718 GTS 4.0…

[undred orse]

JurassicGTS said:

It seems that the qtr allocations come through about 8 weeks before qtr start so some time in April. I was told 2nd quarter allocations were lower than anticipated. Another poster.....not 100% sure it was on here said the 718 production line is being moved to allow more 911 production. Maybe that's why?

Suppose if I haven’t heard anything positive by mid-late April that’s it until July so at least I’ve got an idea of when to be hoping for the call. Thanks.

[JurassicGTS]

scrounger73 said:

Porsche have lost 2 months of 718 build time due to the relocation of production to Osnabrück to enable 911 production to increase.

In all honesty the chances of getting a BGTS now are very slim. If you do get a firm allocation and build date, put the lottery on as well.

I'm saddened to say it but I think this is the beginning of the end for the ICE 718.

It will be a lottery if you get the options you specced as well.

[Not Ideal]

Not Ideal said:

J210 said:

I would think he would be after a manual. We did miss what looked a nice car earlier on in the week at Norwich dealership. guards red with some carbon inside. what I guess must have been GTS interior pack.

Edited by J210 on Friday 24th February 14:27

If that was the Carmine Red one at Norwich OPC (with both GTS interior packages) I managed to buy it on Monday and picked it up yesterday. Really ace car that was pretty fully loaded and I've always had a soft spot for Carmine. I got it a smidge under asking but it had a price reduction a few weeks back anyhow so I was happy with what I paid.

The Crayon one at RPM looks ace but has double the miles of the one I bought, similar spec and a shorter warranty (Norwich extended it for me to Dec26).

Howdy all - thought I'd scramble a few random and unstructured thoughts on my GTS after owning it a couple of weeks. Admittedly I've only done a couple of hundred miles in it as I've been travelling for work as well.

I had half an eye on GT4's but they were also 18-20k more expensive for the spec I wanted and considering I'm unlikely to do much track work I'll take the softer ride, comfort seats and cash saving that the GTS offers me.

I'm sure it's more muted than a 981 GTS but in this day and age it's still an amazing noise! I assume these get a bit louder with mileage and seeing as mine has 6k on the clock and has bedded in a bit - it sounds great!

Bose as everyone says is just about ok. There is a lot of road-noise in the car at motorway speed so it does need cranking up a bit. I've just ordered 2x Burmester tweeters from Eurospares and I'll be swapping out the Bose ones as that is apparently a pretty straightforward pug&play swap that makes a worthwhile difference.

Lane Assist - would never have thought of ordering it from new but seeing as the car has it, it's pretty decent.

GTS interior package was a must for me and even the wife commented how nice the cabin is. I get why others don't like it and it is a rip off but for me it makes the GTS interior a little different and special from other models.

PDLS+ - I know these are hard to come by now for new orders but they seem pretty amazing not that I do a huge amount of night driving.

Carmine Red - always always loved this colour and even in dull flat winter days it's mega.

Bit annoying you don't get the passenger side auto-dip mirror when reversing unless you get the seat memory package. Seems a bit odd as I've got the folding mirrors etc.

Overall, it's everything I wanted. To get a GT4-lite manual, N/A engine, pretty fully-loaded, 6k miles and 2 years old for £67k I think is an absolute bargain. So lucky that Porsche make these things for us as they are't going to be around for long. Hope everyone enjoys theirs as much as I am mine.

[M11rph]

Excellent, sounds like its living up to your expectations.Mine is due in a few weeks.

Some of the spec items like the mirror dipping are peculiar. Porsche are using the same Bosch controllers as most of the VW group so they must be actively removing that function then allowing it when you spec the memory pack. If they made more of them someone would probably take the time to work out how to code it back in.

Do update how you get on with the Tweeter upgrade on the Bose. I went for Bose as it offers much easier upgrade paths over the standard system, rather than it being great in it's own right.

