Last month, we were sent mysterious pictures of a Porsche 911 GT3 prototype testing without a wing somewhere in California. Porsche hasn't yet made an official announcement about this car, but a little blurb in UK's Car magazine indicates that it's something quite interesting. According to Car, this is a 911 GT3 Touring Package, which comes with the same aero package as the 911 R and a manual-transmission only.

Users on the Rennlist forum first noticed a reference to the Touring Package on the German-market 911 GT3 configurator back in March, though it's since been removed. The Touring Package wasn't listed as an option itself, but a note on the configurator said it couldn't be paired with the non-US market Clubsport package.

There's historical precedent for a Touring Package too. Most examples of the legendary 911 Carrera RS 2.7 were built in "Touring" specification, with a number of extra comfort features making it better suited for road use.

Considering we've already seen something that appears to be a GT3 Touring Package testing in the US, it seems like it'll be offered here. When asked, Porsche told us they couldn't speculate on potential future products.

We think those who missed out on the 911 R have reason to be excited.

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