The exterior color is the main highlight here. In this case, Porsche blended two Chromaflair effect paints taking a year in development and around 80 work hours to complete. Chromaflair pigments contain extremely thin “flakes” that appear to shift in color depending on how you look at them. These flakes consist of an opaque, reflective core layer of aluminum, which is then surrounded by a glass-like layer. This transparent layer looks different colors depending on the thickness. All together the flakes are 50 times thinner than the human hair. The gradient paint is also found in the badging and key.

Celestial Jade is done by combining “Urban Bamboo,” a bright green with yellow and gold tones, and “Shifting Carbon,” a dark gray with black and blue tones.

In addition to the spectacular Chromaflair exterior paintwork, the one-off car features a specially designed logo in several places. The logo is inspired by “LongMa,” a mythical being with a dragon’s head (“Long”) and the body of a horse (“Ma”) said to be of great power and strength, and an auspicious symbol bringing good luck. The motif is also adds a layer of meaningful symbolism to the Taycan Turbo S Celestial Jade, since 2024 is also the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Dragon, and the horse reflects the Taycan, with Turkish origins meaning a ‘Young Horse’. The “LongMa” logo on the Taycan Turbo S Celestial Jade can be seen on the sill guards of the front and rear doors, on the door projector and all headrests.

Another highlight, designed to match the Chromaflair paintwork, is the carbon-weave finish components in varnished Carbon. These replace the standard Turbonite-colored inlays on the front bumper, on the side skirts and on the rear diffuser. The airblades on the wheels are also made from this special, hand-crafted material. The varnish allows the carbon-fiber compound to shine through.

Inside, the interior specialists from the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur have combined the standard color Slate Grey with the “Leather to Sample” option Englishgreen. This elegant, dark green can be found in the doors, the center console, and the front and rear seats.

The Taycan Turbo S Celestial Jade is the latest publicized creation of the Porsche Sonderwunsch program. In addition to the ability to commission individual customer color and material requests directly in production at the factory, this expansion also includes subsequent Factory Re-Commissioning and Factory One-Off services for vehicles that have already been delivered to the customer.

Customers can contact their Porsche Centre for customizations on new cars. If the request is beyond the bounds of what the Car Configurator can offer, the Sonderwunsch process kicks into gear with an arranged personal customer consultation at Zuffenhausen or one of the international locations, such as Atlanta or Los Angeles. Here, experts from the manufacturer evaluate individual customer requests and take care of the technical approval for the relevant Factory Commissioning area.

Typical Sonderwunsch features range from leather in the luggage compartment to painting the whole exterior in multiple colors using different types of paint surface technology.