RE: Porsche reveals new 911 Carrera GTS

[UmpaLoompa]

RudeDog said:

Terminator X said:

£108k for a standard albeit great looking 911, world gone mad surely. Who is buying all these £100k+ cars?!

TX.

Its just a figure to work out the finance isn't it?

Indeed - expect most of these will be bought with £20k deposit and £x per month!

[wab172uk]

Zenzz said:

All previous gen GTSs have had great looking wheels, not any more it would seem.

The options list may well provide the better looking wheels !

[Dale487]

Zenzz said:

All previous gen GTSs have had great looking wheels, not any more it would seem.

I agree about the centre lock Turbo S wheels, but the RS Spyder wheels, which would be my choice, (centre lock free though) are a no cost option as are the Carrera S ones.

[Dale487]

wab172uk said:

Zenzz said:

All previous gen GTSs have had great looking wheels, not any more it would seem.

The options list may well provide the better looking wheels !

The configurator is up & does and they are free (very un-Porsche like).

[threespires]

Yawn, another week another McL
Whoops, I'm mistaken.
A new Porsche. Wunderbar. Wow. Want.

[Darinz]

Terminator X said:

£108k for a standard albeit great looking 911, world gone mad surely. Who is buying all these £100k+ cars?!

TX.

5.2m new millionaires created in 2020 despite economic turmoil during pandemic

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/millio...

That and inflation?

[nickfrog]

Darinz said:

That and inflation?

Exactly. Far easier to be a millionaire now than say in 2000 as £1 then is like £1.70 now.

Conversely, a boggo 911 was around £60k then which would be over £10k now... Porsche are actually cheaper now.

Edited by nickfrog on Wednesday 23 June 11:05

[Dale487]

Darinz said:

Terminator X said:

£108k for a standard albeit great looking 911, world gone mad surely. Who is buying all these £100k+ cars?!

TX.

5.2m new millionaires created in 2020 despite economic turmoil during pandemic

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/millio...

That and inflation?

And throw cheap credit in to the mix.

[WCZ]

does this mean there wont be a a 911 T seeing as optioned correctly this has no rear seats and 4x the weight savings of the last T?

[anonymous-user]

MOOSECORTINA said:

Deleted the rear seat - Put the engine there where it should be

Isn't that a Cayman ?

[Dale487]

WCZ said:

does this mean there wont be a a 911 T seeing as optioned correctly this has no rear seats and 4x the weight savings of the last T?

This isn't the first time rear seat delete has been offered on the GTS or a light weight pack.

Porsche are never one to miss offering an option or plugging a hole in the market, so I'd be surprised if there was no Carrera T.

Edited by Dale487 on Wednesday 23 June 14:02

[dgswk]

Lovely lovely thing, in manual, lightweight interior package on it, add the aero pack, maybe carbon roof and select the shark blue paint. Wheels look fine to me.

Obviously, not as sharp a steer as the new GT3 would be, but looks like one to the uninitiated, more than good enough for most of us and none of the shenanigans required to get it.

£120k with a bit of BOSE for cruising days.

As others have said, 480bhp really isn't needed in one of these, so probably a < 400bhp 992-T for me - if such a thing ever comes out and isn't subject to the new speed limiting regs for type approvals post May '22.

[WCZ]

dgswk said:

As others have said, 480bhp really isn't needed in one of these, so probably a < 400bhp 992-T for me - if such a thing ever comes out and isn't subject to the new speed limiting regs for type approvals post May '22.

can you not just buy a base 992 and remove the rear seats? is there a lightweight package for the base car?

altenatively just buy a gts and perhaps get a custom remap to make it slower?

[John-skoe0]

Not enough wow for me to trade up from my 991.1 GTS. Rear seat delete seems a little pointless, may as well go for the GT3. Lastly, I'm still not a fan of the solid rear red light or the "four spot" headlights

[WokkaWokka]

Well a cursory glance at the classifieds shows a 991 GTS at £90,000 so it is what it is, not like they depreciate a lot.

I’m sure it’ll be a great car, the GTS is usually the sweet spot.

[AndrewNR]

Looks so bland, but yet so right too

[kmpowell]

Zenzz said:

All previous gen GTSs have had great looking wheels, not any more it would seem.

... then spec the other RS Spyder Design wheels which are available, that are more akin to the GTS, problem solved.

[Spleen]

Terminator X said:

£108k for a standard albeit great looking 911, world gone mad surely. Who is buying all these £100k+ cars?!

TX.

Those that are spending £98,500 on a V8 Defender 90? Which is more bonkers?

Insanity I tells ya.

[reapercushions]

dgswk said:

Lovely lovely thing, in manual, lightweight interior package on it, add the aero pack, maybe carbon roof and select the shark blue paint. Wheels look fine to me.

Obviously, not as sharp a steer as the new GT3 would be, but looks like one to the uninitiated, more than good enough for most of us and none of the shenanigans required to get it.

£120k with a bit of BOSE for cruising days.

As others have said, 480bhp really isn't needed in one of these, so probably a < 400bhp 992-T for me - if such a thing ever comes out and isn't subject to the new speed limiting regs for type approvals post May '22.

That looks tremendous, especially with the aero package.

[WotWombats]

This really does it for me as an overall package. I feel the SportDesign front and rear fascias are essential to make the 992 shape work. The extra body colour pieces on the front really transform the front end, and the rear plate is in a much better position aesthetically on the rear. Personally I'd take mine in Carmine Red with the no-cost Carrera S silver wheels, and the 7-speed manual.