Icon Reborn: Porsche 911 Slantnose Spotted Testing at Nürburgring

Love it or hate it, no one will argue that the Porsche 911 is a sports car icon. However, where you could get an argument is in selecting which model of the 911 family is the most iconic of all? Is it the classic Carrera, the powerful Turbo, the stylish Targa, the track-ready GT3 or one of the dozens of other variants? To some, nothing beats the Porsche 930 Turbo Slantnose that was inspired by the 935 racecar that was introduced in 1976. There has not been a production 911 Slantnose in many years but based on recent spy photos and a trademark filing, that may be about to change.

Back in May we learned that Porsche filed for trademarks on the terms “Porsche Flachbau” and “Flachbau RS.” Flachbau is Slantnose in German. That was certainly an interesting development. But seeing a 911 with a Slantnose testing at the Nürburgring suggests that things might be about to get real.

GT2 RS Body Camo

The car that was spotted wears a body that looks very similar to the 991.2-generation 911 GT2 RS that went out of production in 2019. However, despite being out of production for several years, it is still one of the quickest production cars to ever lap the Nürburgring. In fact, a GT2 RS equipped with the Manthey Performance Kit is still quicker than the brand new, 1,250-horsepower Corvette ZR1X.

And speaking of Manthey, the rear wheels that this test mule is wearing appear to be from Manthey. Other interesting elements include that huge rear wing which is a different style than the stock GT2 RS and GT2 RS Manthey wing. The car is also fitted with the fake big headlights that Porsche uses on most of their test mules. But of course all the talk is going to be centered around that slanted nose up front.  

Pricing

Back in 2019 Porsche did build 77 copies of a 935 model that wore Slantnose bodywork combined with GT2 RS running gear. The original price was 701,948 Euros or about $820,000. And that gets us to the bad news.

We are stoked to see what appears to be a 911 Slantnose test mule. But Porsche doesn’t exactly give special edition 911s away. They not only charge sky high prices but to even get an allocation for one requires an extensive Porsche ownership history. Will that be the case with this car? We don’t know for sure yet, but it wouldn’t surprise us.

Power

Another unknown is what will power this car. Most Porsche GT cars have eschewed turbocharging and kept natural aspiration. The exception being the GT2 RS. So, it is likely that a new Slantnose would also be turbocharged. And with the next-generation 911 Turbo also getting hybrid assist, we would expect the Slantnose to follow suit.

We will share more information as it becomes available. In the meantime, we can all speculate together what the newest 911 icon will be like.