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RM Sotheby's is auctioning a very special Porsche 911 GT3 RS that was built to honor the people and country of Canada. The car debuted at the 2024 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto as a tribute to the opening of the Porsche Experience Center Toronto (PECTO). As such, it showcases what the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur "Sonderwunsch" (special wishes) program can do when given the mandate to go off-book for a one-of-a-kind creation.

The PECTO 911 GT3 RS features the most Canadian-themed livery we've ever seen, inspired by the Canadian flag but using Porsche's own Guards Red and White colors. Cool details abound around the exterior, while the interior shines as well with custom touches on every surface. At its core, this is also a top-of-the-line GT3 RS model with every option box ticked. The car is being sold by Porsche of Canada, which has pledged every dollar above its reserve price to a charity benefiting kids with cancer or serious illnesses.

This car's paint job is really the star of the show. Porsche honored the Canadian flag by using its colors in an offset pattern, where the split occurs exactly on the steering wheel's 12 o'clock marker. Each side also has opposing-colored accents such as GT3 RS side graphics, the outer lips of the black forged magnesium wheels, a maple leaf printed on the wheels' center locks (the most photographed part of the car when it debuted, according to Porsche), the 'Porsche' script beneath the rear wing, and a PECTO logo on both sides of the rear wing.

The maple leaf on the roof, though, is what grabs your attention. Every graphic on the car was painted – no vinyl or wraps were used – and that maple leaf turned out to be the hardest element to pull off. According to Walter Dixon, Porsche Canada's Manager of Product Planning, the car spent three times longer in the paint booth than it was supposed to because it took three repaints until that maple leaf on the roof passed inspection.

The interior doesn't disappoint, either. The Sonderwunsch team created special Canadian-themed Pepita inserts for the seats and door cards. The doors feature red and white stitching, while the carbon fiber bucket seats have red and white pass-throughs. The seat belts are Guards Red, the chronology stopwatch dial and tachometer are white, and the traditional 'GT3 RS' script on the door sills has been replaced with an outline of the Toronto skyline illuminated in red and white.

And as we mentioned, this 911 GT3 RS is fully loaded. It has the coveted Weissach package, a 24-gallon fuel tank, Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes with gloss black calipers, the front axle lift feature, a passenger-footwell-mounted fire extinguisher, LED-Matrix Design headlights in black, Exclusive Design taillights, and more.

At the time of its build, the car's total retail price was listed at $685,525... in Canadian, of course. With today's exchange rate, that's over $499,000 in U.S. currency. The auction winner gets more than just the car, too. It comes with a scale model of the car, a one-off Porsche Design Chronograph, and a driving experience at the Porsche Experience Center Toronto.

We've got plenty of vehicles in America that are draped in national pride. They're usually trucks that prominently display the American flag, either by actually mounting them on poles attached to their beds or by cleverly incorporating the Stars and Strips somewhere, like within the font of "F-150" on the back tailgate. Those tributes are fun and easy to pull off, but they're nothing like the PECTO GT3 RS. If you knew nothing about the Canadian people except that they designed this one-off Porsche, your first impression would be off the charts.

Porsche has actually been operating in Canada since 1961, when the first 356 was imported. It's an important market for the automaker, so much so that it operates multiple Porsche Centers there, including the flagship Porsche Experience Center Toronto, the recent opening of which this car commemorates. Hopefully, the winner of the auction is a proud Canuck who brings the car out on occasion for their compatriots to enjoy.