Porsche 911 Sally Special Is a Real-Life Sally Carrera, and It's Headed to Auction

• Disney and Pixar's 911 Sally Special is a one-of-one version of the German brand's rear-engine sports car.

• It's based on the 473-hp 911 Carrera GTS and includes a seven-speed manual transmission.

• Though it lacks eyes or a mouth, the Sally Special steals a number of cues from Sally Carrera of Cars fame.

UPDATE 8/22/2022: After much bidding, RM Auctions hammered the one-off Porsche 911 Sally Special away for $3,600,000, the proceeds of which are earmarked for two separate charities: Girls Inc. and USA for UNHCR.

Disney and Pixar's Cars may have hit theaters in the summer of 2006, but production of the film started many years earlier, with production designer Bob Pauley first sketching the film's female protagonist, Sally Carrera, in 2002. As her surname suggests, Sally is an anthropomorphic Porsche 911 Carrera. A 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera, specifically, better known by enthusiasts as a part of the 996 generation of 911s.

Though the film Cars may be only 16 years old, the character of Sally is celebrating two decades since leaving the—animated—Zuffenhausen factory. In honor of her emerald anniversary, the Cars team worked with Porsche to create a one-of-a-kind 2022 Porsche 911, which bears the mark Sally Special.

Based on the 473-hp Carrera GTS trim, the Sally Special brings elements of the Radiator Springs attorney to the modern 992-series 911. As such, Porsche also incorporated certain 996-generation design staples into the Sally Special. This includes silver headlight surrounds, as well as rear badging and staggered five-spoke wheels that mimic those of Sally (and of 911s of her era). Porsche and Pixar, however, refrained from fitting the Sally Special with big eyes and a mouth in place of a windshield or front grille. Nor did they hire Bonnie Hunt to supply voice guidance for the in-dash navigation system.

The most notable element of the Sally Special is arguably its Sally Blue Metallic hue, a distinct color that requires hand application. Sally Blue Metallic also spreads to additional areas of the car's front and rear fascias and engine lid, parts that Porsche keeps in black on the run-of-the-mill Carrera GTS.