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Porsche just launched a 100-unit, Europe-only GT3, built in Germany but not sold there, and not in the US. It quietly contradicts the whole “Euro 7 killed the engine” story.
The company's GT chief gave its celebrated naturally aspirated flat-six two years to live. Public records show Porsche spent those two years building a new race car around it, lobbying Brussels for a loophole, and telling investors that scarcity was the plan.
In 2026, dealers are the sellers in more than half of Porsche GT car auctions, one in four auctions ends without a sale, and the same cars print comps more than once. What the record shows about who is actually in the market.
