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gave us details and showed us a
at the
. Today, we bring you
of what appears to be the production version of that concept with a few changes on board. They’re rather minimal modifications, but the Speedster’s driver appears especially angry with our spy photographer as he extends his middle finger directly toward the camera. Sorry, not sorry, Mr. Test Driver. Public testing of pre-production cars always comes with photo risks, and
tend to attract more attention than others. You’ll notice what appears to be a
prototype we’ve previously spotted running around with the 911.
The
we saw in Paris had epic retro mirrors and fuel cap on the front hood, but both those design touches are absent from this pre-production car. It’s tougher to see, but we lost the vents in between the two humps, as well. Everything else appears to have made it to production-spec. We can’t say we’re surprised these
features probably won’t show up on the production car, but it is a tad deflating.
You’ll notice the Speedster is based-off the 991.2 generation of 911 and not the
. Porsche did a similar thing when the 997 generation was coming to an end with a Speedster model paying tribute to that car’s life. The chassis is said to utilize parts from the
, and the wonderful naturally aspirated flat-six engine gets carried over from that car, too. Porsche didn’t specify if power will be exactly the same as the GT3, but we’ll be expecting about 500 horsepower and a 9,000 rpm redline. We were told the six-speed manual would be offered on the Speedster in Paris, too. Let’s just say that we strongly approve of that combination.
Production will be limited to only 1,948 cars and begin in the first half of this year. We’ll expect a reveal with a full spec breakdown soon, possibly for the upcoming
.
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