- Porsche’s 992.2 GT3 RS has been spotted in facelifted form for the first time.
- The revised track weapon will stick with naturally aspirated flat-six power, but it will get a bump from the 2024 car’s 518 hp rating.
- Production cars will get bumper and aero upgrades not seen on this early prototype.
When Porsche revealed the facelifted 992.2 version of the 911 earlier this year it only gave us two new models, the GTS Hybrid and base Carrera. Which means there’s plenty more to come over the next couple of years, including the GT3 RS, which our spy photographers have captured out in the open for the first time.
We can tell it’s an RS because of the saw-tooth front fender vents, the hood vents, unique door design and that towering rear wing. But this being an early prototype, it’s still wearing the current car’s front bumper and we can be sure that’ll be swapped for something fresher, and offering more downforce, in time for its debut.
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Like the new 911 GTS and Carrera, the RS will also feature an illuminated rear ‘Porsche’ script, though this car keeps it hidden under a disguise panel that also prevents us getting a look at the new lower bumper design. Inside, carbon bucket seats and fabric door pulls will be the order of the day, plus a fully digital instrument cluster, a feature that made its 911 debut on the new Carrera and GTS.
The big question is whether the GT3 and RS will also borrow the GT3’s hybrid tech to help deliver more power without resorting to turbocharging and losing one of the cars’ major USPs. The current GT3 RS makes 518 hp (525 PS) from its naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six, and 54 hp (55 PS) of the turbocharged GTS hybrid’s 536 hp (541 PS) comes from its electric motor.
One RS that will get turbo power is the GT2 RS, a model that was last seen in 2019. Reports say the replacement for that 690 hp (700 PS) flagship will employ hybrid assistance to push power deep into 700-horse territory.
The complexity of the hybrid system prevented Porsche offering a manual GTS, to the disappointment of many fans, but that wouldn’t be a problem for the RS, which hasn’t been available with a stick-shift for over a decade.
Don’t bank on seeing the final production car before 2026 if Porsche’s previous timeframes are anything to go by. The 2025 MY GT3 RS is simply a carryover of the 2024 model, and before we see a 992.2-spec replacement, Porsche first has to to replace the regular GT3, which has already been taken off sale. That could result in the new RS coming to America as a 2027 model year car.
