One-off Porsche 911 Turbo S Land Down Under offered through sealed-bid sale

Porsche details the exclusive sale process

Porsche Cars Australia has announced details of the exclusive sale process for the 911 Turbo S Land Down Under, the one-off Sonderwunsch commission created to celebrate 75 Years of Porsche in Australia. According to the company's announcement, the collector's piece, which has no equivalent anywhere in the world, will be offered through an invitation-only sealed bid sale open exclusively to individuals who have registered their interest via the official expression of interest page. ²

CarExpert reports that prospective buyers must register their interest by 5:00pm AEDT on Monday, 16 November 2026, with eligible bidders to receive further details about the sale process, bid submission requirements and key dates on Wednesday, 18 November 2026. Porsche's announcement says only individuals who have submitted an expression of interest by the closing time will be invited to participate. ¹²

The sealed bid approach, Porsche Cars Australia says, is intended to give passionate enthusiasts and collectors the chance to acquire the vehicle directly while preserving the exclusivity befitting a significant Sonderwunsch commission. CEO and managing director Daniel Schmollinger said the project was conceived as a celebration of Australia's relationship with Porsche over the past 75 years, noting the first Porsche sports cars arrived in Melbourne in early October 1951 and were unveiled to the Australian public on 1 November 1951. ²

The announcement follows the car's presentation by Porsche Cars Australia in collaboration with Sonderwunsch, Style Porsche and Sydney-based contemporary artist Werner Bronkhorst. Man of Many, which covered the debut, reports the one-off was unveiled at a special event following an outback photoshoot and will soon embark on a curated national tour across select Australian locations. Porsche says the car has generated unprecedented interest from collectors and enthusiasts locally and internationally since its debut, and Schmollinger added that vehicles such as this rarely come to market, describing it as a piece of Porsche Australia's history created to mark a milestone that will never be repeated. ³²⁵

Grand Prix ownership package and charitable donation

Alongside the car itself, Porsche Cars Australia has created a complimentary bespoke ownership experience for the future custodian. As detailed in the company's announcement, the package includes two three-day passes to the Porsche Pavilion at the 2027 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, return business class flights for two from the purchaser's nearest Australian capital city to Melbourne, three nights' premium twin-share accommodation with private return airport transfers, and a hosted dinner for two with artist Werner Bronkhorst and Porsche Cars Australia CEO and managing director Daniel Schmollinger, along with other exclusive Porsche VIP experiences. ²¹

In recognition of the 75-year Australian milestone, Porsche Cars Australia will make a donation of $75,000 to Make-A-Wish Australia, helping grant life-changing wishes for children living with critical illnesses. The charity connection extends the company's 75th-year partnership work, which included a Vincent Fantauzzo bonnet artwork on a 911 Carrera, titled Sundown – Red Centre, auctioned at this year's Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and raising AU $33,000 for the same organisation. ²⁴

Exterior: a 300-hour Chromaflair gradient and hidden messages

The exterior is anchored by two brand-new Chromaflair paint colours developed specifically for the project, Terra Australis Red and Southern Cross Blue. CarExpert explains the body transitions between the two shades in a colour-shifting finish evoking the changing hues of the Australian landscape, from desert orange and dusk-sky blue to eucalyptus green and sunrise gold, achieved with ultra-thin Chromaflair pigments whose reflective aluminium cores are encased in transparent, glass-like layers of varying thickness. ¹⁵

Man of Many, which covered the car at its debut, reports the dual-colour Chromaflair gradient was applied completely by hand across seven distinct paint layers and required more than 300 hours of craftsmanship alone, describing it as the first time Porsche has executed such a finish. The wheels, 20 inches in diameter up front and 21 inches at the rear, carry Southern Cross Blue through the staggered design. ⁵¹

Hidden details reward a closer look. CarExpert reports a ghost effect painting technique on the roof subtly reveals the number '75' in Bronkhorst's unique font, while the active rear spoiler carries a 'See ya later mate' message revealed when Sport Plus mode is activated or the spoiler deploys above 80km/h. Boss Hunting describes the ghosting technique as a first for Porsche, marking both 75 years in Australia and 75 years of Porsche motorsport heritage. ¹⁷

