There’s a new member coming to the ever-growing Porsche 911 family. What you see in the gallery below is a prototype of the 911 ST that will become a special-edition model inspired by a small-scale racing model. series from the early 1970s. It’s obviously not the final product you’ll see in the company’s showrooms, but these new spy photos reveal many of its design features.
You can’t miss the double-bubble roof, for example, which comes straight from the 911 Sport Classic, which was launched earlier this year. This tester doesn’t have a two-tone body and it’s all black, but there could be different color combinations for the production model that will better emphasize the design of the roof, which remains hidden to some extent for the instant. Another feature worth highlighting is the center lock wheel set and that should come as no surprise since the 911 ST is said to be based on the Porsche 911 GT3 Touring.
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Moving backwards, there is a strange black circle on the engine cover mesh, to the left of the brake light. We don’t know what it is for sure, but our spy photographers report that it could be the location of the Porsche Heritage logo, similar to the emblem seen on the 911 Sport Classic. Further down the rear fascia there’s an aggressive diffuser with a pair of centrally mounted tailpipes, although this layout appears to be the same as on the regular 911 GT3 Touring.
Logic tells us that the powertrain under the rear bonnet will also be shared with the 911 GT3 Touring without modifications. If that assumption is correct, we expect the 4.0-liter flat-six engine to continue producing 502 horsepower (374 kilowatts) and 346 pound-feet (469 Newton-meters) of torque. Whether there is a manual transmission or not remains to be seen.
The 911 ST is believed to be the second of a total of three heritage versions of the 911 sports car that Porsche wants to launch. The first was the aforementioned 911 Sport Classic and word on the street is that the third will be a relaunched version of the Carrera RS. But before it arrives, the 911 ST will likely make its debut next year.
There’s a new member coming to the ever-growing Porsche 911 family. What you see in the gallery below is a prototype of the 911 ST that will become a special-edition model inspired by a small-scale racing model. series from the early 1970s. It’s obviously not the final product you’ll see in the company’s showrooms, but these new spy photos reveal many of its design features.
You can’t miss the double-bubble roof, for example, which comes straight from the 911 Sport Classic, which was launched earlier this year. This tester doesn’t have a two-tone body and it’s all black, but there could be different color combinations for the production model that will better emphasize the design of the roof, which remains hidden to some extent for the instant. Another feature worth highlighting is the center lock wheel set and that should come as no surprise since the 911 ST is said to be based on the Porsche 911 GT3 Touring.
13 Pictures
Moving backwards, there is a strange black circle on the engine cover mesh, to the left of the brake light. We don’t know what it is for sure, but our spy photographers report that it could be the location of the Porsche Heritage logo, similar to the emblem seen on the 911 Sport Classic. Further down the rear fascia there’s an aggressive diffuser with a pair of centrally mounted tailpipes, although this layout appears to be the same as on the regular 911 GT3 Touring.
Logic tells us that the powertrain under the rear bonnet will also be shared with the 911 GT3 Touring without modifications. If that assumption is correct, we expect the 4.0-liter flat-six engine to continue producing 502 horsepower (374 kilowatts) and 346 pound-feet (469 Newton-meters) of torque. Whether there is a manual transmission or not remains to be seen.
The 911 ST is believed to be the second of a total of three heritage versions of the 911 sports car that Porsche wants to launch. The first was the aforementioned 911 Sport Classic and word on the street is that the third will be a relaunched version of the Carrera RS. But before it arrives, the 911 ST will likely make its debut next year.