The Porsche 911 Carrera GTS appears usually forgotten on the earth of 911s, the place Turbos and GT3s always make headlines. Nevertheless it should not be. With wonderful dynamics, beauty, and 473 horsepower from a twin-turbo flat-six, it is among the finest efficiency automobiles on sale right this moment. Judging from this video out of Germany, it appears straightforward to succeed in practically 200 mph behind the wheel of a GTS.
The parents at AutoTopNL managed to get their palms on a brand new 911 Carrera GTS for some testing, going straight to the Autobahn — Germany’s regularly speed-limitless freeway system — to see simply how briskly the mid-range coupe might go.
The motive force could be very rapidly in a position to crest 300 kph (186 mph) earlier than reaching the GTS’s manufacturer-claimed prime velocity of 312 kph (193 mph). They do not let off as a result of the automotive has nothing left to offer, however reasonably as a result of there’s fast-approaching visitors forward. We’ve little question this 911 would’ve been in a position to exceed its listed prime velocity if it got sufficient room.
This specific GTS is supplied with Porsche’s optionally available Light-weight package deal, which will get light-weight bucket seats, thinner, lighter glass, lowered sound-deadening, rear-steer, and a special aero setup, for a complete weight financial savings of 55 kilos. That is not a lot, however it might’ve been sufficient to coax out the additional thrust seen on display screen.
It is also price noting that within the two instances we see this 911 GTS crest the 300-kph mark, it is sitting in sixth gear, reasonably than eighth. It is a good demonstration of how seventh and eighth gears in Porsche’s PDK dual-clutch transmission work as overdrive gears, meant extra for gasoline economic system than efficiency. This video is simply proof you may by no means want greater than sixth gear on a race observe.
