Like the 991.2-generation Touring, the key differentiator between this 911 and a standard GT3 is the removal of the huge, fixed, swan neck rear wing.

If this has you already drafting up the auction listing for your dusty 991.2 GT3 Touring, then prepare to fill that soon-to-be new hole in your garage with a 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring sometime ...

The 991 GT3 Touring only came in manual form, so this setup might be maintained. The new Porsche 911 GT3 is expected to debut next year and it looks like we won't just get the Touring Package ...

Indeed, a lot of us at Roadshow actually preferred the 991.2-generation Touring to the standard GT3, and we're willing to bet we'll feel the same about the new version, too.

The GT3 already had a lighter flywheel than the previous 991.2 generation car, which revs up quicker, but made it harder to smoothly take off. The S/T, as I said, is lighter still.

Just like the 991 generation GT3 Touring, the 992 is a subtle and understated GT3. It steals the engine, transmissions, suspension, wheels and tires from the standard GT3, but adopts a new look.

This snippet of the GT3 Touring, a version of the company’s hairiest, most hardcore 911, resembles nothing so much as a Bentley Continental GT. But this is a deliberate misrepresentation.

The 911 GT3 Touring is a glorious rolling contradiction. The latest in a lineage of homologation specials, Porsche has intentionally made it (fractionally) slower for the sake of driver enjoyment.

The 911 R has already had an impact on the new GT3. When the previous (991-gen) 911 GT3 RS launched, it was only available with a double-clutch gearbox.