New Porsche 911 GTS delivers more power, quicker acceleration and 27 (highway) mpg!
With 408 horsepower, outstanding vehicle dynamics and additional standard equipment, the new 2011 911 Carrera GTS makes an athletic, muscular design statement. With 23 more horsepower than the 911 Carrera S, the new GTS – available as Coupe and Cabriolet – narrows the gap between the Carrera S and the 435-horsepower 911 GT3. Thanks to Porsche Intelligent Performance, the new Carrera consumes no more fuel than a 911 Carrera S. The 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS will debut at the Paris Motor Show in early October.
Unique within the Carrera family, the rear wheel drive 911 Carrera GTS utilizes the 44-millimeter-wider Carrera 4 body of the AWD models, including a wider rear track and wheels. The GTS runs on 19-inch center-mount RS Spyder wheels, painted black, with high-gloss rim flanges and 305/30 R 19 tires at the rear.
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 is also black.
In combination with the standard black interior color, the center sections of the driver and passenger sport seats are covered with black Alcantara. High-quality Alcantara is also used wherever driver and passenger come in direct contact with the interior, as on the rim of the new three-spoke SportDesign steering wheel, below, right photo, and on gear and handbrake levers.
Detailed attention was paid to the intake and exhaust functions in the 3.8-liter flat-six engine that now delivers 408 horsepower. 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 mid-range torque. Maximum torque of 310 lb. ft. is unchanged, but comes in at 4,200 rpm, 200 rpm earlier than in the Carrera S. A sport exhaust system with two dual-tipped tailpipes with outer shells painted black with polished inner tubes is standard.
The Carrera GTS comes standard with a six-speed manual transmission; the seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) is available. In comparison with the Carrera S, top track speed for the manual transmission Coupe rises by two mph to 190. Acceleration from zero to 60 is 4.0 seconds for the GTS Coupe with PDK and Sport Chrono Package Plus. The new GTS will offer fuel economy of up to 19 mpg city / 27 mpg highway.
Porsche’s new 911 Carrera GTS Coupe and Cabriolet will be available beginning in early 2011 and will be priced at $103,100 and $112,900, respectively.
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