Porsche Centre North Toronto made waves this week when they shard photos of a recent 911 S/T arrival in their showroom. Specced by Marty @OneMan1138, this S/T is laden with Sonderwunsch special wishes touches in a way that’s highly attention-grabbing and likely also polarizing.
The basic specs provided by Porsche Centre North Toronto are these. The car includes 44 bespoke options, including most obviously the color scheme in Ultra Violet, Ruby Star Classic and Racing Yellow. As you can see from inside shots, the interior follows along on the colors and the theme.
First up, Porsche Ultra Violet (ultraviolett; non-metallic UNI; M4A / G7; Porsche) is a 911 GT3 RS color from the 991 era. Ruby Star Classic a.k.a. Rubystone Red (sternrubin; non-metallic UNI; 82N; Porsche) is effectively a hot pink that was a 964-era Carrera Cup color that has remained a cult classic since its inception. The two together are an interesting pair in their own right, though throw in Racing Yellow (renngelb; non-metallic UNI; 1S1 / P3; Porsche) and the net effect goes so much further.
The car, known as “ONEMAN”, isn’t for sale. We’re classifying it in our Market Find – Acquired Taste section in addition to color check because it is such an opinion-generating build. Congratulations to Marty on the new S/T. We hope it’s everything you expected, and it is truly unforgettable.
Andre Lotterer is having a pretty great month. A little over a week ago, the German racecar driver and the two teammates he shares a Porsche 963 Hypercar with nailed down the 2025 FIA WEC driver’s championship. Less than a week later, he’s posting first photos of his new 2025 Porsche 911 S/T. Not surprisingly, it’s an excellent specification.
Racing fans are likely already familiar with Lotterer. He began his sportscar career at Audi Sport before migrating to Porsche for Formula E and later the 963 Hypercar program. And though he’s relinquishing his 963 seat at the end of the season, he remains one of the top sportscar drivers in the world.
Lotterer also has exceptional automotive taste. He’s a longtime collector, often choosing cars built by the manufacturers he races. This has included an Audi Sport quattro, two 911 Carrera 2.7 RS, a Carrera GT (that he drove to the dealer for delivery of his S/T), and also an uber rare 964 3.8 RS. He’s got more, but those are the ones worth highlighting for this story.
Beyond the car habit, he also enjoys photography. As a result, his Instagram account is a worthy follow and his cars (including the new S/T) are regularly seen, often photographed in his home town of Monaco.
Lotterer shared details of his special build when he posted these photos to Instagram. He shares that it’s Paint to Sample Malachite Green (malachitgrünmetallic; metallic UNI; 2B5; Porsche) paired with custom green interior specified via Sonderwunsch. From the photos, it also looks like it’s got his name on the sills, making it extra cool given its timing of arrival along with his championship title.
Back then, I was editor of the Audi-focused blog Fourtitude.com (merged into its sister website VWvortex long ago by its current publishers), and my focus was the Audi brand specifically. Our publication was granted an Audi each year on long-term loan in order to generate year-round content and see duty at car shows. After seeing the always unique lineups at auto shows in Geneva, Paris and Frankfurt, I’d pitched Audi to consider granting me access to Audi exclusive tailoring for the car. They agreed and sent me an order guide. Now, it was time to pick that color and frankly I was at a loss. There were just so many choices.
As I weighed my options, I’d decided to stick to known Audi colors, and had two opposing concepts forming in my head. One option looked backward to something classic, and the other looked forward towards modernism and Audi’s future.
Option #1 leaned the GT nature of the then-new S5 had me thinking of the recently retired Goodwood Green. That slightly darker take on classic British Racing Green had shown up on cars like the TT 3.2 VR6, B5 RS 4 in Europe and B6 S4 here in the USA. I envisioned it with tan leather (or brown if they’d let me dip into custom leather colors) and wood or aluminum trim. Creating a rendering in photoshop, I remember it looking like a baby Bentley Continental GT, a car that had also recently come to the fore thanks to the Volkswagen Group.
Looking back at it, the pricing for Audi exclusive paint in those years was incredibly reasonable. On the car’s build sheet, the Jet Blue Metallic paint is listed at $1,300 and another $1,200 Audi exclusive order fee. That’s only $2,500 for special paint in that model year.
In my year of time with that car (VIN WAURV78TX9A003802), on loan as it was from Audi of America, it served as daily driver and constant show car. Its understated nature gave it more of an “if you know you know” status than any in-your-face color would have.
