A Mercedes prototype was recently spotted at the Nurburgring Nordschleife. GTSpirit believes that the car could be the road version of the Mercedes-AMG GT3.

Looking at the spy photo provided by the source as well as the video below, which was uploaded in YouTube by WorldCarFans, the car does appear to carry some GT3 elements like the new front lip spoiler, fenders, and the fixed wide rear wing.

It does lack some of the overly showy aerodynamic features of its race car counterpart though like the larger side skirts, big front air intakes, and front wings. But then again, this is only the road version of the car. So the mentioned components are not really that vital except for visual effects.

Check out the video here to see the car in action:

It should be reminded that unlike the Mercedes-AMG GT3 race car, the road version of the auto will forego the naturally-aspirated 6.2-liter V8 engine in favor of the 4.0-liter biturbo V8 power unit found on the standard Mercedes-AMG GT and its GT S version.

However, the report claimed the car will be tuned to deliver an output slightly higher than its GT S version. It said it will be re-engineered to offer as much as 550 hp. Christian Enderle confirmed that new turbochargers will be installed in the Mercedes-AMG GT3 road car so it could provide the extra kick. That’s because the current engine of the GT S is designed to deliver up to 503 hp only.