This is a true performance car and the latest iteration of the Porsche 911. It is the obscurely named Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS. Four wheel drive is mated with a 3.8 litre flat six engine developing more than 400 horsepowers. More than enough to either get you to work on time or pound a track until your brake discs are glowing.
The performance is simply staggering. The Carrera 4 GTS is fitted as standard with a six-speed manual transmission, and the Coupé model sprints from 0-62 mph in 4.6 seconds, the Cabriolet in 4.8 seconds. If equipped with the optional Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) seven-speed double-clutch transmission, an additional 0.2 seconds can be trimmed respectively from these acceleration times.
While driving dynamics is the prime source of attraction with a Porsche, as is typical of the Stuttgart marque, running costs are also engineered to have broad appeal. By applying the principles of Porsche Intelligent Performance, the fuel economy of these new all-wheel 911 models is identical to that of the equivalent 385 hp 911 Carrera 4S models. For example, the Carrera 4 GTS Coupé returns 26.9 mpg Combined based on the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) with CO2 emissions of 247 g/km.
Fitted to every 911 Carrera 4 GTS is a Porsche Vehicle Tracking System (VTS), a sophisticated vehicle security package approved to Thatcham Category 5 standard, and customers will also be able to explore the potential of their new car by participating in a complimentary course at the Porsche Experience Centre, Silverstone.
The 911 Carrera 4 GTS Coupé and Cabriolet goes on sale in the UK in July 2011, priced from £83,145 for the Coupé and £90,024 as a Cabriolet.
Mitch says
May 20, 2011 at 2:27 pmeverything about it sounds exceptional… inlcuding the price-tag 😉
Mr Butterscotch says
May 27, 2011 at 1:20 pmI’d take the Coupe, but the Cabriolet doesn’t do it for me.