PORSCHE INDEX 991.1 GTS

HISTORY AND TECH

In the modern era (as opposed to the early years when it appeared on the 904, and later as a version of the 924) Porsche brought back the GTS badge fleetingly on the run-out 997, giving an intriguing view, or preview, of what looked suspiciously like a new sub-group. Porsche’s intentions became clearer with the 991.1 GTS in 2014: evidently ‘GTS’ was becoming a category in its own right.

911 project manager August Achleitner described GTS as “corresponding to customer demand for a sporty yet comfortable Porsche.” In terms of price and performance the GTS slotted neatly between the Carrera S and the GT3. Porsche made the GTS all the more attractive by endowing it with options which, if all specified on the Carrera S, would have come to significantly more than the list price of the GTS. It was as deft a marketing move as you could imagine and soon enough all Porsche model ranges were