Porsche to Auction a One-Off 911 GT3 RS Adorned with a Maple Leaf

It's a one-of-one 911 GT3 RS fit for the True North and designed to celebrate the new Porsche Experience Center in Toronto.

• Porsche is launching a new Porsche Experience Center (sorry, Centre) in Toronto and celebrating with a special charity auction.
• Porsche Cars Canada is auctioning a one-off 911 GT3 RS designed as a tribute to the Land of Maple, with a portion of proceeds benefiting Campfire Circle.
• While being auctioned in Canada, Porsche confirmed to Car and Driver that U.S. residents can bid, but then must convert the car to U.S. specifications.

Porsche is launching its third Experience Center in North America, this time in the Toronto area, specifically Pickering, Ontario. To celebrate the opening and to benefit a local charity, Porsche Cars Canada is auctioning a one-off 911 GT3 RS as Canadian as Hudson's Bay or Shania Twain. The one-of-one model was designed as a collaboration between Porsche Cars Canada and Porsche's Sonderwunsch division, and was first shown at last year's Toronto Auto Show.

A 911 GT3 RS with a Maple Leaf Livery
Sometimes, rightfully so, sports-car drivers are accused of treating the road like their personal racetrack, ignoring turn signals and generally driving without consideration for those around them. We just can't imagine any of that tomfoolery going on with this car—at least not without an "ope" and at least one "sorry" to go along with blowing your doors off on the highway.

The one-of-one 911 is finished in an eye-catching asymmetrical livery that draws considerable inspiration from the Canadian flag. The right two-thirds of the car is painted red, with the remaining third painted white. While the actual flag doesn't divide its colors in the same way, the ratio is the same. The red side of the car gets white graphics for the side and wheels, while the white side, of course, gets red accents. A duotone maple leaf on the roof is the cinnamon sugar on the top of the beaver tail.

The Canadian touches don't stop with the exterior. The door sills feature a special Toronto skyline graphic, there's red-and-white stitching on the dash, and the seatbelts are finished in red too. The seats are clothed in a special red pepita fabric created just for this build. The winner of the auction also gets a matching Chronograph 911 GT3 RS watch.

Fittingly, the auction opens tonight and runs until 3:00 p.m. on Canada Day (July 1). And the best part is that Porsche Cars Canada is donating a portion of the proceeds to the charity Campfire Circle. Plus, while the car is being auctioned in Canada, Porsche confirmed to Car and Driver that U.S. residents are eligible to participate. Should they win, they'd just need to pay to convert it to a U.S. specification car.