Porsche 911 Turbo S Sadu Edition celebrates 70 years in Kuwait
19/05/2026
Porsche has built a very special 911 Turbo S. And no, Europe is not getting this one either.
The new Porsche 911 Turbo S Sadu Edition is a Kuwait-only limited edition created to celebrate 70 years of Porsche in the Middle East. Just 20 examples will be built, all exclusively for Kuwait, with final details applied by Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur in Zuffenhausen.
The idea is simple but beautifully executed: take the latest 911 Turbo S, add deep regional storytelling, and translate Kuwait’s traditional Al Sadu weaving into a modern Porsche collector piece.
A tribute to Kuwait’s Porsche story
The story goes back to 1956, when Morad Yousuf Behbehani brought the first Porsche sports car to the Middle East: a Porsche 356 Cabriolet in Kuwait.
Seventy years later, Behbehani Motors Company remains Porsche’s official importer in Kuwait, and this 911 Turbo S Sadu Edition exists to mark that relationship. That already makes the car more meaningful than a simple paint-and-badge edition.
Cremewhite, black and Sadu pattern detailing
All 20 cars are finished in Cremewhite, combined with the SportDesign Package in high-gloss black. The look is clean and elegant, but the regional identity comes through in the details.
The Sadu pattern appears as a decal in Bordeaux Red, Guards Red, GT Silver and Black, placed on the lower sections of the doors and the underside of the rear wing. Gold badging on the B-pillars identifies the car as a Turbo S Sadu Edition.
The Sport Classic wheels are specially painted in Cremewhite and high-gloss black, with coloured Porsche crests instead of Turbonite elements. The car also gets titanium sports tailpipes, an Exclusive Design fuel filler cap, an electric slide/tilt glass sunroof, front axle lift and Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes with high-gloss black brake calipers.
Al Sadu heritage inside a 911 Turbo S
Al Sadu is a traditional form of wool weaving known for its horizontal geometric patterns, strong colours and cultural importance across the Arabian Peninsula, especially in Kuwait. It was added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2020.
Porsche translates that heritage into a two-tone leather interior in Black and Bordeaux Red, with Lightsilver accents and hand-stitched cross-stitching in GT Silver and Bordeaux Red across the dashboard, doors, rear compartment, seats and centre console.
The customised Sports Seats Plus feature a new textile with the Sadu pattern, using Bordeaux Red, Guards Red, GT Silver and Black. The same textile is used on the door panels, while “70 Years” appears embossed in Arabic on the headrests.
20 cars, with the seventh detail highlighted
The black brushed aluminium door sills feature 20 square elements, illuminated in white, with the seventh square illuminated in red to mark 70 years of Porsche in Kuwait and echo the 20-unit production run.
The vehicle key, key case and owner’s manual wallet also get unique Sadu Edition details, while Porsche’s Sonderwunsch programme allows further personalisation, including Sadu-pattern fabric lining for the frunk or glovebox.
711 PS, 800 Nm and 322 km/h
The latest 911 Turbo S already uses Porsche’s new T-Hybrid setup, combining a 3.6-litre twin-turbo flat-six with a compact electric motor integrated into the PDK gearbox and a small 1.9 kWh battery.
Total output is 711 PS and 800 Nm. That means 0 to 100 km/h in around 2.5 seconds and a top speed of 322 km/h. So yes, this may be a cultural collector edition, but underneath it remains one of the fastest real-world sports cars on the planet.
Price? Porsche is not saying
Porsche has not disclosed pricing. But given the base car, Exclusive Manufaktur work, Kuwait-only allocation and 20-unit production run, this will clearly sit deep in €300,000-plus territory once options, taxes and local market specifics are included.
And honestly, buyers probably will not be cross-shopping this against a regular Turbo S anyway. This is for collectors who want the story, the rarity and the cultural connection.
AutoNext Take
This is how a regional special edition should be done. A lot of limited editions feel like marketing departments trying to create urgency. This one feels more thoughtful. The Sadu pattern, the Arabic headrest embossing, the seventh illuminated door-sill element and the link to Porsche’s first Middle East delivery in 1956 all give the car a reason to exist.
