A strange-looking Porsche 992 prototype was spotted earlier today wearing a ducktail rear spoiler, raising questions about the plans of the German car maker. Last time we saw a ducktail spoiler on a modern 911 was on the 2009 997.2 Sport Classic, which was produced in just 250 examples for Europe, featuring some of the most evocative Porsche design traits, including a ‘Double-Dome’ roof, a wider body and 19-inch Fuchs-style alloy wheels.

Perhaps this test car hints at the return of the Sport Classic limited-edition model but Porsche may be working on something different this time; aside from the ducktail spoiler, the prototype appears to wear the same camouflaged bumpers with the Turbo test cars.


If we had to take a guess, we would say that Porsche is working on a new retro special edition of the 992 Turbo in the same vein with the manual GT3 Touring model, which is set to make a return in the 992 generation. Either that or Porsche is simply bringing the ducktail spoiler back as an option.

Car and Driver had the chance to ride in a 992 Turbo prototype recently, getting the first official information; the new 911 flagship will be powered by a twin-turbo 3.8-liter flat-six engine with 641 HP sent to all four wheels via an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. The chassis will employ the brand’s latest technologies to make it ridiculously fast, offering a 0-96 km/h in 2.5 seconds and a 33O km/h top speed. Porsche is set to reveal the 992 Turbo models in spring 2020.