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 technical
ingredients 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.
