Video: 2022 Porsche 911 Sport Classic spied testing at Nurburgring

The 2022 Porsche 911 Sport Classic will revive the nameplate with the 992 generation, after footage was captured of a test mule running hot laps around the Nurburgring.

Tell-tale signs pointing towards the test mule being a Sport Classic include the classic Fuchs-style wheels (Turbo S Exclusive Series wheels on the pictured example), a Turbo-spec wide body, double-dome roof and a 'ducktail' rear spoiler.

Porsche enthusiasts also understand that 2020’s Porsche 911 Targa 4S Heritage Design Edition was likely to be joined by other Heritage Design Edition cars, creating space for a current-gen 911 Sport Classic.

Following on from the 997-generation 911 Sport Classic, the limited-edition model is designed as a throwback tribute to the Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS.

As Porsche already caters to the hardcore track enthusiasts with its GT range, the Sport Classic is more intended as a special design variant, featuring trademark Porsche style attributes like a houndstooth fabric interior and subtle striping to differentiate against the regular 911 range.

Previous Sport Classic variants were also fitted exclusively with a six-speed manual transmission, carbon-ceramic brakes and adaptive sports suspension as standard.

Should this test mule turn out to be a modern-day 911 Sport Classic, you can expect a similar showing in terms of bespoke features, without any real boost in performance.

With that, it’s likely to be based upon the upcoming 992 Carrera GTS’s 3.0-litre twin-turbo flat-six engine, which is expected to output 355kW/555Nm to the rear wheels. Porsche may include a PDK dual-clutch transmission this time around, though we’re betting on it being a manual-only affair again.

The previous-generation 911 Sport Classic was a very limited model, with only 250 made worldwide – three of which were brought to Australia. Expect a high-dollar price tag and a similarly limited build number this time around, too.

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