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First Look: The Porsche 911 GT3 90 F. A.

Today, Ferdinand Alexander (F. A.), the visionary designer would have been 90 years old. To mark this milestone birthday, the sports car manufacturer has created a special four-wheeled gift: the new 911 GT3 90 F. A. Porsche.

The exterior and interior of this individualized commemorative model have been inspired by a G-Series 911 that was driven by F. A. Porsche in the 1980s. 90 units, which also feature elegant Heritage Design elements, will be built by Porsche Sonderwunsch. One of which has been purchased by his son, Mark Porsche. Buyers of the collector's model can look forward to a unique experience, where they can further individualize their own anniversary car. The 911 GT3 90 F. A. Porsche will be available to order from April 2026.

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'Design must be functional and functionality has to be translated visually into aesthetics, without gags that have to be explained first. A product that is coherent in form requires no adornment. It is enhanced by the purity of its form. Good design should be honest.'

- Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, passed away in Austria on April 5th, 2012.

Ferdinand 'Butzi' Alexander Porsche, grandson of the founder of the sports car maker and designer of the iconic Porsche 911 and 904 Carrera GTS, has died in Zell am See, Austria, at 76 years old.

The designer was born in Stuttgart, Germany, December 11th, 1935. The original Porsche 911 (intended to be named the 901) was first shown at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show, on sale a year later for 5,500 USD. The two-door, rear-engined low-rider set the precedent for the look of the company's design in general and the 911 in particular, whose seventh generation now sells for 115,000 USD. The Porsche 911, alongside the 904 Carrera GTS also designed by 'Butzi', is likewise credited with dominating the past 40 years of practice within sports car racing design.