GTS 4.0 Vs GT4

[Whistle]

I currently have a 2023 GTS 4.0 PDK with 19k miles on it. It does have a few nice options and I love the car, it’s only really used for fun and euro road trip's.

But recently I have been hankering after a GT4 for some reason.
I have seen a 2020 manual with 13k miles for around £13k more than mines worth.

Should I stick with the GTS or go for the GT4, I only do around 5k miles a year in it.

[GT4P]

I think the best answer is go and drive one and see what you think.
They are the same engine so no difference there and probably milliseconds in performance , the Gt4 will be sharper in the handling department and a little bit stiffer on the ride. The Gt4 will feel more like an event when driven.
If you don t do track days then your not gaining anything imho so stick with what you have and save your money, or try a different model Spyder perhaps? 911?
The car you are looking at is 3 years older so I don’t think it’s worth anymore than what you have whereas a similar age etc is a different story.
Personally if you want the Gt4 experience and want different to what you have better going manual 981

Edited by GT4P on Thursday 1st October 18:50

[nickfrog]

I think the GT4 is probably a worse road car and only makes sense if tracked indeed. Doesn't it struggle over speed bumps too or needs a lift which becomes a PITA?

[cseven]

ramps, hotel entrances, multi stories and some speed bumps...that long low front end can be rather annoying especially when travelling as underground hotel car parks are quite often a no go.

However Gt4 is an amazing track and road car and they look cool , have a go and see what you think.

[GT4P]

Strange I never found the 981 Gt4 a problem as a road car it’s certainly no saloon car it’s a sports car so it’s road manners are different, entry and exit over speed bumps needs to be taken slow but I am like that with any car , the plastics that scrape are easily replaced.

[crystalmethod]

Per above, I’d go and drive a GT4. I had a 4.0 Boxster, and now have a Spyder. The Boxster was definitely the better package for the road but the Spyder experience is that much more special (sharper drive, looks, general feeling you’re driving something special) that it offsets the various compromises

Enjoy choosing. They’re both great cars

[philj]

Based on your use, I would have thought a GT4 would be fine. For road use, deciding between PDK or manual and seat type, is a big factor in terms of how the two cars feel to drive and their potential suitability for your desired use.

[BMWM2Black]

I have a 981 GT4 and as above it would be worth trying one, they really are very good.

Yes speed bumps can be a PIA but the splitter is tough and easily replaced.

I love the interaction it gives me and it doesnt matter what speed you are going its just fun.

Slowest car I have owned in a while but point to point its miles ahead (and my last car was a AWD Type R).

[DRH986]

cseven said:

ramps, hotel entrances, multi stories and some speed bumps...that long low front end can be rather annoying especially when travelling as underground hotel car parks are quite often a no go.

However Gt4 is an amazing track and road car and they look cool , have a go and see what you think.

I wanted a GT4 but ended up with the GTS. An extended test drive had made me realise I'd regret the buckets well before reaching the channel tunnel on our next Euro trip. But despite spending hours researching hotel car parks using Google Street view and email enquiries, we've still had significant issues with front end scrapes on both Euro trips in the GTS. Maybe we were unlucky or our research wasn't good enough but my friend had the spoiler lip ripped off my old 987S exiting an underground car park on our Lake Como trip last year.

I think a GT4 might have suffered significant damage, not just cosmetic scrapes.

[camel_landy]

DRH986 said:

I wanted a GT4 but ended up with the GTS. An extended test drive had made me realise I'd regret the buckets well before reaching the channel tunnel on our next Euro trip. But despite spending hours researching hotel car parks using Google Street view and email enquiries, we've still had significant issues with front end scrapes on both Euro trips in the GTS. Maybe we were unlucky or our research wasn't good enough but my friend had the spoiler lip ripped off my old 987S exiting an underground car park on our Lake Como trip last year.

I think a GT4 might have suffered significant damage, not just cosmetic scrapes.

We hated the buckets in the GT4 & GT3 but the 18 Way Sports Adjustable are perfect and really comfortable on the long trips.

And as for those carparks, speed humps, etc. approaching the change in gradient, at a sharp angle, makes a huge difference.

M

[130R]

The only time I have scraped the front in my GTS is when the top surface of the road had been removed and I drove too fast going up the ramp back onto the paved surface.

I have to drive over speed bumps and park in a multi-storey car park at least a couple of times a week so have stuck with the GTS despite being tempted by a GT4.