A Middle Child In the Porsche 911 Family

If you ever wanted a bit more power out of your Carrera S, but didn’t want to get all tricked out for racing with a GT3, Porsche has the answer. Sitting somewhere between the two is the newly introduced 2011 Porsche 911 GTS. With 408 HP, it delivers 23 more horses than the S, yet is still 27 ponies (and a trick spoiler) shy of the GT3 (don’t forget to check out the video near the end).

Unique Features of the 2011 Porsche GTS

• It’s the only rear-wheel drive 911 coupe or convertible with the wide body styling (+44mm at rear) that is normally seen on the all wheel drive Carrera models.

• So everyone will know your GTS is not just another Carrera, it includes a SportDesign front apron with black spoiler edge, special black side skirts and a black finishing panel between the rear tailipipes (in case they can’t tell by the Carrera GTS logotype on the doors and rear lid).

• Standard are the center-locking 19-inch RS Spyder design wheels, painted in high-gloss black with polished lips and big 305/30 R 19 really fatten up the rear profile.

• No need for driving gloves in this Carrera. Just about everything you can touch in the interior is wrapped in black Leather/Alcantara (including the steering wheel, shifter and brake lever).

• Underneath and on either side of that black finishing panel in the rear sits the tailpipes from the standard sport exhaust system.

• In the U.S., the 911 Carrera GTS Coupe and Cabriolet will be available beginning in early 2011 and MSRP will be $103,100 and $112,900 respectively. ($124,600 and $136,100 in Canada).

If that isn’t enough, the 2011 Carrera GTS will get you to highway speed in 4 seconds flat if you opt for the PDK and Sport Chrono package (zero to 60 is 4.0 seconds) while still delivering 27mpg on the highway. For all the technical details, the full release is after the picture below.

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ATLANTA, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ — With 408 horsepower (hp), outstanding vehicle dynamics and additional standard equipment, the new 2011 911 Carrera GTS ascends to the pinnacle of the Carrera model lineup. With 23 hp more than the 911 Carrera S, the new GTS – available as Coupe and Cabriolet – narrows the gap between the Carrera S and the 435 hp 911 GT3. The additional sportiness goes hand in hand with an economic advantage: thanks to Porsche Intelligent Performance, as the new sports car consumes no more fuel than the 911 Carrera S. It also provides comprehensive list of additional standard equipment. The 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS will celebrate its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show in early October.

Unique within the Carrera family, the 911 Carrera GTS combines the 44 millimeter wider Carrera 4 body of the AWD models, including a wider rear track and wheels, with rear-wheel drive. There are many more details which distinguish the appearance and technology of a GTS from other Carrera models, for instance, the GTS runs on 19-inch center-mount RS Spyder wheels, painted black, with high-gloss rim flanges and 305/30 R 19 tires on the rear axle.

Other visual features include the SportDesign front apron with black spoiler edge, special sideskirts, also in black, and the Carrera GTS logotype on doors and rear lid, in black or silver depending on the body color. The area between the two tailpipes in the rear is also black. In combination with the standard interior color “black Alcantara”, the center sections of the driver and passenger sport seats are covered with black Alcantara and the high-quality Alcantara is also used wherever driver and passenger come in direct contact with the interior, like on the rim of the new three-spoke SportDesign steering wheel and on the gear and handbrake levers.

More Power. Quicker Acceleration. Same Fuel Economy.
Detailed attention was paid to the intake and exhaust functions in the 3.8-liter flat-six engine that now delivers 408 hp: A special resonance intake manifold featuring six vacuum-controlled tuning flaps switch between power and torque-optimized geometry compared to the Carrera S power unit with only one tuning flap. This allows for increased torque in the mid-rev range. Maximum torque of 310 lb. ft. (420 Nm) is unchanged, but is available at 4,200 rpm; 200 rpm earlier when compared with the Carrera S. Additionally, a sport exhaust system with two dual-tipped tailpipes with their outer shells painted black with polished inner tubes comes standard.

The Carrera GTS comes standard with a six-speed manual transmission with the seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) available. In comparison with the Carrera S, top track speed for manual transmission Coupe rises by two mph to 190 (306 km/h). Acceleration from zero to 60 is 4.0 seconds for the GTS Coupe with PDK and Sport Chrono Package Plus. And the new Carrera GTS will offer fuel economy of up to 19 mpg city / 27 mpg highway.

In the U.S., the 911 Carrera GTS Coupe and Cabriolet will be available beginning in early 2011 and MSRP will be $103,100 and $112,900 respectively.

[Source: PCNA]