The Porsche 911 GT3 is one of the best cars on sale right now, and with the company having revealed a refreshed 911 last month , it was only a matter of time before the updates trickled down to the rest of the lineup. A spy video from the Nürburgring released this week gives us a good idea of what to expect from the latest iteration of everyone’s favorite 911 model.
The 2026 Porsche 911 GT3 is expected to retain its crown jewel, the 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six engine. That’s evident from the howling sounds emitting from this test mule’s centrally mounted dual exhaust pipes. It probably won’t make a huge jump in power from the current 510 horsepower, which is fine by us. The big wing is still there, too, albeit with a few minor design tweaks.
The exterior lighting is new, carried over from the lesser 992.2 models we first saw in late May. The front and rear bumpers are also new, with bespoke shapes that may or may not represent the final product. Porsche prototypes like this often use non-production bumpers during testing, but which reveal something entirely different on the production-ready examples.
The driver holds nothing back during this track test, getting sideways and hitting the rev limiter as they push the GT3 to the edge. The new car looks as capable as ever, exactly what we’d expect from Porsche’s track-ready supercar.
Judging by the speed of each shift, the prototype in this video is very clearly equipped with Porsche’s PDK dual-clutch transmission instead of a manual gearbox. There’s no word on whether Porsche plans to keep the manual for this refresh, but since the majority of GT3s sold in America come with the stick, we don’t expect it to go away anytime soon.