At first glance, it belongs on a shelf between a designer art figure and a scale model. Then you hit the throttle, yank the hydraulic handbrake, and the rear steps out in a satisfying, tire-shredding arc. This is the END OF S.T.A.Y. 964 Turbo Junior MK5 — a half-scale, adult-grade electric Porsche built by a Shanghai art studio, priced between $6,200 and $6,700, and deliberately designed to occupy both your living room and a go-kart circuit. The founders are 90s kids who couldn’t shake the image of the black 964 Turbo from Bad Boys. So they built their tribute.
Built for Adults Who Know Better
The specs make that argument faster than any press release.
The MK5 measures 2,200 × 1,100 × 700 mm, weighs 110 kg, handles up to 300 kg of payload, and fits drivers between 140 and 190 cm tall. As Vice noted in its coverage of adult mini sports cars, these machines hit 50 mph and deserve track-day discipline, not driveway casualness. Data on minicars underscores why that discipline matters.
- Motor: 2,500 W electric, rear-engine rear-wheel-drive; top speed 80 km/h in standard trim
- Performance tiers: Standard (~25 bhp, 50 mph) through Ultimate GT3 RSR (~45 bhp, 0–60 in ~4.5 sec, 94 mph top speed)
- Range: 35–50 km; charges via standard household socket in approximately 7 hours
- Liveries: Gulf Racing, Martini Racing, Guards Red, Black Gold, Amethyst Metallic, and more
- Parent’s Mode: a hidden button caps speed at 10 km/h for younger drivers
The RR layout exists for one reason — to break traction easily. Backyard donuts, figure-eights, parking-lot gymkhana. The powerful motor and rear-wheel-drive setup are calibrated precisely for that kind of controlled, adrenaline-charged play on closed roads and go-kart circuits.
Five Generations to Get Here
The MK5 is the result of four prior iterations, refined through public development and launched in its current high-performance form at OCR 2024.
According to End of S.T.A.Y.’s product page, the studio kept the original 964 Turbo proportions fixed and engineered ergonomics around that silhouette — not the other way around. The result, in their words: “an authentic tribute to the legendary 964 Turbo — with both the look and the performance.”
Configurations now span from Carrera S street trim to a Dakar Rally spec with all-terrain tires and extended suspension, giving buyers a genuine platform to choose from rather than a single novelty option.
The brand name itself signals the intended relationship: “I will be with you till the end of Space, Time, Aloneness and Youth.” It’s a positioning closer to a collectible design object than a gadget. “Beautiful and delicate enough to be displayed in your living room,” the product page states, “fast enough for a quick adrenaline rush.”
Both things are true — and that duality is precisely what END OF S.T.A.Y. is selling. For the 90s kid who watched that black 964 disappear into the night and never quite got over it, $6,700 might feel less like an indulgence and more like a long-overdue reunion with the cheap exotic cars of their dreams.
