When Porsche announces a Disney Pixar collaboration, the obvious guess is a real-life Lightning McQueen cousin with a flat-six engine. That would have been the easy play.
Porsche, naturally, did something stranger.
Instead of building one 911 inspired by a race car, Porsche built three one-off 911s inspired by Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Jessie. The cars debuted at the red carpet premiere of Toy Story 5, turning what could have been a simple brand tie-in into one of the more charmingly ridiculous automotive collaborations in recent memory.
The three cars were created through Porsche’s Sonderwunsch program — the division responsible for turning very specific customer ideas into very expensive reality. These are not simple vinyl wraps or badge-only editions. Each car was given custom paintwork, bespoke interiors, hand-finished details, illuminated door sills and model-specific design cues tied directly to the characters.
All three will be sold for charity, which means the future owners will need both excellent taste and very flexible accountants.
The first build is the Buzz Lightyear 911 GT3 RS, which makes an absurd amount of sense once you accept the premise. Buzz is a character who does not believe in limits. The GT3 RS is a car with the same personality problem.
Its white, green and purple exterior mirrors Buzz’s Space Ranger suit, while the rear wing references the character’s pop-out wings. The magnesium wheels are finished in white and fitted with Space Ranger center caps. Even the Goodyear tires were customized with “Lightyear” on the sidewalls, because apparently Porsche decided subtlety had left the building.
Inside, the theme continues with bespoke upholstery, special stitching and an illuminated door sill that reads “To infinity and beyond.” That is either the best or most chaotic phrase to see before driving a 525-horsepower track-focused 911. Mechanically, the car comes with the Weissach Package, carbon ceramic brakes, front axle lift and an extended-range fuel tank.
Next is Jessie’s 911 Targa 4 GTS, and this may be the most visually playful of the three. Jessie gets the Targa, the 911 that refuses to choose between coupe and open-air driving. Somehow, that fits.
The red Targa top takes inspiration from Jessie’s hat, while the Targa bar carries her name. Porsche also developed a new color called Jessie White Metallic, paired with blue accents, yellow graphics and red pinstriping that reference her outfit.
The interior uses blue, red and pebble gray upholstery, while the floor mats feature a black-and-white cowhide pattern. The illuminated door sills read “Yee Haw!” It sounds like too much on paper. On the car, it works because the whole thing is committed to the bit.
The third car, the Woody 911 Carrera T, is the most restrained and probably the most clever.
Woody gets the driver-focused Carrera T, and Porsche leaned into the idea of a well-loved toy rather than a showroom-perfect collectible. The exterior paint was developed to mimic worn denim, a reference to Woody’s faded jeans. It gives the car a lived-in look, which is a difficult thing to pull off on a brand-new Porsche without making it look gimmicky.
The design includes a black front fascia, rocker panels, an Aurum front spoiler lip and Fire Red graphics carrying Woody’s name. Inside, vintage brown leather echoes the texture of an old toy, while denim fabric appears on the seat centers. A red checkered pattern on the seat backs and door panels references Woody’s shirt, and the door sills illuminate with “Ride Like the Wind!”
It is easily the most conceptually mature of the three cars. The Buzz GT3 RS is the loudest. The Jessie Targa is the most fun. But the Woody Carrera T understands something deeper about Toy Story: the emotional value of things that look like they have been loved.
Yes, this is still brand synergy. It is still nostalgia, luxury and Hollywood promotion meeting in one extremely expensive room. But the execution matters.
The custom Lightyear tires, the denim-inspired paint, the Jessie-branded Targa bar and the glowing “Yee Haw!” door sills are not lazy afterthoughts. They show what happens when Porsche’s craftspeople take a strange brief seriously and decide to push it all the way.
Toy Story 5 opens in theaters June 19. The three Porsche 911s are expected to go to auction after their premiere appearance, with proceeds going to charity.
Somewhere, Woody and Buzz are probably arguing over who got the better car.
Buzz did. Woody would never admit it.