Likewise the Lane Assist. Some of the PH Driving Gods will tell you it's uneeded because of their superior situational awareness, but it's handy when driving a RH drive car in parts of the World where they insist on using the wrong side of the road. The way its implemented is about as unobtrusive as possible too.

[Boy0]

diffstar said:

Was the 718 GT4 released before the GTS 4.0?

Yes. The GTS 4.0 was released in Jan 2020, although due to Covid I think the first cars to be built and registered didn't appear until July 2020. I took delivery of mine on 3rd August, 2020.

[Not Ideal]

M11rph said:

Excellent, sounds like its living up to your expectations.Mine is due in a few weeks.

Do update how you get on with the Tweeter upgrade on the Bose. I went for Bose as it offers much easier upgrade paths over the standard system, rather than it being great in it's own right.

Awesome - look forward to hearing about yours.

Here is the thread on the tweeter swap-out.
https://rennlist.com/forums/718-gts-4-0-gt4-gt4rs-...

[CarbonV12V]

Not sure I would be brave enough to start modifying straight away. I just bought a new CGTS that was available rather than one I specified myself. Should be here in a few weeks but didn't appreciate some of the challenges of certain options and allocations.

Fortunately the car has most of the options I wanted plus a few more but doesn't have the illuminated carbon door sills. Not a major issue but i have been looking and i have seen a few retrofit videos but think I would have to leave that a whlle before removing seats, but then again....;)

Edited by CarbonV12V on Saturday 11th March 20:15

[Mr Tom]

Hi All,

I went with my father to finally lock in the spec today for his BGTS today. He (we) went for gentian blue with platinum wheels (as recommended on here) with Gts pack and a smattering of options.

He put a deposit down in sept 2021.

Can’t wait for the car now with build slot looking mid May and delivery start of June. All very exciting!

ETA - whilst BOSE is not available on the config online, it IS available on Boxster GTS now but oddly enough not Caymans…

[boozyjay]

Hi all,

has anyone on here worked out mileage wise roughly how long the GTS 4.0 engine needs a little top up of oil? I hear only put in 500ml instead of a litre when it needs it.

[cammy71]

boozyjay said:

Hi all,

has anyone on here worked out mileage wise roughly how long the GTS 4.0 engine needs a little top up of oil? I hear only put in 500ml instead of a litre when it needs it.

Just gone through this myself. New car in Aug 22, now done 4.8k miles and the message 'minimum oil level reached'.

Long story short, initially put 300ml in on advice of OPC to see how that measures. Ended up putting in another 200ml to make 500ml all in. Oil measure is near top and green. Spot on.

[scrounger73]

Mine has 6500 miles on it and I've used about 700mls of oil. Normal, apparently, for the 4.0.

[First Sea Lord]

cammy71 said:

boozyjay said:

Hi all,

has anyone on here worked out mileage wise roughly how long the GTS 4.0 engine needs a little top up of oil? I hear only put in 500ml instead of a litre when it needs it.

Just gone through this myself. New car in Aug 22, now done 4.8k miles and the message 'minimum oil level reached'.

Long story short, initially put 300ml in on advice of OPC to see how that measures. Ended up putting in another 200ml to make 500ml all in. Oil measure is near top and green. Spot on.

Exactly same on mine

[M11rph]

Not Ideal said:

Awesome - look forward to hearing about yours.

Here is the thread on the tweeter swap-out.
https://rennlist.com/forums/718-gts-4-0-gt4-gt4rs-...

Thanks for that link. I've got a few bookmarked but hadn't seen that one which is very well described.

I'll try the Bose as it comes for a few weeks and do the shakedown miles to check for any delivery issues and then do it.

[JurassicGTS]

Mr Tom said:

Hi All,

I went with my father to finally lock in the spec today for his BGTS today. He (we) went for gentian blue with platinum wheels (as recommended on here) with Gts pack and a smattering of options.

He put a deposit down in sept 2021.

Can’t wait for the car now with build slot looking mid May and delivery start of June. All very exciting!

