718 GTS six cylinder

[Gonzo0]

Been told today to expect an announcement on 16th folks.

[Beefmeister]

Currently eating my hat for breakfast:

https://www.evo.co.uk/sports-cars/202115/porsche-d...

Manual only for now. 400hp. Want.

[Twinfan]

Gonzo0 said:

Been told today to expect an announcement on 16th folks.

Spot on - your cleaning lady is good...

[Carl_Manchester]

Beefmeister said:

Currently eating my hat for breakfast:

https://www.evo.co.uk/sports-cars/202115/porsche-d...

Manual only for now. 400hp. Want.

Yep, prayers have been answered. I just need a bucket for the drool before i watch that video again.

[Nick981]

Mmmm - so my thinking is to sell my Boxster T now for whatever, go cold turkey for a year (ish) and then try to pick up an x demo or one year old 4.0 GTS down the line. Been hit 3 times in the last few years on new Porsche depreciation.

[PowerMalc]

I had been waiting for this to replace my Boxster 981 'S'
but I do not want a manual.
Any news on a PDK version?

[MadMark911]

Twinfan said:

Spot on - your cleaning lady is good...

Yup - dealer has confirmed that he already has 4 orders! Mmmmmm

[Beefmeister]

PowerMalc said:

I had been waiting for this to replace my Boxster 981 'S'
but I do not want a manual.
Any news on a PDK version?

Porsche tweeted a pic of a dash with GTS 4.0 on the dials and a PDK shifter in shot the other day. Not sure if it was intended or a social media intern messing up, but it’s definitely coming. Given that something like 80% of Coxsters are PDK it would be financial suicide to only offer manual.

It’s the flat-four 718 GTS owners that I feel sorry for, their car has just shat £10k overnight. Absolute opposite situation to the 991 where there was a very short run of now-sought-after n/a GTS models.

[Koln-RS]

PowerMalc said:

I had been waiting for this to replace my Boxster 981 'S'
but I do not want a manual.
Any news on a PDK version?

You're probably not alone. I was told that PDK is expected and has already generated a lot of interest.
So, if you are keen and it's as good as anticipated, then probably best to stake a claim near the front of the queue.

[Budflicker]

Beefmeister said:

It’s the flat-four 718 GTS owners that I feel sorry for, their car has just shat £10k overnight. Absolute opposite situation to the 991 where there was a very short run of now-sought-after n/a GTS models.

Indeed, this is quite highly specced up and must have been over 72k list and is up for 62k with 1500 miles at an OPC. So what's that trade? 50k?

That's before the 4.0ltr even arrives and gets tested by the journalists.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

[996Targa]

I have been told today that the PDK version is 12 months away or maybe 2020 Q4 at a push.

[Koln-RS]

I would expect it to be sooner than that.
Apparently some Porsche in-house information shows it in 718GTS pictures and diagrams.

[Helicopter123]

Budflicker said:

Beefmeister said:

It’s the flat-four 718 GTS owners that I feel sorry for, their car has just shat £10k overnight. Absolute opposite situation to the 991 where there was a very short run of now-sought-after n/a GTS models.

Indeed, this is quite highly specced up and must have been over 72k list and is up for 62k with 1500 miles at an OPC. So what's that trade? 50k?

That's before the 4.0ltr even arrives and gets tested by the journalists.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

The 4 pot GTS still a cracking car, but the 4.0 could be a potential great, especially with the manual box.

[RSVP911]

Koln-RS said:

I would expect it to be sooner than that.
Apparently some Porsche in-house information shows it in 718GTS pictures and diagrams.

OPC’s are great at making you think you’ll have to wait for ages for something in the hope you give up and buy something that’s available to order now to tide you over while you wait - double bubble