Porsche 911 GTS

  • Tested: 2022 Porsche 911 GTS Gets More Hardcore Tested: 2022 Porsche 911 GTS Gets More Hardcore
     
    2022 porsche 911 gts
    PORSCHE

     

    HIGHS: More power, less weight, exceptional execution.

     

    However, if that horsepower bump isn't sufficient to conquer that last tenth of a second, the new GTS-exclusive lightweight package ($8690) promises to trim an additional 55 pounds from the curb weight, in part by removing the rear seat. Up front, you've got your choice of 18-way seats or the ingress-challenging but delightfully supportive carbon-fiber fixed-back buckets found elsewhere in Porsche's GT sports-car portfolio. Rear-axle steering is also part of the GTS package, and it's more aggressive in Sport and Sport Plus modes—perhaps too much so on the highway. While our early-build GTS lacked the thinner glass and reduced sound-deadening material included in the lightweight package, it weighed in at 3399 pounds with the optional 23.7-gallon tank ($230), or 20 pounds more than a Carrera S with the standard 16.9-gallon tank.

    Even with all the sound insulation in place, the 911 GTS is a raucous beast at idle, clattering away at 50 decibels in its quietest mode or 57 with the exhaust system opened up. Give it the beans with the standard sport exhaust in the loudest setting and a lawn-mower-rivaling 98 decibels shrieks through the cabin at wide-open throttle. Between the pervasive noise and the physical origami required to plop into the $5900 carbon-fiber buckets, the cockpit of the GTS is perhaps best appreciated on the track.

     

    2022 porsche 911 gts
    PORSCHE

    LOWS: Checking the options boxes quickly pushes you into GT3 territory.

     

    Those who do seek out a road course won't be disappointed. Rear helper springs pilfered from the 911 Turbo provide even more stability to an already highly composed chassis. Body roll is practically nonexistent, and we recorded a tenacious 1.06 g's of stick around our skidpad. The standard brakes also come courtesy of the Turbo's parts bin; our test car had the optional carbon-ceramic rotors ($8970), which only get better as they gather heat, stopping from 70 mph in 143 feet and 288 from 100 mph.

    As always, even choosing just a few options can torpedo the exactitude of the 911 hierarchy. With an as-tested price of $162,940, our 911 Carrera GTS nipped at the base price of a GT3, which beckons with its siren song of a naturally aspirated flat-six. Not even Porsche can split a hair that fine.

    Specifications

    2022 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS
    Vehicle Type: rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 2-door coupe

    PRICE
    Base/As Tested: $138,050/$162,940
    Options: Carbon-ceramic brakes with yellow calipers, $8970; full bucket seats with rear seat delete, $5900; black leather and Race-Tex interior, $4530; Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control, $3170; rear-axle steering, $2090; 23.7-gallon extended range fuel tank, $230

    ENGINE
    twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 24-valve flat-6, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection
    Displacement: 182 in3, 2981 cm3
    Power: 473 hp @ 6500 rpm
    Torque: 420 lb-ft @ 2300 rpm

    TRANSMISSION
    8-speed dual-clutch automatic

    CHASSIS
    Suspension, F/R: struts/multilink
    Brakes, F/R: 16.1-in vented, cross-drilled, carbon-ceramic disc/15.6-in vented, cross-drilled, carbon-ceramic disc
    Tires: Pirelli P Zero PZ4
    F: 245/35ZR-20 (91Y) NA1
    R: 305/30ZR-21 (100Y) NA1

    DIMENSIONS
    Wheelbase: 96.5 in
    Length: 178.5 in
    Width: 72.9 in
    Height: 50.9 in
    Passenger Volume: 49 ft3
    Cargo Volume: 14 ft3
    Curb Weight: 3399 lb

    C/D TEST RESULTS
    60 mph: 2.8 sec
    100 mph: 8.0 sec
    1/4-Mile: 10.9 sec @ 128 mph
    130 mph: 11.3 sec
    150 mph: 15.9 sec
    170 mph: 23.6 sec
    Results above omit 1-ft rollout of 0.2 sec.
    Rolling Start, 5–60 mph: 3.9 sec
    Top Gear, 30–50 mph: 2.2 sec
    Top Gear, 50–70 mph: 2.7 sec
    Top Speed (mfr's claim): 193 mph
    Braking, 70–0 mph: 143 ft
    Braking, 100–0 mph: 288 ft
    Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad: 1.06 g

    EPA FUEL ECONOMY (C/D EST)
    Combined/City/Highway: 20/18/23 mpg

    https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a38665114/2022-porsche-911-gts-by-the-numbers/

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