While the automaker has said nothing about the next 911 Turbo due in 2026, these spy shots suggest it might be offered with a stealthy GT3-style Touring package for the first time. Our spy photographers snapped a 992.2 Turbo prototype on and around Germany’s Nürburgring, which is exactly where we’d expect to find it, and where we’ve seen other Turbo prototypes at various times over the past couple of years. But this one looks very different.
The trademark flared arches are there,
front and rear, and the cooling holes in the rear fenders are temporarily
covered with disguise panels. And looking past the fake horizontal bars in the
front bumper we can see that intakes appear to employ the same
vertically-mounted active vanes as the GTS, which are used to alter both the
aerodynamics and the amount of cold air delivered to the front radiators. The
four square Turbo tailpipes are also clear to see, but there’s no sign of the
usual Turbo rear wing. A massive spoiler bolted to the engine lid has been a
part of the Turbo package since the first one appeared in 1974, and for the
past 25 years, Turbos have come with a wing that combines a fixed, raised
section that’s topped by an active portion that can extend even further into
the airflow.
But this prototype has the same wing seen
on the new Carrera and GTS (without the optional Aerokit), which means it’s
raised when going fast to provide downforce, but fully retracts at low speeds
leaving a cleaner silhouette. The same kind of package on the GT3 Touring
proved a big hit for Porsche so there’s every reason to think the courtesy
might be extended to the Turbo, perhaps in conjunction with the rear-wheel
drive, manual powertrain setup we reported on a couple of weeks back.
Though Porsche hasn’t confirmed the
existence of such a car, Porsche forums are buzzing with reports that a
two-wheel drive, stick-shift Turbo is on the cards. Porsche did offer this kind
of configuration in the 2023 Sport Classic (which had a retro ducktail rear
wing), so it’s possible that it could turn that idea into a full production run
of Turbo Tourings, much like it turned the 911R into the GT3 Touring.
