So while the public is getting their first look at the new Porsche 991 Carrera GTS at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the press is getting to know the car from the behind the wheel. They are trying to work out if the huge premium the GTS commands over a normal Carrera is actually worth it. Are you better off getting a normal C2S? Or should you spend more and get a full-fat GT3?
Autocar’s Steve Sutcliffe is one of the first journalists to drive the Porsche 991 Carrera GTS, and in this video he tries to answer those questions:
Porsche 991 Carrera GTS Specs:
Engine |
Manual | PDK |
|---|---|---|
| Engine layout/Drive | Rear-wheel drive | Rear-wheel drive |
| Displacement | 3,800 cm³ | 3,800 cm³ |
| Power | 316 kW (430 hp) | 316 kW (430 hp) |
| at rpm | 7,500 | 7,500 |
| Max. torque (Nm) | 440 Nm | 440 Nm |
| at rpm | 5,750 | 5,750 |
| Compression ratio | 12.5 : 1 | 12.5 : 1 |
