The Porsche 911 Carrera GTS will come in four variants. Photos / Supplied
The Porsche 911 Carrera GTS will come in four variants. Photos / Supplied
Porsche is sending its second generation of the 911 Carrera GTS to the starting line.
Four models - a coupe and a cabriolet, each with rear-wheel or all-wheel drive - now close the gap between the 911 Carrera S and the street-legal racer, the 911 GT3.
Some of the technicalingredients that help generate even better driving dynamics and fun behind the wheel include 316kW of peak power, Porsche's ever popular Sport Chrono package and the PASM active damper system which lowers the car's ride height by ten millimetres.
Improved efficiency has also led to quicker acceleration and higher top speeds, but combined fuel consumption figures remain unchanged at the favourable level of the S models. When combined with the brilliant Porsche duel-clutch PDK gearbox, the 911 Carrera GTS sprints from zero to 100 km/h in 4.0 seconds with the heavier cabriolet not far behind at 4.2 seconds. The top speed of each GTS model is beyond the 300 km/h barrier; the fastest at 306 km/h is the rear-drive coupe equipped with a manual transmission.
Features now included as standard include bi-xenon headlights with the Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS) and a sport exhaust system for unmistakable GTS sound. The driver and front passenger also sit in an exclusive Alcantara interior with leather-trimmed sport seats whose centre panels are made of Alcantara as on the other GTS models by Porsche.
The exteriors - like all GTS models by Porsche - differ significantly from the other Carrera models. All models have the 911 Carrera 4 body with wide-flared rear wheel arches and a wide track. Also standard are 20-inch wheels with centre wheel locks, which are painted in an exclusive matt black. Accentuating the front end are special trim elements and smoked bi-xenon headlights. Black trim strips on the customised GTS air intake screen and black chrome-plated exhaust tailpipes characterise the rear of the GTS.
Image 1 of 10: Porsche 911 Carrera GTS. Photo / Supplied
With the introduction of the new GTS models the 911 Carrera range now consists of twelve sports cars at three power levels, as coupes and cabriolets, and with rear-wheel and all-wheel drive systems. The 911 Carrera GTS and 911 Carrera 4 GTS will start making its way onto public roads in November 2014.
