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With warmer months fast approaching, thoughts turn to a return to the road for Porsches wrapped up in the warm during winter. Perhaps you're considering the purchase of a Porsche for summer fun? If so, the first-generation 991 GTS is likely to have crossed your mind. This half-way house between a Carrera S and a GT3 is, in many respects, the perfect Porsche. The GTS is certainly a future 911 icon, but is it really worth spending £30,000 more over the cost of a same-age Carrera S? Does more really mean more?
In this issue of 911 & Porsche World, we pitch an Aerokitted 991.1 GTS against a 991.1 Carrera S treated to the same factory upgrades. Which 911 will come out on top? Read on and find out.
We also test the new Taycan 4S, the latest Retro Works 993 GTR 3.8, show you how to fit lowering springs to your 997, catch up with our staff GT3, GT4 and 968 Sport fleet machines, pay a visit to DW Performance and look ahead to the Porsche year in motorsport.
Issue Summary:
Is the first-generation 991 GTS the sweet spot of the modern 911 range?
In this issue of the world's best-sellng monthly Porsche magazine, we deliver our verdict.
Top 3 Issue Features:
THE £30,000 QUESTION - In the orange corner, a 991 Carrera GTS. In the grey corner, a 991 Carrera S. The difference in performance? The splitting of hairs. In price? £30,000. A no-brainer? If only it were that simple.
ANALOGUE LOVE - The attraction of a restomod 911? It has to be the chance to create something purely personal, as brilliantly demonstrated by Martyn Luke’s 993-based Retro Works GTR 3.8.
MAY THE 4S BE WITH YOU - With 563bhp and 469lb-ft instant torque on tap, the Taycan 4S Cross Turismo is a monster on the road, but thanks to its four-wheel drive powertrain, fat tyres, big alloys and protective body cladding, not to mention a nifty Gravel driving mode, the all-electric Porsche offers enhanced loose surface capability, too.
Magazine Extras:
With warmer months fast approaching, thoughts turn to a return to the road for Porsches wrapped up in the warm during winter. Perhaps you're considering the purchase of a Porsche for summer fun? If so, the first-generation 991 GTS is likely to have crossed your mind. This half-....
