change system lets owners swap straps easily without tools. As with all Porsche Design Timepieces, the chronograph is COSC certified for accuracy, and Porsche makes it by hand at its watchmaking facility in Grenchen, Switzerland. The exceptional wristwatch takes its starting point from the Chronograph 1 - 1972 Limited Edition that Porsche Design presented in 2022 for its 50th anniversary, itself modelled closely on the original. That original began as a Porsche AG order for a watch for deserving employees and anniversary celebrations, with an initial run of 20 pieces, and it drew inspiration from the precise readability of the Porsche 911 dashboard. F. A. Porsche translated that function into a matt-black dial, fluorescent white indices and hands, and a striking red stop-seconds hand, creating the world’s first black wristwatch and a lasting symbol of Porsche Design’s functional approach.
Porsche completes the owner’s package with a weekender bag that mirrors the car’s materials and colour palette. It uses the same Truffle Brown leather as the interior and features Chalk Beige decorative stitching. Porsche lines the front pocket with the F. A. Grid-Weave fabric from the seat centres, while the main compartment is finished in high-quality microfibre. On the outer pocket, Porsche embroiders the anniversary logo badge to match the grille badge on the vehicle’s front boot lid.
To extend the anniversary beyond the limited-edition 911 GT3, Porsche also revives an iconic Porsche object: the Porsche Junior sports sledge. Porsche initially offered the bowl-shaped sledge in the 1960s for young fans, and family photos show F. A. Porsche is enjoying it with his children. The new edition uses carbon fibre, proven in motorsport and automotive engineering, to keep weight down, while a Kevlar core adds stability like the 911 GT3 90 F. A. Porsche limits the Porsche Junior to 90 units, finishes it in F. A. Greenmetallic, and trims the seat cushion in the same F. A—grid-Weave fabric.
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche was born on 11 December 1935 and grew up surrounded by technology and a pioneering spirit. He spent much of his youth at the Schüttgut estate in Zell am See, discovered his passion for design early, studied briefly at the Ulm School of Design, and joined Porsche in 1957 as an intern in the modelling department. In March 1961, Porsche separated that department from the body design division and placed it under ‘Studio’ F. A. Porsche, where the team developed projects including the 901/991, the 804 Formula One racing car and the Porsche 904 Carrera GTS. After the family stepped away from Porsche KG's operational business, which had become a public limited company, F. A. and Hans-Peter Porsche founded Porsche Design in Stuttgart in 1972. Two years later, he moved the studio headquarters to Zell am See, within sight of the Schüttgut estate, and over the following decades, he created widely recognised accessories, from mechanical wristwatches and eyewear to lighters, pipes and writing instruments, under the Porsche Design brand. He and his team also developed industrial products, household appliances and consumer goods for internationally recognised clients under the Design by F. A. Porsche label. F. A. died on 5 April 2012 in Salzburg, and Studio F. A. Porsche in Zell am See continues to shape Porsche Design, carrying forward its timeless, functional design philosophy rather than chasing short-lived trends.