Bronkhorst's miniature hand-painted artworks appear throughout the car, from a farmer and his dog on a door to a wedge-tailed eagle in the cabin and a kangaroo and joey on the passenger-side dashboard, as listed by CarExpert. Man of Many also notes custom vehicle keys painted in matching Terra Australis Red and Southern Cross Blue with bespoke Land Down Under laser etching. Reflecting on the project, Bronkhorst said it was an opportunity to translate his artistic language into an entirely new form, requiring a fresh level of precision and experimentation. ¹⁵

Cabin: native timber, Uluru stars and 14,417 perforations

Inside, the Australian theme continues with unique Coolibah Brown leather created specifically for this car, teamed with Dark Night Blue leather and seats featuring a one-off perforated pattern inspired by Bronkhorst's paintbrush technique. CarExpert reports hand-finished Australian Silky Oak wooden inlays alongside a roof lining embroidered with the southern hemisphere constellation map as it appeared above Uluru in 1951, the year the first two Porsche 356 sports cars arrived in Australia. ¹

Man of Many's cabin coverage adds further specificity: the seats are 18-way adaptive Sports Seats Plus with exactly 14,417 individually positioned perforations mimicking brushstrokes, topographic contour lines depicting the Blue Mountains are printed across the Dark Night Blue leather of the upper dash and side trims, the GT sports steering wheel carries a Kalahari 12-o'clock marker, and even the front luggage compartment is lined in two-tone leather with a matching onboard folder. ⁵⁶

Mechanics unchanged from the 911 Turbo S

Despite the extensive personalisation, the Land Down Under is mechanically a standard 911 Turbo S. CarExpert reports it retains the 523kW/800Nm 3.6-litre twin-turbocharged flat-six hybrid powertrain, eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and all-wheel drive, along with the Sport Chrono Package and a claimed 0-100km/h sprint time of 2.5 seconds. Man of Many's specification list concurs on 523kW (711 PS) and up to 1000Nm on overboost via the T-Hybrid electric turbo system, and separately lists a 330km/h top speed. ¹⁵

That output figure matches the car Porsche presented at the 2026 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix pavilion, where the new top-of-the-range 911 Turbo S made its Australian public debut as the most powerful production 911 to date, developing 523kW (711 PS) and 800Nm thanks to its T-Hybrid system, according to Porsche's own motorsport report. ⁴

Seven-figure expectations and anniversary context

No price has been announced for the one-off. CarExpert reported in August that Porsche Cars Australia CEO Daniel Schmollinger told local media in Sydney the Land Down Under would be auctioned at the beginning of next year, with a spokesperson adding, "I think we can safely say [it will sell for] seven digits", and a date and location for the auction to be announced in due course. The company's October announcement has since detailed the sale as a sealed bid process with expressions of interest closing on 16 November 2026, superseding the earlier auction framing, though a final sale outcome has not been confirmed. ⁶²

CarExpert's August reporting also provides useful comparison context: in 2021, Porsche marked 70 years in Australia with the 911 GT3 70 Years Porsche Australia Edition, limited to 26 units and priced at $494,300 before on-road costs at launch, a $124,700 premium over the standard GT3 Touring. In 2023, a lightly used example sold for $670,500 via auction website Collecting Cars, a considerably lower figure than the Land Down Under's predicted sale price. ⁶

The Land Down Under also follows the quartet of Australian-inspired 'compass cars' revealed at this year's Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix: GO NORTH, a Panamera 4 E-Hybrid in Paint to Sample Emerald Green inspired by Queensland and Northern Territory rainforests; GO EAST, an Ipanema Blue Metallic Taycan 4S Cross Turismo for the eastern coastline; GO SOUTH, a Gold Bronze Metallic Macan 4S for the Tasman Peninsula; and GO WEST, a Cayenne S in Paint to Sample Ipanema Brown. CarExpert reported in August that Porsche intends to part with the compass cars eventually, but Schmollinger confirmed they will be kept for the company's different events across the country in the meantime. ⁴⁶