A friend who worked with executives at Volkswagen Group gave it the best back-handed compliment. “It looks like something a board member would order,” she said. While I’m not sure it would have been her choice, ordering something avant-garde like a senior executive with a large company car budget and access to whatever they wanted seemed like a solid compliment to me.
A few years later the car popped up at Audi North Scottsdale on trade and I was tempted to try to pick it up given how unique it remained, though a friend at the dealer informed me it was having some issues with an aftermarket theft tracking system that had been installed so I ultimately never bothered.
Searching the VIN today shows it made its way to California where in 2019 it appears to have turned up at a Copart auction with the front clip missing, likely due to a light front end collision. Shots of the interior show the exceptionally light-colored Pearl Silver leather looking a bit dirty and worn, while the wheels are refinished in black. IT asold at that auction for just $1,350. It shows up looking repaired and looking a lot better at a used car lot in Sacramento with a salvage title. Where it is today remains unknown.
Nestled alongside the Ferrari 812 Competizione was a Paint to Sample (PTS) Porsche 918 Spyder (VIN# WP0CA2A16FS800652), finished in Oryx White Metallic with Martini Stripes. Previous sightings of this car have shown it wrapped in matte black with the Martini livery, sparking speculation that the wrap might have been a factory job. While rumors abound, what matters most is that the PTS paint is now on full display for all to see.
One of just 918 examples produced, this particular car is even more exclusive, being one of only 230 to feature the Weissach package. This option adds an array of weight-saving features, including magnesium wheels by BBS, a carbon fiber windscreen frame, mirrors, and roof, along with an extended aerodynamic diffuser and bespoke interior trim. Altogether, the package sheds 100 pounds from the curb weight, enhancing the 918’s performance.
Inside, the cockpit is a blend of Onyx Black full leather with contrasting silver piping, set against the exposed carbon fiber accents. Among the additional options are a glare-reducing interior, front axle lift system, two-zone climate control, cup holder, Homelink, an extended charging cable from Porsche’s “special wishes” department, and a driver’s seat pad.
With just 1,319 miles on the odometer at the time of cataloging, this 918 Spyder stands as a pristine example, meticulously cared for and lightly driven. Interestingly, this isn’t its first auction appearance during Monterey Car Week—it has previously graced the stages of both RM Sotheby’s and Gooding & Company. However, Bonhams did not report a sale this time around, adding a layer of intrigue to the car’s journey through the auction circuit.
This Ferrari 812 Competizione was likely the most customized car on the list at Bonhams | Cars. While the 812 Competizione is already unique, this one (VIN# ZFF03TLAXN0283626) stands out with nearly $130,000 in factory bespoke options. The most striking feature is the Extracampionaro (off-catalogue) paintwork in Blu Elettrico 2020 with Giallo Fly livery accents.
The details continue with 20-inch wheels fitted with yellow-accented Pirelli tires, yellow calipers, and exposed carbon trim. Inside, the theme persists with stunning Blu Medio leather-trimmed Daytona racing seats, Nuovo Giallo accents, and contrasting yellow stitching. The window sticker and specification plate highlight carbon fiber features, including the rear diffuser, front air vents, under door covers, instrument panel, parcel shelf, upper console, and dash inserts.
Additionally, the car is equipped with adaptive headlamps, a suspension lifting system for easier low-speed maneuvering, diamond-polished forged wheels, a high-power audio system, and Scuderia shields. With all these bespoke options, this Ferrari truly is a one-off, and according to Bonhams, it sold for $1,611,000.
Being first always comes with some bragging rights and according to BMW Welt | BMW Museum, this is the first M3 Competition Touring in BMW Individual Ruby Star (P9L) solid delivered in Germany. BMW Welt | BMW Museum probably has the best database for things like this so we wouldn’t argue with them. First or last, this is an exciting color for an exciting car.
Ruby Star is deeply rooted in the heritage of certain luxury car manufacturers. Notably, Porsche introduced Ruby Star (also known as Rubystar or Rubystone Red) as a special color in the early 1990s, establishing it as an iconic choice among collectors and enthusiasts of the brand.
It was also stated that the vehicle was collected at BMW Welt. We hope to see more photos of this car online and eventually run a full feature on it. Check out the original Instagram post and more photos below.
