Evolutionary Tactics

If you’re not prepared to wait indefinitely for a 911 GT3 and think the Carrera S flies a little low under the radar, the finessed-yet fiery GTS is here to tide you over

- Ray Leathern

PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 4 GTS COUPÈ PDK ETA: NOW

Engine: 3,0-litre, 6-cyl, twin-turbo petrol

Transmission: 8-speed dual-clutch

Power: 353 kW@ 6 500 r/min

Torque: 570 N.m@ 2 300 r/min 0-100 km/h: 3,30 seconds*

Top speed: 309 km/h*

Fuel consumption: 11,60 L/100 km*

CO2: 222 g/km

Rivals: Audi R8, BMW M4, Ferrari Roma, Jaguar F-Type, Mercedes-AMG GT

Porsche 911 fanatics are a passionate and loyal lot, prone to strong opinions about the wonderous sportscars that have been in production since 1963. In the eyes of the engineers, each new model is a zeitgeist moment in some way or another. In the minds of purists, any evolution – whether it be water-cooling, turbocharging … or dare we say it, electrification in the future – is inevitably heralded as the change from which the 911 will never recover. If it’s hysterical, it’s historical, as the saying goes.