Porsche Unveils 11 New Paint to Sample Colors
Including two created in collaboration with Sean Wotherspoon.
Porsche has announced the addition of 11 new colors to its Paint to Sample (PTS) palette with the launch of the 992.2 generation of the 911 — also available for the 718 and Taycan models.
Highlights include “Sean Peach” (22I), named after American designer Sean Wotherspoon and derived from his previous collaboration with Porsche which featured four unique colors. The new palette also includes “Nashy Blue” (5NY), a solid medium blue named after Wotherspoon’s son Nash.
In a comment to Hypebeast, the designer shared “I started working with Porsche about three years ago. When we introduced my SW Taycan Art Car, Porsche gave me the chance to develop my own colors, so I named them after myself, my wife, and our kids.” Now, two of these four colors are available as official PTS options via Porsche’s official configurator, Wotherspoon further remarked “This means a lot to me personally just on the car guy side of things, but even more so seeing my son’s name on the Porsche website, and to see friends ordering 911’s named after him. It’ll be so cool to have Nash going to a car show and seeing a ‘Nashy Blue’ 911. Gotta be the coolest feeling — hopefully, he’ll think it’s as cool as I do!”
Additional colors from the new lineup include “Eberlegreen” (6JE) and “Audrain Green Metallic” (6RY), which add unique shades of green to the mix. Notably, Audrian Green Metallic was named in honor of a color commissioned by Audrain Auto Museum via the PTS Plus program for their 911 (992.1) GT3 and is inspired by the classic 356 color Lago Green Metallic.
Other colors include “Verde Zeltweg Metallic” (6VZ), a dark green originally from Ferrari, “Frozen Berry Metallic” (Y08), a metallic rose color, “Centenaire Silver Metallic” (7SD), “Dolomite Silver Metallic” (Z96), “Arctic Grey” (Z93), “Guards Red” (Y39) and the return of “GTS Red” (M3E), which was the launch color of the Cayenne GTS.
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To further understand the significance of the program and the new colors, we spoke with Porsche PTS expert Will Lee aka PTSRS. Lee first explained the basics, sharing that the PTS program consists of an expanded palette of over 160 pre-approved colors, 127 of which are for the 911, while the PTS Plus program enables consumers to create or sample their own unique color.
He explained that one of the key differences between the two programs is the lead time, with the PTS program being shorter and the PTS Plus program longer, as Porsche will need to run the desired color through feasibility tests. These tests are designed to make sure the finishes will appear consistent across all types of body panel materials like carbon fiber, aluminum and plastic — a process that can take up to a year or more. Lee also shared that the most palpable difference is price, with finishes for a 2025 911 via PTS being $14,000 USD and PTS Plus just over $30,000 USD.
“I don’t think it has ever been done before”
In the case of Wotherspoon creating four unique colors with Porsche, Lee noted that it’s unprecedented, stating “The opportunity to create one color through PTS Plus is already a very special one, as Porsche has limited capacity per year. For Porsche to create with one individual, four colors at once — all with production intent and feasibility — is unprecedented. I don’t think it has ever been done and it’s clearly a testament to the respect and trust they have in Sean’s influence and taste.”
Sharing what his own dream PTS color would be, Lee explained that one at the top of his mind would be a deep metallic candy red, something along the lines of Mazda’s Soul Red Crystal. His reason being that red is largely underrepresented in the PTS palette, making up only three of the 127 colors for the 2025 911, namely: GTS Red, Peru Red and Superior Red Metallic.
“The lack of options is likely due to Porsche offering two reds in the 911’s standard palette: Guards Red and Carmine Red. But both are solid non-metallic and past metallic reds such as Amaranth Red Metallic, Arena Red Metallic, Carmona Red Metallic, and Ruby Red Metallic – while all great — all have varying undertones of different colors. What so far has been missing is also what I’m most craving: a bonafide, true red metallic with lots of depth and vibrancy. Coupled with the fact that red is one of the most iconic colors for Porsche, I think we’re due for one.” If Lee were to get his true red metallic PTS color, he said it would have to be named either “Passion Red” or “Obsession Red.”
It’s also worth noting that with more color choices comes more complexity for the Porsche factory and that just because it’s offered, doesn’t mean you can simply add to cart and order. Based on Lee’s knowledge, Porsche currently only produces 20 cars a day for the 911, with the PTS colors being subject to allocation and not guaranteed.
For a closer look at each of the new colors see Porsche’s official PTS site or explore via the automaker’s configurator.
