This Is The 444bhp, Turbocharged Porsche 911 GTS

Porsche has revealed its all-new, 991.2-based GTS range, which replaces the old 3.8-litre flat-six with a hopped-up version of the Carrera's 3.0-litre turbo
This Is The 444bhp, Turbocharged Porsche 911 GTS

If you want a slightly faster, sharper 911 that isn’t a GT-badged track lunatic, we have some good news for you: the new 911 GTS range has just landed at the Detroit Auto Show.

It’s a similar recipe to the pre-facelift GTS, only this time, the lovely old 3.8-litre naturally-aspirated flat-six is gone in favour of the - admittedly very good - 3.0-litre twin-turbo unit found in the rest of the updated Carrera range.

This Is The 444bhp, Turbocharged Porsche 911 GTS

In the GTS, it’s good for 444bhp and 405lb ft, the former figure representing a 30bhp boost over the Carrera S, and a 20bhp increase over the old GTS.

The all-wheel drive Carrera 4 GTS coupe - if you option the PDK auto ‘box - accelerates the quickest, getting you from 0-62mph in 3.6 seconds, although it’s the rear-driven Carrera GTS (with PDK) that gets top speed bragging rights with a 194mph figure.

If you prefer your front wheels un-driven there is also regular rear-wheel drive Carrera coupe, plus rear and all-wheel drive versions of the Cabriolet in the GTS range (the Targa is AWD only). All have Porsche’s jolly excellent seven-speed manual gearbox as standard, with PDK as an option.

This Is The 444bhp, Turbocharged Porsche 911 GTS

The usual unrealistic, lap-obtained economy figures suggests all GTS variants will do well 30mpg on the combined cycle, with the PDK’d Carrera coupe getting the best rating of 34mpg. So the fastest car is also the most economical. Nice.

As with the last GTS, Sport Chrono Package and Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) come as standard. In case you’re not up on your Porsche options lists, Sport Chrono adds a Sport Plus mode and a spectacularly cool stopwatch among other things, while PASM puts the car 10mm lower on adaptive dampers. It’s worth pointing out the latter is now standard on all 911s, though.

This Is The 444bhp, Turbocharged Porsche 911 GTS

On the outside, you get smoked rear tail lights, a gloss black front grille, a new splitter, a redesigned rear spoiler and black exhaust pipes. All of this is finished off with a natty set of 20-inch gloss black, centre-locking wheels.

The cabin is spruced up with - shock horror - not carbonfibre, but instead bits of anodised brush aluminium. The seats meanwhile are because racecar Alcantara jobbies, and are electrically adjustable.

Want one? The range starts at £94,316 for a Carrera GTS, rising to £108,144 for the Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet and Targa 4 GTS.

Comments

Anonymous

Basically a Beetle.

01/09/2017 - 09:24 |
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Ahmad Ilham Abhy

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

a glorified Beetle

01/10/2017 - 01:35 |
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Sniff Petrol

This or a secondhand GT3? I know what you lot would rather have

01/09/2017 - 09:29 |
1 | 0

I’d take the GTS, since it would make for a better daily, plus manual.

01/10/2017 - 02:14 |
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RoyP

911 Carrera
911 Carrera S
911 Carrera GTS
911 Carrera Cabriolet
911 Carrera S Cabriolet
911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet
911 Carrera 4
911 Carrera 4 S
911 Carrera 4 GTS
911 Carrera 4 S cabriolet
911 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet
911 Targa 4
911 Targa 4 S
911 Targa 4 GTS
911 Turbo S
911 Turbo Cabriolet
911 Turbo S cabriolet
911 R
911 GT3 RS
Really Porsche?

01/09/2017 - 09:31 |
151 | 1
Anonymous

In reply to by RoyP

Looks like Porsche’s 911 is actually better in variety than Pagani’s Zonda did.

01/09/2017 - 09:34 |
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Matt Robinson
Matt Robinson

In reply to by RoyP

You missed the 911 Turbo coupe!

01/09/2017 - 09:34 |
88 | 0
lukalukic1

In reply to by RoyP

When they say New it’s just new name?

01/09/2017 - 09:39 |
0 | 0
Anonymous

In reply to by RoyP

Maybe they will make the
911 WTF S

01/09/2017 - 09:47 |
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Ali Mahfooz

In reply to by RoyP

You missed some like:
911 Targa
911 Turbo
911 GT3
911 GT3 RSR
911 GT2
911 GT2 RS

Although the later two are the upcoming models placing above the GT3 range. 😅

01/09/2017 - 09:53 |
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Anonymous

The targa is only available with all wheel drive!

01/09/2017 - 09:41 |
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Matt Robinson
Matt Robinson

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

You are correct sir! 10 Internet points for you, a slice of humble pie for me…

01/09/2017 - 10:09 |
1 | 1
DL🏁

Can’t wait for the 991.2 GT3

01/09/2017 - 10:03 |
2 | 0
Tomislav Celić

Dude I bought a Porsche
Witch one m8?
911
Witch one?
Carrera m8
Witch one?
Carerra S
Coupe or cabriolet?

01/09/2017 - 10:31 |
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Darth Imperius/Anthony🇭🇷

All i know the 991.2 GT3 is getting a manual #blessed

01/09/2017 - 12:09 |
1 | 0

I certainly hope so. It might alleviate some of the anger from those who were unable to obtain a 911 R due to limited production.

01/10/2017 - 02:15 |
0 | 0
Anonymous

Really Hamster?

01/09/2017 - 12:17 |
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Anonymous

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01/09/2017 - 13:07 |
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Anonymous

As someone who used to work for Porsche, this really saddens me. One of the best drives I jad wasbin the older 997 GTS. God what a scream that thing let out. And it had a proper manual too.

The 991 in stock form is a bit too soft and fat for a 911 from the get-go, but muffling it with turbo’s and an (admittedly very good) automatic further takes away from the fun in my view. But then again my favorite car was a 1987 3.2 Carrera with manual everything, so what do I know.

01/09/2017 - 13:17 |
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