SPY PICS: 2024 Porsche 911 GTS looking hot ahead of reveal

The Porsche 911 has long been Zuffenhausen’s premier sports car and, to keep it competitive, every new generation and midlife makeover brings significant performance upgrades.

Now for the 992-series facelift it seems the German brand is also enhancing the iconic model’s athletic ability – and not just for the flagship Turbo and GT variants.

We’ve seen plenty of covertly disguised 911 prototypes kicking around Scandinavia and Germany over the past 12-18 months, but now we’re getting to the business end of development and our spy snappers have managed to capture a largely undisguised model ahead of its global reveal in the coming months.

As you can see from what’s likely to be the GTS variant pictured here, it’s clear the 992.2-series 911 will come with updated front and rear bumpers that are intended to up the visual menace while simultaneously improving powertrain and braking cooling, as well as aiding in aerodynamics.

The GTS is the sportiest and most aggressive of all the sub-GT and Turbo models, so it makes sense for it to be taken a level or two above the others.

Seen here with an awesome looking fixed year wing, it’s clear the GTS will be getting some sort of major upgrade as part of the facelift, also including active aero shutters on its front bumper and a new rear diffuser integrated around the dual exhaust outlets.

The whole ensemble looks very (previous-gen) GT3-like and that’s probably not a coincidence because Porsche insiders are saying the entire 911 portfolio besides the Turbo and Turbo S will be returning to natural aspiration with downsized and detuned versions of the GT3’s stunning 4.0-litre flat-six.

Such a move would all but reinvent the 911 range and take it back to its roots, once again offering customers the rev-happy, lag-free driving experience that purists love so much – not that there’s anything wrong with the turbo set-up of the 911’s current boxer engines.

Torque will likely take a hit, especially in the low- and mid-range, but the offset will be a more rewarding top-end and a chill-inducing soundtrack to match, even at the bottom of the range.

Helping the cause massively will no doubt be September’s announcement that the upcoming Euro7 emission regulations will be gutted to become little more than the current Euro6 standards.

Porsche executives had hinted previously that bigger engines would eventually return to the 911 and other performance-minded models, with the first being the new Cayenne and its return to V8 power for the second-tier S variant.

Spy photos: Automedia

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