Porsche and Pixar create Sally-inspired one-off 911

THE animated movie Cars was memorable for many reasons. The lead “character” Lightning McQueen was responsible for many classic lines. It also helped create an entire generation of young petrolheads. Of course, no big screen movie is complete without a love interest and, in Cars, she takes the form of Sally Carrera. Now Porsche has built a one-off road car inspired by Sally.

Porsche teamed up with the creators of Cars, Pixar Animation Studios to create Sally Carrera. The one-off car will be auctioned by RM Sotheby’s today as part of Monterey Car Week in California. Two charities will benefit from the sale. A portion of the proceeds will benefit young women through a donation to Girls Inc. The second portion will go to the US for

UNHCR, an organisation that supports refugees from Ukraine.

Sally Carrera was created by Porsche’s Sonderwunsch team at Exclusive Manufaktur. The one-off car is based on the current generation (992) 911 Carrera GTS. It features a turbocharged flat-six engine and a manual transmission.

There are several touches around the car that are unique. A specially formulated colour known as Sally Blue Metallic has been hand-applied to the exterior. Part of the paint job included Sally’s tattoo. A set of turbo-look alloys from the 996 series 911 were reinterpreted and made in 20-/21-inch wheel diameters. In addition, Porsche will provide the lucky owner with a set of spare wheels should they wish to take Sally to the racetrack, maybe for a date with Lightning. The special touches continue in the cabin. Blue has also been used on parts of the interior, including in the houndstooth fabric on the seats. There is a Cars logo on the leather door pads. The coolest feature has to be the Kachow mode rotary selector on the steering wheel. Lightning McQueen uses Kachow as his catchphrase in the Cars movies.

“We had great fun creating 911 Sally Special and it’s the first time we’ve worked on a project of this kind,” says Jay Ward, creative director of franchise of Pixar Animation Studios. “We decided early on that we wanted to create a completely drivable 911 – inspired by Sally Carrera, but just not an exact copy. Sally Carrera loves to drive – that was our inspiration.

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Porsche and Pixar had great fun creating the 911 Sally Special.