Air|Water 2026 Event Costa Mesa Porsche Meet Recap

Key Points:

• The 2026 edition of Air | Water, organized by the team behind Luftgekühlt, took place in Costa Mesa, California, featuring over 800 Porsche cars from all generations and models, making it the largest single marque event in Southern California.
• The event showcased a wide variety of Porsche builds, including weekend cars, daily drivers, and colorful allocations, and highlighted the newly announced Porsche 911 GT3 S/C, which received mixed reactions from attendees.
• Other notable reveals included Gunther Werks' ‘Project Endgame,’ Singer’s DLS Turbo, and a unique “Sally” Porsche 911 GTS alongside Pixar’s life-sized version from the movie Cars.
• The Broad Arrow auctions at the event attracted attention with rare Porsche models selling at high prices, such as a 2017 RUF RT12, a 997.2 GT3 RS 4.0, and a 1988 Porsche 959 SC reimagined by Canepa.
• Luftgekühlt plans to continue its Porsche-focused events with Lüft 12 scheduled for October 10 in Atlanta, Georgia.