Porsche 911 GTS

Put simply, this is the best of the ‘normal’ bunch.

- Andrew Frankel

TRADING a fancy folding roof and a pair of front driveshafts for no more than a third pedal in the footwell, this standard, rear-drive, manual 911 GTS coupe will always be the first choice of those who’ve always believed that, when it comes to 911s, simplest is best. This is the lightest GTS you can buy, weighing just 10kg more than a Carrera S and that’s only thanks to its Carrera 4 wide body. And regardless of what figures enhanced by four-wheel drive traction or super-swift PDK shifts might claim for other GTSs, it's the fastest, too. How fast? Well, it has a better power-to-weight ratio than that of a well known rival, the Mercedes-AMG GT.

It also has the full suite of GTS enhancements, including the most powerful version of the new 3.0-litre flat-six twin-turbo motor yet with 331kW, lowered sports suspension (not available on Cabriolet or Targa GTS), reduced sound deadening, a sports exhaust, a limited slip differential, torque vectoring, bigger brakes with Turbo pads, 20-inch centre-lock wheels, active engine mounts and the option of rear-wheel steering. It’s safe to say that Porsche hasn’t held back with the latest iteration of the GTS badge.