From engineers to passionate product planners to legendary drivers to everyday enthusiasts, the human aspect is often what makes cars special. When that human zeal grows over the course of decades, chances are you’re looking at an icon. The Porsche Club of America is celebrating its 70th anniversary in September, and Porsche has decided to give the hardcore fans in the club something special with the 2026 911 Club Coupe.
This latest 911 Club Coupe starts with what is probably the sweet spot in the current 911 range, the stick-shift-only 388-horsepower Carrera T. Short of a GT3, it’s the only way to get a manual gearbox in a new 911, but it comes with both benefits and caveats. It’s a great bundle of equipment between the transmission, the lighter glass, the reduced sound deadening, the four-wheel steering, the sport exhaust system, the limited-slip differential, and specially tuned sport suspension with adaptive dampers. Plus, if the regular 911 Carrera is anything to go by, 388 horsepower is absolutely plenty.
On the other hand, the regular options sheet on a 911 Carrera T is much shorter than on a PDK-only 911 Carrera or Carrera S. You’re basically locked into a black interior, and the mirror caps are grey no matter which exterior paint option you choose. Sure, if you’re lucky enough to get a Sonderwunsch allocation and well-heeled enough to throw big money at the project, you can override the standard options menu, but that isn’t a feasible route for many shoppers.
That’s where the 911 Club Coupe leverages Porsche’s Exclusive division to create a more visually interesting Carrera T, starting with the exterior color.
Keeping with the Porsche Club of America theme, this coupe’s all red-white-and-blue, and what a good blue it is. We’re looking at a new hue called Sholar Blue, a tweaked, metallic variation of the Club Blau paint that first appeared on the 2015 911 Carrera GTS Club Coupe and has since become available through the Paint To Sample program. Color-matched mirrors, subtle white door graphics and two little splashes of red on the SportDesign front fascia complete the America theme, while two-tone RS Spyder wheels and a special deck lid grille badge round out the exterior package.
While a black leather interior with red and blue contrast stitching is standard, the 911 Club Coupe offers a special equipment package that’s worth popping for thanks to the inclusion of amazing tartan upholstery. It’s a total ’70s throwback in the best way possible, and while I’m not normally a fan of the Superman spec of blue-over-red, the pattern’s so fun that I’m actually digging it here. I’m a bit conflicted on the standard themed puddle lamps, but both those and the special illuminated door sills are relatively small touches in the grand scheme of things.
It’s worth noting that this is actually the third Porsche Club of America-themed special 911 that Porsche’s built. The first was a 50-unit run of Azzuro Blue 997.1 Carrera S coupes with the X51 power kit and special trim to celebrate the club’s 50th anniversary, while the second was a 60-unit run of 991.1 GTS coupes in Club Blau with ducktails and Fuchs-inspired wheels. If you’re sensing a pattern here, you’d be correct in assuming it’s continuing with the latest special edition. Since the Porsche Club of America turns 70 this year, Porsche is only building 70 911 Club Coupe examples, and they’ll only be sold to PCA members, save for the first one which will get raffled off to a lucky member.
We don’t yet know how much the 2026 911 Club Coupe will cost, but expect it to pull a premium over a standard 911 Carrera T. Still, with such a small run sold to such a devoted group of owners, I can’t imagine it being difficult for Porsche to sell every last one of them.
Top graphic image: Porsche
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That plaid reminds me of a shirt I had from LLBean years ago.
I sent in my entry last night! Wish me luck.
All cars should have a plaid option, and not just for 70 buyers.
Having 1-of-70 is too common of a spec for Porsche owners. They should really be making 1/2 of this car, separating the 1/2 into quarters for the ultimate level of rarity.
Imagine how much fame a Porsche owner would garner at a club meet if they rolled up in a 912 that was 1/4-of-1/2!
I know one person who will be buying this.
Since I’ll never be able to afford a new one, I’ll just go and have the seats redone in my light blue SC. I think some classic Pepita inserts in the black leather will be far easier to obtain then one of these could ever be, and will probably bring me just as much joy.
Coming soon to a Bring A Trailer auction near you for way more than it cost to buy from Porsche.
Correction: Pascha is coolest interior.
I’ll hear arguments for both
I would infinitely rather have plaid. Pasha gives me migraines.
I still prefer the “MacKenzie tartan” that was in the 50th anniversary Turbo and I guess in the original Turbo.
From what I can find on the Porsche configurator, they don’t currently offer Pascha in anything other than grayscale, so I’ll say this is the best *currently on sale* Porsche interior, only because Pascha is coolest when it’s in a fun color.
Pascha definitely has a prominent place in 911 history. I would consider it in an 80’s slant nose(candy) spec similar to Beau’s. Otherwise it would be a toss up between plaid and pepita for me.
Awesome spec, but would be even more special if they added the Aerokit to further differentiate from the standard T.