ETA - whilst BOSE is not available on the config online, it IS available on Boxster GTS now but oddly enough not Caymans…

Congratulations on getting to the lockdown stage and your father's perseverance, 18 months
Not much chance for those of us only 6-8 months into the process

[RTA3]

cammy71 said:

Just gone through this myself. New car in Aug 22, now done 4.8k miles and the message 'minimum oil level reached'.

Long story short, initially put 300ml in on advice of OPC to see how that measures. Ended up putting in another 200ml to make 500ml all in. Oil measure is near top and green. Spot on.

Can somebody tell me what oil to put in. Mine hasn’t got to the minimum level but should get some in.
Thanks

[Voodoo Blue]

RTA3 said:

cammy71 said:

Just gone through this myself. New car in Aug 22, now done 4.8k miles and the message 'minimum oil level reached'.

Long story short, initially put 300ml in on advice of OPC to see how that measures. Ended up putting in another 200ml to make 500ml all in. Oil measure is near top and green. Spot on.

Can somebody tell me what oil to put in. Mine hasn’t got to the minimum level but should get some in.
Thanks

I've put a litre in mine over nearly 11k miles (2 top ups), check it regularly on the move and keep a litre in the car just in case.

The oil spec you want is - Mobil 1 ESP X3 Engine Oil - 0W-40, it has a green label on the bottle rather that the normal silver label used in ordinary Porsches

[RTA3]

Voodoo Blue said:

I've put a litre in mine over nearly 11k miles (2 top ups), check it regularly on the move and keep a litre in the car just in case.

The oil spec you want is - Mobil 1 ESP X3 Engine Oil - 0W-40, it has a green label on the bottle rather that the normal silver label used in ordinary Porsches

Great! Many thanks. Will get some in.

[LiamH66]

JurassicGTS said:

Congratulations on getting to the lockdown stage and your father's perseverance, 18 months
Not much chance for those of us only 6-8 months into the process

I feel your pain @JurassicGTS, but I also now feel slightly less guilty for ordering a GTS 4.0 when I'd only had my 2.0 718 Cayman for 10 months from new. Looks like it might get to over 2 years old before I replace it.

The other pain of the wait is not knowing what might be available in terms of spec when we finally get to lock anything down. The lack of Carrara white troubles me a little. I know it's a bit boring, but my last 3 Porsches have been Carrara white; the idea of being any more adventurous and choosing a different colour fills me with quiet horror! Might have to go PTS Peridot with a black rear wing to help kill the urge to own a 987 Cayman R...

Liam

[Malo]

LiamH66 said:

I feel your pain @JurassicGTS, but I also now feel slightly less guilty for ordering a GTS 4.0 when I'd only had my 2.0 718 Cayman for 10 months from new. Looks like it might get to over 2 years old before I replace it.

The other pain of the wait is not knowing what might be available in terms of spec when we finally get to lock anything down. The lack of Carrara white troubles me a little. I know it's a bit boring, but my last 3 Porsches have been Carrara white; the idea of being any more adventurous and choosing a different colour fills me with quiet horror! Might have to go PTS Peridot with a black rear wing to help kill the urge to own a 987 Cayman R...

Liam

My lock date iS the end of the month, but my build has been with My OPC for the last 4 weeks. But this week I was told i could not have speed limit display. So it seems Porsche use allocated orders booked to forward plan builds and are fully transparent on what is or is not available on a ljve basis.

[homerdog]

LemonTart said:

Thanks for the reply, I really like the two colour Sport-Tex combo it looks very classy it's a shame it's not available as that would be my first choice.

I think the blue leather is probably my best option but i would like the constrast stitch which is extra ££, as opposed to the black & crayon leather combo.

I just think perhaps silver & blue outside with black and crayon leather might look disjointed.

On the silver did you go GT Silver or Dolomite? The Dolomite looks a little bluer but again it's just more ££ at every turn.

Cheers
Ed

Yeah, GT Silver. If you get the chance, just pay the extra for the contrast stitching, you only live once and it will look superb!